EL3013 - Reading and Writing the Short Story

[Offered in odd-numbered years in Cairns. Offered in even-numbered years in Townsville. ]

Credit points:	03
Year:	2011
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Arts & Social Sciences

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.

Assumed Knowledge:	To undertake this subject, students must have successfully completed 12 credit points (four subjects) of level 1 study at tertiary level
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	EL2013 EL5013

Availabilities
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2011
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Stephen Torre
Contact hours:	36 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	end of semester exam (30%); tutorial attendance and participation (20%); multidraft Essays (50%).
External, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2011
Coordinator:	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.