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Undergraduate GRF-CWR110-2021

Creative Writing, Forms and Structures

Break down the fundamental elements that go into specific creative writing forms. Focus in on how poems are structured. Compare the way that scripts are written for the screen versus the stage. Write pieces of your own that demonstrate your knowledge.

Duration

13 weeks

Study method

100% Online

Available loans

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Assessments

100% online

Prior study

Not required

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Subject details

What you'll learn

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

recognise fundamental issues in creative writing - its practices, forms and industries
discuss ideas relevant to creative writing craft and professional skills with reference to form and structure in a range of genres
engage with the content of the subject through written skills, eg. in the production of an original creative folio (accompanied by exegetical writing) developed during the Study Period
understand basic requirements for progress in a university creative writing major including, eg. writing creative products, essays, exegeses, referencing, bibliographies, etc.

Topics covered

- Introduction to forms and structures
- The academic essay
- The personal essay
- The short story
- The poem
- The critical review
- Writing for new technologies
- Scriptwriting
- The exegesis
- Writing for alternative performance
- The feature article
- Workshopping and writing collaborations

Entry requirements

No eligibility requirements

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Description

This subject provides an introduction to the fundamentals of contemporary practice in a range of forms pertinent to creative writing industries and the student’s progress through a creative writing major in a bachelor’s degree. The forms focussed on are: the poem, the performance script and film script, electronic literature forms, the critical review, the essay and the exegesis.

You will have opportunity to develop basic skills and understandings of the structures in each of these forms, and will be provided with a supportive environment for producing a folio of original pieces reflecting your development.

Assessments

Essay (30%)
Creative Assignment (30%)
Online Discussion (20%)
Review — Book (20%)

Textbooks

Current study term: 29 Aug 21 to 28 Nov 21

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

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