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ENCO102 Storytelling and Genre Writing

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 2 Off Campus
Armidale Trimester 2 On Campus
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites None
Restrictions ECT102
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Dugald Williamson (dwillia7@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit is an introduction to writing in different styles for different genres. It begins by looking at selected genres that involve storytelling. What techniques do we use to tell stories? How does story writing resemble, and differ from, other familiar forms, such as essay writing? The art and craft of story writing are explored through some familiar genre structures. We discuss the idea of writing as an imaginative journey and see how selected authors portray places, events, characters and themes. Students develop their own creative writing project. The unit guides them through the stages of developing an idea, designing and drafting a story, and editing. Students gain knowledge of writing principles that are relevant to diverse forms of literature and media.
Materials Textbook information will be displayed approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the teaching period. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. identify the principles and techniques of storytelling in a range of nonfiction genres;
  2. apply techniques of storywriting effectively in developing a concept for a short nonfiction story;
  3. apply a working understanding of the role of reading and research in genre writing; and
  4. describe the principles and techniques of editing appropriate to selected genres and styles.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
The unit introduces students to the practice and theory of writing in different genres, particularly modes of storytelling. This attribute is practised through learning activities and assessed by linked assignments. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Writing and editing are core skills for the unit. They are taught and practised through integrated reading and writing activities and assessed in the linked assignments. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Comparative study of genres and narratives in their cultural contexts is encouraged, but students are not formally required to express global perspectives in learning activities or assessment. 		True
4 Information Literacy
Skills of information literacy are taught and practised in the theoretical and practical study of selected writing genres, and evidence of their application is assessed. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Life-long learning is encouraged through the study of underlying principles of writing that can be applied in new contexts. 		True True
6 Problem Solving
Problem solving is central to deciding the appropriate use of genres for particular purposes.These skills are assessed in the progressive written tasks. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Teaching and learning activities encourage awareness of the social and ethical responsibilities arising in a writer's relationships with sources, editors and readers. 		True True
8 Team Work
Elements of team work are considered in the study of writing practices and ethics, but this attribute is neither practised explicitly nor assessed. 		True
   

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