ENG-10022: Poetry through practice

School of Humanities

ENG-10022

Poetry through practice

Co-ordinator:

Dr Jonathon Shears Tel:33014

Teaching Team:

Mrs Tracey Lea, Miss Jo-Anne Watts

Lecture Time:

See Timetable...

Level:

Credits:

Study Hours:

150

School Office:

Tel: 01782 733147

Programme/Approved Electives for

English and American Literatures Single Honours (Level 1)
English Dual Honours (Level 1)
English Major (Level 1)
English Minor (Level 1)
English Single Honours (Level 1)

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description

By writing poetry we can become better readers of poetry; and by reading poetry we can become better writers. This module is designed to establish a bridge between the composition and criticism of poetry by introducing students to different literary modes through practice. Taking in a broad selection of poetry from the seventeenth century to the present day, the module will look at major poetic modes (for example the love lyric and the elegy), explore how different poets employed these modes and encourage students to employ them in their own writing. The course will be taught by a combination of tutorials and workshops in which students will discuss selections of poetry and compose work of their own.

Aims

To introduce students to the key characteristics of poetry.
To show how the understanding of these characteristics can be employed to explore the meaning of a text.
To provide students with an awareness of the literary traditions to which their writing might respond.
To provide students with an awareness of the contemporary literary context of their own writing.
To introduce an awareness of form and genre to students' own creative writing.
To give students the opportunity to engage with creative as well as critical practice and to begin to explore the relationship between the two.

Intended Learning Outcomes

recognise some of the key literary charcteristics of poetry and the terminology used to describe it will be achieved by assessments: 02, 03, 04
demonstrate analytical skills - close reading, description and analysis of form in relation to a poem's meaning will be achieved by assessments: 02, 03, 04
write poems that demonstrate an engagement with the critical questions raised on the module will be achieved by assessments: 01, 03
employ written and oral communication (including the use of the VLE) in the critical discussion of poetry will be achieved by assessments: 01, 02, 03, 04
reflect critically on the creative practice (of themselves and others) will be achieved by assessments: 01, 02, 03
show knowledge of the work of a range of authors from different literary periods, before and after 1800. will be achieved by assessments: 02, 03

Study hours

Small group classes: 24 hours
Individual study (preparation for tutorials and workshops): 62 hours
Assessment preparation (portfolio, formative, commentary): 63 hours
Feedback: 1 hour

Description of Module Assessment

01: Portfolio weighted 50%

A portfolio of poetry

02: Commentary weighted 40%

A critical commentary on the portfolio

03: Class Participation weighted 10%

assessment of the student's participation in workshops and tutorials

Version: (1.06B) Updated: 03/Mar/2013

This document is the definitive current source of information about this module and supersedes any other information.