Overview

Telling True Stories provides students with the opportunity to consolidate, apply, and further develop previously attained skills and critical approaches in literary studies through a focus on the craft, theory, and ethics of nonfiction writing.The intention is to advance students' understanding of how forms of writing both inhabit and challenge … For more content click the Read More button below.

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Aims

This topic aims to:

  • Extend students' proficiency in the use of techniques of writing in a variety of genres
  • Provide a critical framework for students to locate their work in a generic context
  • Provide a workshop environment within which students are able to develop critiquing skills and reflect on the critiques provided by their peers

Learning outcomes

On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:
1.
Interpret how writing is located in their own and others' work in a generic context
2.
Evaluate strategies for writing across generic forms
3.
Assess the quality of their own and others' writing through the critical skills developed in the workshop environment

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