| Unit name | Creative Writing Workshop |
|---|---|
| Unit code | ENGLM0092 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Mimi Thebo |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
N/A |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
N/A |
| Units you may not take alongside this one |
N/A |
| School/department | Department of English |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
Why is this unit important?
This unit gives you another way of expressing your knowledge and interests in your chosen subject.
Drawing upon the teaching expertise of colleagues in Creative Writing, the unit will support your creative expression. In classes with Masters in Creative Writing students, Creative Writing Workshop students will develop the writing skills to engage an extended or popular readership, increasing your publishing options and therefore your employability. You’ll take part in exciting, supportive classes and receive regular feedback on your creative work, as well as receiving instruction on narrative structure, characterisation, narrative voice, point of view, imagery, setting, etc, to enhance and empower your prose. We imagine that most of Creative Writing Workshop students will want to write creative non-fiction, but we can also support Historical fiction, Cli-sci, or other prose forms. If you have some previous experience in writing poetry, you can also choose a poetry workshop.
How does this unit fit into your programme of study?
Creative Writing Workshop is another way of expressing and investigating texts and ideas in your field of study. By using the techniques of creative writing, you will be challenged to interact, on a very personal level, with ideas from your course and will also learn to express yourself on these subjects to a wide readership. You’ll also be continually relating your work to publishing or broadcasting trends and opportunities.
An Overview of Content
Each week, you’ll learn about a different aspect of writing. You’ll also read each other’s work, carefully annotating it for the writer before discussing the work together in class. You’ll also work on your own writing, which you’ll also share for discussion. You may be advised to read a specific text that will help you form your writing or advised to learn various technical skills, but all your activities and learning will be tailored specifically to what you are trying to create.
How will students, personally, be different as a result of the unit?
Students typically feel that workshop supports their creativity and independent work, that they become more resilient and confident about their writing and that they increase their ability to speak confidently about their work and processes.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the unit, students will be able to:
Teaching will involve asynchronous and synchronous elements, including group discussion, research and writing activities, and peer dialogue. Students are expected to engage with the reading and participate fully with the weekly tasks and topics. Learning will be further supported through the opportunity for individual consultation.
Tasks which help you learn and prepare you for summative tasks (formative)
You’ll submit work every fortnight for discussion by your peers and your tutors, and you’ll develop a good sense of when writing is ‘working’ and when it’s not. To support this learning, you’ll also mark up, at line level, the writing of every other student in your workshop and be prepared to discuss and share your edits in class. This, and opportunities to rewrite, will help you gain skills in revision and redrafting.
Tasks which count towards your unit mark (summative)
2,500 words of creative writing (or equivalent, for poetry or similar) (ILOs 1-6)
When assessment does not go to plan
When required by the Board of Examiners, you will normally complete reassessments in the same formats as those outlined above. However, the Board reserves the right to modify the format or number of reassessments required. Details of reassessments are confirmed by the School/Centre shortly after the notification of your results at the end of the year.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. ENGLM0092).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the University Workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The assessment methods listed in this unit specification are designed to enable students to demonstrate the named learning outcomes (LOs). Where a disability prevents a student from undertaking a specific method of assessment, schools will make reasonable adjustments to support a student to demonstrate the LO by an alternative method or with additional resources.
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. For appropriate assessments, if you have self-certificated your absence, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (for assessments at the end of TB1 and TB2 this is usually in the next re-assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any exceptional circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
