CRWT20060 Intermediate Creat. Writing 2

Academic Year 2023/2024

Creative Writing is a 10 CREDIT intermediate course in creative writing. Students will develop skills and techniques in the writing of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Workshops will include writing assignments aimed to develop and broaden students' skills. Readings, in-class discussion, peer feedback, reflection, and revision will ensure the practice-based character of the module.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

At the conclusion of this module students will be able to:
1. Generate original compositions in both prose and poetry.
2. Receive constructive criticism from peers and teachers.
3. Revise their own creative writing, incorporating feedback.
4. Begin to reflect critically on their own practice as a creative writer.
5. Demonstrate an intermediate knowledge of the codes and conventions of a variety of genres.
6. Participate with maturity and purpose in peer feedback.

Indicative Module Content:

Poetry: image, line, stanza form, free verse (conventions of contemporary poetry), and/or other elements as decided by lecturer
Fiction: scene, setting, tension, and/or other elements as decided by lecturer
Nonfiction: research, non-memoir nonfiction, essay forms, and/or other elements as decided by lecturer

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Small Group

24

Specified Learning Activities

116

Autonomous Student Learning

100

Total

240

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Discussion of readings, brief lecture/craft talks, writing exercises, peer feedback and self-reflective learning. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Portfolio: Portfolio of Creative Work Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded No

60

Continuous Assessment: Continuous Assessment Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

40


Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Peer review activities
• Self-assessment activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment: This may be oral or written/annotated, and may be given in class or in individual conferences. Self-assessment: This supports you in critically and reflectively evaluating your own work and may include written reflections or evaluations, discussions in class or online, use of a self-assessment rubric/form. Peer review: Peer review may be practiced in person or online. This allows you to understand your own work in relation to others', to discuss standards and norms, to practice using descriptive criteria, and to extend your critical and artistic vocabulary.

Name Role
Mary Irving Tutor
Heidi Staples Tutor
Stephen Walsh Tutor
Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 
Spring
     
Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Wed 10:00 - 11:50
Lecture Offering 2 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Wed 10:00 - 11:50
Lecture Offering 3 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Wed 10:00 - 11:50
Spring