Unit name | MACW Workshop 1 |
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Unit code | ENGLM0070 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Dr. Mimi Thebo |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
N/A |
Co-requisites |
Students will take two workshop units, one each teaching block. |
School/department | Department of English |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
Students will work collaboratively to examine and edit their own work, and that of peers, with a high level of rigour and scrutiny, at the various levels of clause, line, sentence, stanza, paragraph but also at the structural level of overall scene, chapter, collection and book. Supported by an experienced tutor, in groups of no more than nine, they will develop close-reading skills and become able to articulate (and question) their own literary aesthetic. In response to workshop, students will examine the relationship of the reader in creating imaginative experiences, and begin to recognise and articulate their own aesthetic sensibilities as well as use a variety of editorial approaches and processes.
By the successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
Teaching will take place in a collaborative 3 hour seminar environment, led by an experienced writing workshop tutor. Activities will be centred on discussion of previous close-reading of participants’ original creative writing, with occasional other reading assigned by the tutor.
A portfolio of writing to include:
1 x 3500 word summative original creative writing assessment (or equivalent, in the case of poetry/script). [ILOs 1, 2, 3, 6] (70%)
1 x 1500 word summative critical commentary which describes how elements of study (normally to include notes on workshop engagement, workshop comments, reading, research and/or critical/theoretical concepts) were used in the craft decisions of the writer’s original creative writing. [ILOs 4, 5, 7, 8] (30%)
Individual tutors will provide reading material, often in response to issues arising from student work.