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Undergraduate CUR-CWG300-2021

Writing for Children

Discuss examples of children's literature in Australia, so you can learn from other authors' narrative techniques. Discover what it takes to develop a marketable idea for a children's book. Receive valuable feedback on a work-in-progress.

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$1,812 $2,062

Your upfront cost: $0

International student?

Duration

13 weeks

Study method

100% online

Available loans

  • HECS-HELP
  • FEE-HELP

Assessments

100% online

Prior study

Not required

Study terms

  • 31 May 2021
  • 29 Nov 2021
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QS RANKING 2021

13

Times Higher Education Ranking 2021

13

  • 2021

Subject details

What you'll learn

At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

  1. access and critically discuss issues and resources relevant to children’s writing in Australia
  2. analyse and discuss selected texts in terms of language complexity, style, sub-text, rhythm, narrative structure and narrative technique
  3. devise and develop three new marketable concepts to a professional standard for works of children’s literature
  4. constructively critique work-in-progress by peers with the perceived needs of the given target audience in mind, and synthesise and apply, where appropriate, feedback on their own work-in-progress.
Topics covered
    • A week-by-week guide to the topics you will explore in this subject will be provided in your study materials.
Entry requirements

No eligibility requirements

Special requirements

No special requirements

Description

An advanced, special topic in writing for children leading to the production of marketable concepts for works of children's literature.

Please Note:  If it’s your first time studying a Curtin University subject you’ll need to complete their compulsory ‘Academic Integrity Program’. It only takes two hours to complete online, and provides you with vital information about studying with Curtin University. The Academic Integrity Program is compulsory, so if it’s not completed your subject grades will be withheld.

Find out more about the Academic Integrity module.

Assessments

  • Picture Book (30%)
  • Work of Junior Fiction (30%)
  • Work of Adolescent Fiction (40%)
Textbooks

Check the learning management system (LMS) of your university for textbook details.

Check the learning management system (LMS) of your university for textbook details.

Related degrees

Undergraduate CUR-CWG-DEG-2021

Bachelor of Arts Creative Writing

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