| UNIT TITLE |
Creative Writing |
| UNIT CODE |
WRT3213 |
| CREDIT POINTS |
15 |
| FULL YEAR UNIT |
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| MODE OF DELIVERY |
On-campus
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DESCRIPTION
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The unit will offer the student the opportunity to develop an existing interest and/or strength in the writing of one or more of the following: literary short fiction; poetry; prose-poetry; performance pieces. The work of established writers will be the starting point for workshops in which students will be able to explore a range of subjects and styles through class exercises. As the unit proceeds, students are expected to develop sustained original creative work.
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES |
On successful completion of this unit students should be able to:
- develop a piece of creative writing from its inception as idea, through the process of drafting to its completion;
- write an original creative work suitable for submission to publishers and/or entry in literary competitions;
- discern and discuss technical elements at work in selected creative texts;
- evaluate peers' creative works and provide professional feedback using appropriate literary and technical terms; and
- discuss concepts of social and environmental sustainability in relation to creative writing including eco-fiction, eco-poetry and eco-theory.
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| UNIT CONTENT |
- Study of selected Australian and international short fiction, extracts from longer fiction, poetry and prose-poetry to identify particular formal, structural, linguistic and technical strategies, together with thematic concerns such as cultural identity and sustainability.
- Write short fiction, poetry, prose-poetry and/or performance pieces which demonstrate skills gained through workshops.
- Teamwork, analysis and communication skills for peer-workshopping of students' creative writing.
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| TEACHING AND LEARNING PROCESSES |
- Workshops
- Tutorials
- Textual analysis
- Practical emphasis.
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| GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES |
The following graduate attributes will be developed in this unit:
• Ability to communicate
• Ability to work in teams
• Critical appraisal skills
• Ability to generate ideas
• Cross-cultural and international outlook
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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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Creative Work
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Creative project 1
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30%
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Creative Work
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Creative project 2
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50%
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Workshop
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Workshop participation including teamwork and peer evaluation skills
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20%
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| TEXTS |
| Walker, B. (Ed.) (2002). The writers' reader: a guide to writing fiction and poetry. Sydney: Halstead Press. |
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| SIGNIFICANT REFERENCES |
| Adamson, R. (Ed.). (2010). The best Australian poems 2010. Melbourne: Black Inc. |
| Atwood, M. (2002). Negotiating with the dead: A writer on writing. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. |
| Kennedy, C. (Ed.). (2010). The best Australian stories 2010. Melbourne: Black Inc. |
| Leonard, J. (Ed.). (2010). The Puncher and Wattman anthology of Australian poetry. Melbourne: Puncher & Wattman. |
| Mailer, N. (2003). The spooky art: Some thoughts on writing. London, UK: Little, Brown. |
| Moorhouse, F. (Ed.). (2004). Best Australian stories 2004. Melbourne, Vic.: Black Inc. |
| Tredinnick, M. (2009). The blue plateau: A landscape memoir. St Lucia: UQP. |
| Toibin, C. (2004). The master. NY: Scribner. |
| Winterson, J. (1996). Art objects: Essays on ecstasy and effrontery. London, UK: Vintage. |
| Woolfe, S., & Grenville, K. (2001). Making stories: How ten Australian novels were written. St Leonards, NSW: Allen and Unwin. |
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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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