Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor and Teacher
Jane Messer
Contact via 98508738
By appointment
Teacher
Hsu-Ming Teo
Contact via 9850 7018
By appointment
Michelle Hamadache
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MCrWrit or GradDipCrWrit or MA in Children's Literature
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
ENGL714
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Unit description |
Unit description
In this practical introduction to writing creative nonfiction students research and write a number of narrative non-fiction pieces such as memoir, personal essay, and writing about place. We consider what creative non-fiction is, looking at the varied cultural contexts in which these very popular and influential texts are currently being written and published, with a focus on the Australian scene. This introductory unit assists students to devise their own topics and to develop skills in primary research and narrative techniques. Assessment is based on participation, practical research tasks and the student's narrative non-fiction writing.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Participation | 20% | No | Weekly and as scheduled |
Minor Creative Work | 25% | No | 22 September 2017 |
Plan for Major Creative Work | 10% | No | 16 October 2017 |
Major Creative Work | 45% | No | 8 November 2017 |
Due: Weekly and as scheduled
Weighting: 20%
PARTICIPATION
Assessed Weeks 1—12.
IN CLASS AND/ OR ONLINE CONTRIBUTIONS
For both internal and online students there are 3 written components to the participation in this unit. You are required to:
(1) Participate weekly in your Forum Discussion Group (on Lectures and Readings);
(2) Guide one assigned Forum Discussion Group (on Lectures and Readings) in the session (Led Discussion);
(3) Provide weekly Workshop Feedback to Peers from Weeks 3—12 of the session.
Due: 22 September 2017
Weighting: 25%
MINOR CREATIVE WORK
Word Count: 2,000 words (CWPG815/ENGL714).
The full description of this task can be found in the Unit Handbook at the unit's iLearn site.
Due: 16 October 2017
Weighting: 10%
PLAN FOR MAJOR CREATIVE WORK
Word Count: Up to 500 words (word count will not be strictly enforced in this assessment).
The full description of this task can be found in the Unit Handbook at the unit's iLearn site.
Due: 8 November 2017
Weighting: 45%
MAJOR CREATIVE WORK
Word Count:
The Major Creative Work in this Unit is 2,000 words (for students enrolled in ENGL714) or 3,000 words (for students enrolled in CWPG815) of Creative Nonfiction writing underpinned by significant research. The full description of this task can be found in the Unit Handbook at the unit's iLearn site.
Weekly readings will be made accessible by embedded links on iLearn or through the library’s Multisearch function under codes CWPG815 & ENGL714. See: http://www.mq.edu.au/on_campus/library/ The required readings are also detailed in the full Unit Handbook available at the unit's iLearn site.
REQUIRED READING
RECOMMENDED (i.e. non-essential) READING
External and Internal students must log in to the unit's iLearn site during Week 1. Students will be using the iLearn online site for communications each week. Students access reading materials, discussion boards, web links, each other’s work and assignment marks through the unit’s online web pages. Please familiarise yourself with the site in Week 1, paying particular attention to Announcements.
Students are expected to participate on a weekly basis, logging-in a number of times (for instance 3-4 times during each week) in order to listen to the lecture, to workshop, and to participate in the discussions of the readings. You can choose what time you do this each week—there is no 'live classroom' in this unit. The online week begins on Monday mornings and ends on Sunday night.
1 Introduction
2 Finding Your Voice in the Essay Form
3 Beginnings
4 The Voices of Others
5 Personal Essay—The Neighbourhood
6 Personal Essay—The Family
7 Personal Essay—The Body
8 Nonfiction Crime Writing
9 Creative Criticism
10 Experiments in Form
11 The Nonfiction Book
12 Nonfiction as Professional Practice
Those students who are enrolled in internal study mode for CWPG815 and ENGL714 will meet face-to-face on campus five times during the session and participate weekly in a blended internal/external online group. The campus class schedule (Thursdays 6-8pm, as in 2017 Timetable) is:
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Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
Assessment Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy_2016.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/complaint_management/procedure.html
Disruption to Studies Policy (in effect until Dec 4th, 2017): http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html
Special Consideration Policy (in effect from Dec 4th, 2017): https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/special-consideration
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/
Results shown in iLearn, or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au.
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Learning Skills (mq.edu.au/learningskills) provides academic writing resources and study strategies to improve your marks and take control of your study.
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