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ENGL6987: Writing Workshop 3: Narrative
2024 unit information
This mixed genre workshop unit allows students to work intensively on a portfolio of prose fiction, poetry or creative non-fiction in a supportive peer group context. Critical skills in reading and responding to a range of writing focussed on narrative development or non/narrative approaches will also be developed. Students will learn professional skills in writing craft, editing and revision through exercises, writing and reading practice, critical reflection and the workshop process.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
English and Writing
| Code | ENGL6987 |
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| Academic unit | English and Writing |
| Credit points | 12 |
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Prerequisites:
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Corequisites:
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None |
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None |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Generate and develop original pieces of creative writing.
- LO2. Recognise and deploy advanced fiction writing skills and techniques.
- LO3. Respectfully and usefully critique your own and others’ creative writing, and reflect feedback to refine your own creative work.
- LO4. Contribute to a productive and engaged workshop environment as a form of teamwork.
- LO5. Critically analyse and reflect on published texts in relation to your own creative work.
- LO6. Understand the principles of editing and redrafting.
- LO7. Engage in an ongoing writing practice, towards the production of a final portfolio.
Unit availability
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Important enrolment information
Additional advice
Students should not enrol in ENGL6987 and ENGL6993 in the same semester.
