| UNIT TITLE |
Journeys in Writing |
| UNIT CODE |
ABB1112 |
| CREDIT POINTS |
10 |
| FULL YEAR UNIT |
No |
| MODE OF DELIVERY |
On-campus
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DESCRIPTION
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This unit will provide students with an insight into the creative processes in the making of stories. Throughout this unit students will engage in a series of activities that will allow them to explore the wealth of Indigenous Australian writing. Students will be exposed to the writing of Indigenous Australian authors and engage in reflection, comment and analysis of Indigenous Australian writing. The skills of writing and critical reading will also be fostered. Students will have the opportunity to share ideas and develop creative writing skills by participating in discussions and sharing their own writing products.
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES |
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
- read and interpret a broad range of Indigenous Australian literature;
- identify the social, political and cultural contexts informing a range of Indigenous literature;
- produce a range of creative and analytical pieces of writing;
- develop the structural aspects of written language;
- understand the creative writing process.
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| UNIT CONTENT |
- Journeys with Indigenous writers: an overview of the wealth and breadth of Indigenous literature.
- Journeys in poetry: exploration and analysis of the process of creating a poem through the eyes of the writer.
- Journeys in drama: understanding drama as an expressive form.
- Journeys in narrative: understanding the short story and fiction writing.
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| TEACHING AND LEARNING PROCESSES |
| Lectures, workshops, case studies, videos. |
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| ASSESSMENT |
| Grading Schema 1 |
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| Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners. |
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On-Campus Assessment
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Value
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Literary research assignment
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20%
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Literary analysis 1
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20%
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Literary analysis 2
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20%
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Creative writing folio
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40%
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| TEXTS |
| Brewster, A., O'Neill, A., & Van den Berg, R. (2000). Those who remain will always remember: An anthology of Aboriginal writing. Fremantle, WA: Fremantle Arts Press. |
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| SIGNIFICANT REFERENCES |
| Davis, J., & Hodge, B. (1985). Aboriginal writing today. Canberra. Aboriginal Studies Press. |
| Davis, J., Johnson, E., Walley, R., & Maza, B. (1989). Plays from Black Australia. Sydney. Currency Press. |
| Davis, J., Muecke, S., Narogin, M., & Shoemaker, A. (Eds). (1990). Paperbark: A collection of Black Australian writings. St Lucia, Queensland. University of Queensland Press. |
| Edwards, B., & Ommundsen, W. (Eds). (1998). Appreciating difference: Writing postcolonial literary history. Geelong, Victoria. Deakin University Press. |
| Glass, C., & Weller, A. (1987). Us fellas: An anthology of Aboriginal writing. Perth. Artlook Books. |
| Kenworthy, C., & Kenworthy, S. (1997). Changing places: Aboriginality in texts and contexts. Fremantle, WA.. Fremantle Arts Centre Press. |
| Moorditj: Australian Indigenous cultural expressions. (1998). [CD]. Canberra. Moorditj Consortium. |
| Mudrooroo. (1997). The Indigenous literature of Australia. Milli Milli Wangka. Melbourne. Hyland House. |
| Narogin, M. (1990). Writing from the fringe: Studies in modern Aboriginal writing. Melbourne. Hyland House. |
| Nelson, E. (Ed). (1988). Connections: Essays on Black literatures. Canberra. Australian Studies Press. |
| Newman, J. (1996). Commitment and constraint: Contemporary Koori writing. In W, Ommundsen & H, Rowley (Eds). From a distance: Australian writers and cultural displacement. Geelong, Victoria. Deakin University Press. |
| Ommundsen, W., & Rowley, H. (Eds). From a distance: Australian writers and cultural displacement. Geelong, Victoria. Deakin University Press. |
| Sabbioni, J., Schaffer, K., & Smith, S. (Eds). (1998). Indigenous Australian voices: A reader. New Jersey. Rutgers University Press. |
| Shoemaker, A. (1989). Black words, White page: Aboriginal literature 1929-1988. St Lucia, QLD. University of Queensland Press. |
| Thompson, L. (Compiler). (1999). Aboriginal voices: Contemporary Aboriginal artists, writers and performers. Marleston, SA. J. B. Books. |
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| JOURNALS |
| Nil |
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| WEB SITES |
| Nil |
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| Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005) | |
| For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website: |
| http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity |
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Academic Misconduct
Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:
- plagiarism;
- unauthorised collaboration;
- cheating in examinations;
- theft of other students’ work.
Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.
The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.
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