Module Identifier WR20120  
Module Title WRITER"S ART 3: SET FORMS  
Academic Year 2007/2008  
Co-ordinator Dr Tiffany S Atkinson  
Semester Semester 1  
Other staff Mrs Carol M Marshall, Mr Kendall Klym, Mr Michael J Smith, Mr John Carnahan  
Pre-Requisite EN10320 , WR10120 , EN10420  
Course delivery Seminars / Tutorials   10 x 2hr seminars  
Assessment
Assessment TypeAssessment Length/DetailsProportion
Semester Assessment Two written assignments. For detail, see CONTENT below.100%
Supplementary Assessment Resubmit any failed elements and/or make good any missing elements. Where this involves re-submission of work, a new topic must be selected.100%

Learning outcomes

On completion of this module students should typically be able to:

1. demonstrate recognition of a range of literary genres and an understanding of how they work;

2. demonstrate an ability to write in a range of forms and genres;

3. demonstrate a developing critical awareness of their own writing practice;

4. demonstrate an ability to express themselves clearly in writing and in speech.

Aims

Course Outline

1-4 The Short Story
The first session will involve the reading, analysis and discussion of one or more short short stories by a well-known modern or contemporary writer. Subsequent sessions will focus on work produced by students in line with class discussions: these will address such matters as plot, character, dialogue and narrative voice.

5-6 The Book Review
Students will be asked to produce a review of 300 words, geared to a quality magazine or newspaper. Examples of contemporary reviews will be presented and discussed, especially those in which the same item is reviewed in a variety of different journals: this will facilitate discussion of style and treatment.

7-10 The Poem
The first session will involve analysis and contextualisation of a range of contemporary poems. Subsequent sessions will focus on work produced by students in line with class discussions: these will address such matters as the nature of poetry; poetic form and structure; the voices of poetry; and poetic fictions.

Assessment Details

Assignment 1: A short story accompanied by a critical commentary, totalling 2,500 words, of which at least 1,500 and not more than 2,000 must be accounted for by the short story.

Assignment 2: A group of poems accompanied by a critical commentary, totalling 2,500 words, of which at least 1,000 and not more than 2,000 must be accounted for by the poems.

Students wishing to include in their portfolios the results of work carried out in Sessions 5-6 may submit a review of 300-600 words as part of the critical element; it must be included in the word-count for that element, and not substituted for creative work.

Brief description

Course Outline

1-4 The Short Story
The first session will involve the reading, analysis and discussion of one or more short short stories by a well-known modern or contemporary writer. Subsequent sessions will focus on work produced by students in line with class discussions: these will address such matters as plot, character, dialogue and narrative voice.

5-6 The Book Review
Students will be asked to produce a review of 300 words, geared to a quality magazine or newspaper. Examples of contemporary reviews will be presented and discussed, especially those in which the same item is reviewed in a variety of different journals: this will facilitate discussion of style and treatment.

7-10 The Poem
The first session will involve analysis and contextualisation of a range of contemporary poems. Subsequent sessions will focus on work produced by students in line with class discussions: these will address such matters as the nature of poetry; poetic form and structure; the voices of poetry; and poetic fictions.

Assessment Details

Assignment 1: A short story accompanied by a critical commentary, totalling 2,500 words, of which at least 1,500 and not more than 2,000 must be accounted for by the short story.

Assignment 2: A group of poems accompanied by a critical commentary, totalling 2,500 words, of which at least 1,000 and not more than 2,000 must be accounted for by the poems.

Students wishing to include in their portfolios the results of work carried out in Sessions 5-6 may submit a review of 300-600 words as part of the critical element; it must be included in the word-count for that element, and not substituted for creative work.

Content

Course Outline

1-4 The Short Story
The first session will involve the reading, analysis and discussion of one or more short short stories by a well-known modern or contemporary writer. Subsequent sessions will focus on work produced by students in line with class discussions: these will address such matters as plot, character, dialogue and narrative voice.

5-6 The Book Review
Students will be asked to produce a review of 300 words, geared to a quality magazine or newspaper. Examples of contemporary reviews will be presented and discussed, especially those in which the same item is reviewed in a variety of different journals: this will facilitate discussion of style and treatment.

7-10 The Poem
The first session will involve analysis and contextualisation of a range of contemporary poems. Subsequent sessions will focus on work produced by students in line with class discussions: these will address such matters as the nature of poetry; poetic form and structure; the voices of poetry; and poetic fictions.

Assessment Details

Assignment 1: A short story accompanied by a critical commentary, totalling 2,500 words, of which at least 1,500 and not more than 2,000 must be accounted for by the short story.

Assignment 2: A group of poems accompanied by a critical commentary, totalling 2,500 words, of which at least 1,000 and not more than 2,000 must be accounted for by the poems.

Students wishing to include in their portfolios the results of work carried out in Sessions 5-6 may submit a review of 300-600 words as part of the critical element; it must be included in the word-count for that element, and not substituted for creative work.

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 5