Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Convenor and tutor
Marcelle Freiman
Contact via Email
Australian Hearing Hub, Lvl 2, 16 University Ave
By appointment
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
CWPG810 or CWPG811
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
ENGL718
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit builds on the skills and knowledge developed in CWPG810 and CWPG811, with a focus on the short story in its evolving forms, including the long short story and novella, the short story sequence and cycle, and micro and 'short short' stories. In addition to the weekly writing workshops, we read works by Australian and international writers including Tim Winton, Alice Munro, Peter Goldsworthy, and Molly Ringwald; we investigate technique and craft, and consider the form's history and current scholarly debates, reader response theory, publishing trends, new medias and book futures. Students develop a critical awareness of the broader national and international contexts in which their writing is to take a place; devise a project of their own choice; and are encouraged toward publication.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
The importance of Participation for Assessment and passing the unit.
It is an assessment requirement of this unit that students participate weekly. Without participation, the Learning Outcomes of the unit cannot be achieved. Missed weeks must be explained with a medical certificate relating to urgent or unavoidable circumstances; or in the case of employment demands, a letter from the employer. Marks are deducted from the Participation mark for undocumented absences. Students whose participation is unsatisfactory for more than 2 weeks for ongoing medical reasons, may apply to the University for Withdrawal without Penalty from the unit. Students who do not satisfactorily participate online (External) on a weekly basis, or do not attend class each week (Internal) without valid documentation, will receive a Fail grade. If you have any concerns about your participation, contact the lecturer.
Assessment tasks
Assessment tasks are designed to encourage students to develop familiarity and skills as emerging and developing writers through the inter-related practice of creative writing, reading, and discussion. The varied assessment tasks focus on these three skills and aim to develop them in inter-related ways.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Participation | 15% | No | Weekly 1-12 |
Writing Exercises | 15% | No | Weeks 2, 4, 8 |
Journal Report | 25% | No | Week 10 |
Creative Writing Assignment | 45% | No | Week 13 |
Due: Weekly 1-12
Weighting: 15%
Assessment is based on the quality and relevancy of participation.
See the Unit Handbook and iLearn for further details of this assessment component.
Due: Weeks 2, 4, 8
Weighting: 15%
Three writing exercises are to be completed, each worth 5%. The writing exercises are an opportunity to experiment with techniques and forms being discussed in this unit. See the Unit Handbook in the unit's iLearn site for the due dates for this activity.
Due: Week 10
Weighting: 25%
Review an issue of an Australian journal of creative/literary/nonfiction writing published in the past 12 months. Maximum word length: 1,200 words. See the Unit Handbook at the unit's iLearn site for full details of this task.
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 45%
This assignment can be one work or a series of linked works e.g. a poetry cycle; a set of micro fictions; or linked sections of a novella. A poetry cycle will comprise 5-6 poems not more than 70 lines in total.
Your creative writing submission will be based on the writing of a new, original work undertaken during the Session. It should develop a workshop piece that you’ve received feedback on during the session.
See the Unit Handbook at the unit's iLearn site for details of this task.
Required texts
The online weekly short readings (chapters, stories, extracts etc) can be downloaded from the Library through the unit's iLearn site. These readings are detailed in the Weekly Reading schedule in the full Unit Handbook available at the unit's iLearn site.Complete texts:
Week 1 Introduction and micro-fictions
Week 2 Short Fictions
Week 3 Poetry cycle
Week 4 Short Story - brevity
Week 5 Writing reflection
Week 6 Long short story
Week 7 Novella
Week 8 Short Story Cycle
Week 9 Short Story Cycle, or Novel, or ..?
Week 10 Short Story Cycle
Week 11 New Medias and Book Futures
Week 12 Review and reflect
The full reading list and topics are set out in the Unit Handbook available to enrolled students and through iLearn.
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Date | Description |
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26/07/2019 | A reading no longer being used for this unit has been removed from the reading list. |
17/07/2019 | Changes have been made to bring the unit information up to date for 2019. This version of the Unit Guide is correct. |