ALW102 - Writing Spaces: Paradigms and Provocations
Unit details
| Year: | 2020 unit information |
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| Important Update: | Classes and seminars in Trimester 2/Semester 2, 2020 will be online. Physical distancing for coronavirus (COVID-19) will affect delivery of other learning experiences in this unit. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates one week prior to the start of your trimester or semester. Last updated: 2 June 2020 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Briohny Doyle |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in a Faculty of Arts and Education course or D311, D312, D313, D326, D330, D346, D347, D370, D385, D391 |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 1-hour class per week, 1 x 2-hour seminar per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | Online independent and collaborative learning activities including 1 x 1-hour class per week (recorded video provided), 2-hours per week participation in online discussion and workshopping forums |
Content
This unit extends the work undertaken in ALW101. Key texts occur in the narrative ‘spaces’ of screenplay, creative essay, poetic drama, and extended fiction, but are also framed as social interventions. Through interrelated reading and writing practice, students are encouraged to produce work that traverses creative and analytical modes, and responds to the critical concepts of the unit.
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| These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | |
| ULO1 | Use written and oral language with accuracy, flair and nuance | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication |
| ULO2 | Demonstrate critical thinking abilities through giving and receiving constructive critique in relation to different forms of writing | GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO3 | Demonstrate a basic grasp of central concepts in writing and literary theory | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO4 | Demonstrate an advanced grasp of grammar, syntax, presentation and style in relation to their own writing and the writing of others | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication |
| ULO5 | Generate, develop and complete writing projects of a high standard in various forms | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO6 | Demonstrate a developed familiarity with the exegesis and the formulation of project statements | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO8: Global citizenship |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
Trimester 2:| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting | Indicative due week |
| Assessment 1 - Writing with Intent (project statement + creative piece) | 1600 words | 40% | Week 5 |
| Assessment 2 - Theory as Seed (creative piece + exegesis) | 2000 words | 50% | Week 11 |
| Assessment 3 - Participation & seminar |
| 10% | Ongoing |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: ALW102 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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