Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

School: Arts and Humanities

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Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for Semester 1 2020 Units. Students will be notified of all approved modifications by Unit Coordinators via email and Unit Blackboard sites. Where changes have been made, these are designed to ensure that you still meet the unit learning outcomes in the context of our adjusted teaching and learning arrangements.

• Unit Title

  Writing the Real

• Unit Code

  CCC3102

• Year

  2020

• Enrolment Period

  1

• Version

  1

• Credit Points

  15

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  On Campus
  Online

• Unit Coordinator

  Dr Donna Jean MAZZA

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Description

In this unit students will investigate different kinds of nonfiction writing such as creative nonfiction, life writing, essays and criticism. They will analyse and create various forms of nonfiction as well as understand the literary techniques that underpin these forms, such as narrative and rhetoric.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Analyse examples of nonfiction writing employing critical thinking skills.
2. Identify different nonfiction genres and their literary strategies.
3. Reflect upon what makes a well considered nonfiction text.
4. Understand the application of nonfiction in various contexts.
5. Write well considered nonfiction texts that employ narrative and rhetoric.

Unit Content

1. Critical reading of nonfiction texts such as life writing and personal essays.
2. Development of writing skills transferable to a range of contexts.
3. Introduction to the principles of narrative and rhetoric.
4. Understanding the relevance of nonfiction writing.
5. Writing workshops addressing aspects of nonfiction writing.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, workshops, guest speakers from industry and audio visual materials.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

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