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ENCO102 Storytelling and Genre Writing

Updated: 21 October 2011
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 the art of storytelling in popular genres. We study how writers handle events, characters and ideas, mainly in non-fiction. In particular, we explore the idea of a journey, including physical travel, discovery, observation, emotion, change and other themes. This idea relates to genres such as biography, autobiography, adventure, and familiar and untold stories. We examine ways of translating personal experience and research into a creative form. Students design and develop a short story of their own, through stages, receiving feedback, and gain skills in editing and refining their style. They develop knowledge of writing principles and techniques that can be applied to diverse media and forms of expression.

Materials Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
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;
  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
This unit introduces students to a range of professional, media and popular writing genres.This is assessed in the assessment tasks and the final exam. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Written communication skills are essential and intrinsic to the unit's methodology. These are assessed in the written tasks and the final exam. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Global perspective is practisedand assessed in the comparative study of contemporary writing forms, changing modes and distribution (print and digital), local and global markets/audiences, and cultural contexts. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Information literacy is required for research relevant to writing.These are assessed in the written tasks and the final exam. 		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 written tasks and the final exam. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Social responsibility is involved in the consideration of the writer's social role, working relationships with editors and readers, and communication ethics. 		True True
8 Team Work
Team work is involved in the consideration of the writer's social role, working relationships with editors and readers, and communication ethics. 		True
   

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