Unit Outline

To produce successful fiction, a writer needs not only to have great ideas but also to have the skill to bring those ideas alive on the page. In this unit, students are encouraged to work on their capacity for imagination and originality, and on developing their proficiency in the craft of writing. The reading program for the unit requires students to engage with a range of genres, and a craft analysis assessment enables students to focus on the aspects of writing that are most relevant to their own creative practice. Workshops provide a space in which students give and receive constructive criticism.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1	Follow the sequential steps involved in producing a short work of fiction that is carefully crafted, improved through accepting and reflecting on feedback, polished through proofreading and attention to detail, and submitted on time.
2	Reflect critically on creative writing produced by your peers.
3	Analyse the features of published writing, and show understanding of how your findings can be applied in your own writing practice.
4	Demonstrate skill in writing in English, including paying attention to the details of editorial polish (spelling, punctuation, layout, spacing, etc.).

Requisites


REQUISITE TYPE	REQUISITES
Pre-requisite	25 credit points at Introductory level or higher
Anti-requisite (mutual excl)	HEN324

Alterations as a result of student feedback

The English and Writing program takes student feedback seriously and welcomes your ideas about improving our units. Units are reviewed regularly in line with University of Tasmania policy. Following student and tutor feedback, we have added four extra workshops and made minor alterations to assessment tasks to encourage fuller participation.

How will I be Assessed?

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
ASSESSMENT TASK 1:	Portfolio	Not Yet Determined	50 %	LO1, LO4
ASSESSMENT TASK 2:	Craft Analysis	Not Yet Determined	20 %	LO3, LO4
ASSESSMENT TASK 3:	Critique	Not Yet Determined	20 %	LO2, LO4
ASSESSMENT TASK 4:	Participation	Not Yet Determined	10 %	LO1, LO2

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Portfolio

TASK DESCRIPTION:

Portfolio

TASK LENGTH:

3000 words

DUE DATE:

Not Yet Determined

WEIGHT:

50 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOME


1	Craft engaging and substantial creative writing in which the following are competently managed: narrative structure, pace point of view, voice, characterisation, setting, descriptions and dialogue (if relevant).	LO1
2	Demonstrate originality in a piece of creative writing.	LO1, LO4
3	Format your work according to supplied guidelines and apply editorial polish, paying attention to spelling, grammar, punctuation and consistent use of textual features.	LO4

Assessment Task 2: Craft Analysis

TASK DESCRIPTION:

Craft Analysis

TASK LENGTH:

1000 words

DUE DATE:

Not Yet Determined

WEIGHT:

20 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOME


1	Select a topic and a reading from the lists and provide an analysis of what you have learned about your chosen topic from reading your chosen text.	LO3
2	Describe and analyse the relevance of the lesson/s learned to your own creative work.	LO3
3	Demonstrate precision in sentence-level writing.	LO4
4	Format your work according to supplied guidelines and apply editorial polish, paying attention to spelling, grammar, punctuation and consistent use of textual features.	LO4

Assessment Task 3: Critique

TASK DESCRIPTION:

Critique

TASK LENGTH:

750 words

DUE DATE:

Not Yet Determined

WEIGHT:

20 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOME


1	Briefly summarise the allocated work, providing an analysis of style, genre and theme.	LO2
2	Evaluate the allocated work, providing your considered judgement of its successes and areas for possible improvement.	LO2
3	Make considered recommendations for changes to the allocated work of fiction.	LO2
4	Demonstrate precision in sentence-level writing.	LO4
5	Format your work according to supplied guidelines and apply editorial polish, paying attention to spelling, grammar, punctuation and consistent use of textual features.	LO4

Assessment Task 4: Participation

TASK DESCRIPTION:

n/a

TASK LENGTH:

DUE DATE:

Not Yet Determined

WEIGHT:

10 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOME


1	Provide sensitive and courteous verbal or written feedback on your peers’ written work, in class	LO1, LO2
2	Participate constructively in workshops about your own work, including by providing written work in draft in a timely manner	LO1, LO2

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late Penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.

Review of results and appeals

You are entitled to ask for a review of the marking and grading of your assessment task if there is an irregularity in the marking standards or an error in the process for determining the outcome of an assessment. Details on how to request a review of a mark for an assignment are outlined in the Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions Procedure.