Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

Faculty of Education and Arts

School: Communications and Arts

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• Unit Title

  Creativity and Writing

• Unit Code

  WRT1103

• Year

  2015

• Enrolment Period

  1

• Version

  1

• Credit Points

  15

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  On Campus
  Online

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Description

This unit explores the concepts of creativity, criticism and theory in relation to writing. Students examine a range of Australian and international literary texts and investigate ways in which writers elucidate and defend their literary practice. Students are encouraged to write creatively and experimentally, to develop their critical and interpretive skills, and to be self-reflective about their writing and reading practices.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Analyse exegetical and literary works by Australian and international authors.
2. Collaborate with peers to plan, research and design a class presentation.
3. Critically review a literary text.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of the relation of theory and practice in the production of texts.
5. Produce a creative text in response to a literary work.
6. Reflect critically on their own writing.

Unit Content

1. Academic essay converntions and basic language skills.
2. Contemporary reviewing practices.
3. Critical and theoretical discourse on creativity and literary practice.
4. Critical appraisal of a range of literary texts.
5. Cultural, environmental and historical factors including sustainability, influencing the production, interpretation and evaluation of literary works.
6. Exploration of creative ways of responding to literary texts.
7. Team work and communication skills.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures. Student-led presentations. Workshops. Specified readings.

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.

Text References

• Brophy, K. (1998). Creativity: Psychoanalysis, surrealism and creative writing. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press.
• Eco, U. (1985). Reflections on the name of the rose. Trans. William Weaver.
• Gordimer, N. (1996). Writing and being. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press.
• Woolfe, S., & Grenville, K. (2001). Making stories: How ten Australian novels were written. Allen & Unwin.
• Lodge, D. (1996). The practice of writing. London: Secker and Warburg.
• Roberts, M. (1998). Food, sex and God: On inspiration and writing. London: Virago.
• Walker, B. (Ed.). (2002). The writer's reader: A guide to writing fiction and poetry. Rushcutters Bay, NSW: Halstead.
• James, H. (1934). The art of the novel: Critical prefaces by Henry James. New York: Scribners.

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