Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

School: Arts and Humanities

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• Unit Title

  Writing the Real

• Unit Code

  CCC3102

• Year

  2016

• Enrolment Period

  1

• Version

  1

• Credit Points

  15

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  On Campus
  Online

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Description

In this unit students will investigate different kinds of nonfiction writing such as creative nonfiction, life writing, essays and criticism. They will analyse and create various forms of nonfiction as well as understand the literary techniques that underpin these forms, such as narrative and rhetoric.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Analyse examples of nonfiction writing employing critical thinking skills.
2. Identify different nonfiction genres and their literary strategies.
3. Reflect upon what makes a well considered nonfiction text.
4. Understand the application of nonfiction in various contexts.
5. Write well considered nonfiction texts that employ narrative and rhetoric.

Unit Content

1. Critical reading of nonfiction texts such as life writing and personal essays.
2. Development of writing skills transferable to a range of contexts.
3. Introduction to the principles of narrative and rhetoric.
4. Understanding the relevance of nonfiction writing.
5. Writing workshops addressing aspects of nonfiction writing.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, workshops, guest speakers from industry and audio visual materials.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

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.

Text References

• James, H. (1987). The critical muse: Selected literary criticism. London, UK: Penguin.
  
• Russell, N. (2010). Communicating science. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
  
• Garner, H. (1996). True stories: Selected non-fiction. Melbourne, VIC: Text Publishing.
• Roorbach, B. (2008). Writing Life Stories: How To Make Memories Into Memoirs, Ideas Into Essays And Life Into Literature. Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books.
• Lopate, P. (1995). The Art of the Personal Essay: An Anthology from the Classical Era to the Present. New York, NY: Anchor Books.
• Miller, P. (2001). Writing Your Life: A Journey of Discovery. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin.
• Osborne, B. D. (2004). Writing Biography and Autobiography. London, UK: A & C Black.
• Gutkind, L. (2012). You cant make this stuff up: The complete guide to writing creative nonfiction - from memoir to literary journalism and everything in between. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press.

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