In-class quizzes:

During the course of the semester you will be required to write three (3) in-lecture quiz papers. Each paper is worth 10% of your overall mark. A quiz requires you to respond to a question set during a lecture. They are designed to assist you in demonstrating your knowledge of the unit content as a whole. You will be given 15 minutes in which to write your response. 

The questions for the quizzes are on the topic covered that week. Questions will require you to draw on content from lectures and set readings. Therefore, you are strongly advised to complete all set readings and attend all lectures. The weeks chosen for in-lecture quizzes will not be announced in advance but at least one quiz will be held before week 5. Unless medical certification (or similar) is provided, your quiz response must be handed in immediately upon finish in order for marks to be counted.

Failure to sit an in-lecture quiz will result in a mark of zero (0) for that quiz. If you miss a quiz due to a medical issue then you will be given the opportunity to sit the test at a later date. In such cases you must supply a medical certificate. Please note that medical certificates issued a significant period after the date of illness may not be accepted as these may be contrary to AMA guidelines for issuing medical certificates (http://ama.com.au/system/files/node/6505/Guidelines+for+Medical+Practitioners+on+Certificates+Certifying+Illness+2011.pdf). Non-medical reasons for missing tutorial quizzes will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis but reasons such as tardiness due to travel arrangements will not be accepted.

Marking Criteria:

• -       Demonstrated understanding of the question
• -       Demonstrated knowledge of lecture and reading materials
• -       Application of materials to set question

Submission:

In-lecture quiz responses will be handwritten and submitted to the lecturer during the lecture.

Writing Writing Exercises

The weekly writing workshops are the practical core of this course, so it is essential that the writing exercises be done and brought along in suitable form each week. Each week’s exercise must be typed (double-spaced), and you must bring 8 copies to your tutorial for workshopping. A schedule of weekly exercises will be handed out in Week 1. Write approximately 200 words for each exercise.

Marking Criteria:

• -       Demonstrated ability to write grammatically correct sentences, following accepted English syntax and punctuation.
• -       Demonstrated ability to write vividly without using cliches, ‘showing’ not ‘telling’, and an awareness of nuances of meaning
• -       Evidence of having understood the set task
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Submission:

To be handed to your tutor each week during your tutorial. Failure to submit by the end of each tutorial will result in a loss of marks.

Extensions:

Extensions can only be granted by the tutor in line with university policy.

Task: Submit a research portfolio plus 600-word research report. Details of this assessment will be made available in Week 1.

Marking criteria:

-       Demonstrated ability to conduct in-depth, relevant research using a variety of methodologies

-       Demonstrated ability to synthesise this research by focusing on one or two key themes to have emerged from it

-       Demonstrated ability to reflect on the relevance of such research to your proposed creative arts article

Submission:

This assignment must be submitted to the Student Centre (W6A) by 11.59pm on Tuesday 1 October.

Late Submission:

A late penalty of 10% per day will be applied.

Extensions:
Extensions will only be granted by the unit convenor in line with university policy.

Turn It In:

This unit does NOT use Turn It In.

Essay

Your task it to write a 2000-word article suitable for publication in a newspaper, magazine, street press, zine, blog, website etc, or suitable to be read on a radio or television arts and culture-type program. This is not a university essay and does not require footnotes and bibliography. Further details of the essay assignment will be distributed in Week 1.

Marking Criteria:

• -       Demonstrated ability to write vividly without using cliches, ‘showing’ not ‘telling’, and an awareness of nuances of meaning
• -       Evidence of intellectual investigation
• -       Demonstrated ability to synthesise in-depth research into a compelling, well-structured story
• -       Evidence that the writer has taken creative risks, both in choice of research/writing topic, and in the writing itself
• -       Demonstrated ability to write grammatically correct sentences, following accepted English syntax and punctuation.
• -       Evidence of a ‘voice’ in the piece – a consistent, warm, trust-worthy sense of authority

Submission:

This assignment must be submitted to the Student Centre (W6A) by 11.59pm on Wednesday 6 November.

Late Submission:

A late penalty of 10% per day will be applied.

Extensions:
Extensions will only be granted by the unit convenor in line with university policy.

Turn It In:

This unit does NOT use Turn It In.