Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| Lismore | ||
| Online | N/A |
Unit description
Provides students with skills in writing specifically for young readers by investigating the development of children's and young adult fiction and the demands being made on producers of texts for young people in contemporary times. Students will build a portfolio through creative original works relevant to the young adult market. Intended as a second/third-year unit.
Unit content
Topic 1: What is writing for young people?
Topic 2: Ethics of writing for young people.
Topic 3: Ethics (cont.) and Age of Target Audience.
Topic 4: Gender in YA fiction.
Topic 5: Race and subcultures in YA fiction.
Topic 6: Genre in YA fiction.
Topics 8-12: Writing strategies in YA fiction: The reader and the story.
Topics 8-12: Writing strategies in YA fiction: Pacing, action and dialogue.
Topics 8-12: Writing strategies in YA fiction: Revising and editing strategies.
Topics 8-12: Writing strategies in YA fiction: Publishing.
Topics 8-12: Writing strategies in YA fiction: Workshopping.
Topics 8-12: Writing strategies in YA fiction: Workshopping.
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | identify a range of popular genres focused on young people, demonstrating an understanding of contemporary publishing practices that engage a young readership |
| 2 | identify specific aspects of writing for young people, acknowledging the relationship between author and reader |
| 3 | demonstrate an ability to devise and develop a piece of creative writing for a specific age group |
| 4 | reflect critically on their own and others' writing |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- identify a range of popular genres focused on young people, demonstrating an understanding of contemporary publishing practices that engage a young readership
- identify specific aspects of writing for young people, acknowledging the relationship between author and reader
- demonstrate an ability to devise and develop a piece of creative writing for a specific age group
- reflect critically on their own and others' writing
Prescribed texts
- No prescribed texts.
Teaching and assessment
| Teaching method |
| Lecture online 1 hour (12 weeks) |
| Tutorial on-site 2 hours (12 weeks) |
| Assessment | |
| Synopsis | 15% |
| Final Creative Work | 45% |
| Critical review | 40% |
| Teaching method |
| Structured online learning 2 hours (12 weeks) |
| Lecture online 1 hour (12 weeks) |
| Assessment | |
| Synopsis | 15% |
| Final Creative Work | 45% |
| Critical review | 40% |
Fee information
Domestic
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International
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