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 106-062 Writing Non-Fictional Forms

Note

Formerly available as 106-288/388. Students who have completed 106-288/388 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. Special entry conditions apply. Students should consult the Department of English.

Availability

2nd and 3rd year

Credit Points

12.5

Coordinator

To be advised

Prerequisites

Usually 25 points of first year English, see Prerequisites

Semester

2 (view timetable)

Contact

2.5-hours of seminars per week

Subject Description

Students will develop their own non-fiction writing, short or longer, through the study of course materials, through class discussions, workshop sessions and submission of draft material. They will develop creative non-fictions, an understanding of the writing workshop process and an understanding of creative non-fictional writings.

Assessment

A folio totalling 4000 words, comprising of a selection of the student's own writing.

Prescribed Texts
  • G Orwell, Homage to Catalonia. Penguin.
  • B Chatwin, Songlines. Picador.
  • B Hill, Sitting In. Heinemann.
  • B Hill, The Rock: Travelling to Uluru. Allen & Unwin.
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