Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

Faculty of Education and Arts

School: Communications and Arts

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• Unit Title

  Creative Writing

• Unit Code

  WRT3213

• Year

  2015

• Enrolment Period

  1

• Version

  1

• Credit Points

  15

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  On Campus
  Online

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Description

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

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded ENG3253, WRT3113, WRT4113

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Develop a piece of creative writing from its inception as idea, through the process of drafting to its completion.
2. Discern and discuss technical elements at work in selected creative texts.
3. Discuss concepts of social and environmental sustainability in relation to creative writing including eco-fiction, eco-poetry and eco-theory.
4. Evaluate peers' creative works and provide professional feedback using appropriate literary and technical terms.
5. Write an original creative work suitable for submission to publishers and/or entry in literary competitions.

Unit Content

1. 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.
2. Teamwork, analysis and communication skills for peer-workshopping of students' creative writing.
3. Write short fiction, poetry, prose-poetry and/or performance pieces which demonstrate skills gained through workshops.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Workshops. Tutorials. Textual analysis. Practical emphasis.

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.

* Assessment item identified for English language proficiency

Text References

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  Walker, B. (Ed.). (2002). The writers' reader: a guide to writing fiction and poetry. Sydney, Australia: Halstead Press.
  
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  Atwood, M. (2002). Negotiating with the dead: A writer on writing. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
  
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  Kennedy, C. (Ed.). (2010). The best Australian stories 2010. Melbourne, Australia: Black Inc.
  
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  Leonard, J. (Ed.). (2010). The Puncher and Wattman anthology of Australian poetry. Melbourne, Australia: Puncher & Wattman.
  
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  Woolfe, S., & Grenville, K. (2001). Making stories: How ten Australian novels were written. St Leonards, Australia: Allen and Unwin.
  
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  Moorhouse, F. (Ed.). (2004). Best Australian stories 2004. Melbourne, Australia: Black Inc.
  
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  Tredinnick, M. (2009). The blue plateau: A landscape memoir. St Lucia, Australia: UQP.
  
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  Toibin, C. (2004). The master. New York, NY: Scribner.
  
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  Winterson, J. (1996). Art objects: Essays on ecstasy and effrontery. London, United Kingdom: Vintage.
  
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  Adamson, R. (Ed.). (2010). The best Australian poems 2010. Melbourne, Australia: Black Inc.
  
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  Mailer, N. (2003). The spooky art: Some thoughts on writing. London, United Kingdom: Little, Brown.
  

^ Mandatory reference

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