ALW101 - Writer's Toolkit: Craft and Creativity
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online Trimester 3: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Antonia Pont Trimester 3: Jodi McAlister |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | Trimester 1: 1 x 2-hour on-campus seminar per week Trimester 3: 1 x 2-hour on-campus (seminar) per trimester in week 1 1 x 4-hour on-campus (seminar) per trimester in weeks 2, 3, 5, 8, 11 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | Trimester 1: 1 x 2-hour online seminar per week Trimester 3: 1 x 2-hour online (seminar) per trimester in week 1 1 x 4-hour online (seminar) per trimester in weeks 2, 3, 5, 8, 11 |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
This is a unit that combines the practice of attentive reading with creative writing. Students are exposed to a wide range of literary texts, as well as to a suite of crucial skills and craft elements that found creative writing of a professional standard. Students also write about their work and the processes involved in its composition, introducing critical thinking and modes of expression that will support them during and beyond their degree.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Identify the key components of writing | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Practise and apply the key components of writing | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO3 | Understand and apply current standards of grammar and language usage | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication |
| ULO4 | Demonstrate critical thinking and composition abilities through giving and receiving constructive critique | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO5 | Develop short writing projects | GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO6 | Design creative writing strategies | GLO5: Problem solving |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: Sketching with Words | 600 words | 15% | Week 3 |
| Assessment 2: Memory as Seed | 1400 words | 35% | Week 6 |
| Assessment 3: Place as Encounter | 1600 words | 40% | Week 11 |
| Assessment 4: Participation, peer discussion/engagement & collegial contributions | 10% | Ongoing |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for ALW101 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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