EL5013 - Reading and Writing the Short Story
[Offered in odd-numbered years]
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | Discipline of English |
Students in this subject develop the skills of short-story writing both by developing their own work and by studying exemplary instances of the genre. Students read short stories individually and in groups; analyse and workshop their own and other stories; and draft and edit stories with a view to submission for publication.
Learning Outcomes
- a practical and critical understanding of the varieties of the short story form, and its relation to the society from which it emerges;
- a capacity for critical analysis of creative writing;
- publication-standard drafting and editorial skills.
Graduate Qualities
- The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
- The ability to select and organise information and to communicate it accurately, cogently, coherently, creatively and ethically;
- The ability to read complex and demanding texts accurately, critically and insightfully;
- The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively;
- The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
- The ability to work individually and independently.
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | EL2013 EL3013 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 27-Mar-2009 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Victoria Kuttainen. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (30%); tutorial attendance and participation (20%); multidraft Essays (50%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 27-Mar-2009 | |
| Coordinator: | Assoc. Professor Stephen Torre |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (30%); tutorial attendance and participation (20%); multidraft Essays (50%). |
| External, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 27-Mar-2009 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Assoc. Professor Stephen Torre. |
| Method of Delivery: | WWW - LearnJCU |
| Assessment: | end of semester exam (30%); assignments (50%); participation in discussion board on learnjcu (20%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.