Pre-requisites

None.

Co-requisites

None.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, the student will be able to:

• Produce a variety of texts exhibiting various writing styles using the conventions of each written genre.

• Critically review the construction of texts produced by self and peers.

• Examine and reflect on a variety of literary devices that hold a reader’s attention and apply these in the creation of texts.

• Apply editing processes to develop and refine writing.

Unit Description

This unit will focus on refining writing so that it will engage audiences and challenge students in writing for different audiences and purposes. Unique features of each genre will be analysed and experimented with so that writing skills can be enhanced. There will be an emphasis on experimenting and developing writing with students having opportunities to engage with both the lecturer and other students in the drafting and editing process. Writing will comprise both fiction and non-fiction texts. The classes will provide a variety of stimulus material to analyse and use as prompts for writing, including the notion of ‘writing beside writers’.

Topics

• Creative writing for different audiences and purposes
• Analysis and application of various genres
• Creative drafting and editing processes
• Use of writing stimulus materials

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Unit offerings

Face to face: Semester 1, 2025 and Semester 1, 2026 (Every Year, Semester 1)

Please note

The Unit Offerings listed above are a guide only and the timetable for any year is the final authority. The College may vary offerings based on demand, regulatory requirements, continual improvement processes or other conditions.

This unit may be available in different modes of delivery i.e. online and face-to-face as listed above. The unit content will not differ between these modes of delivery. There will possibly be a difference in the schedule and/or the prescribed assessment tasks, however both will cover and assess the same content.