School of Humanities  
 
 
ENG-30069 Creative Writing: Portfolio - ISP  
Co-ordinator: Mr James Sheard   Tel:33302  
Teaching Team: Mrs Tracey  Lea, Mrs Amanda  Porritt, Miss Jo-Anne  Watts, Mr Joe  Stretch  
Lecture Time: See Timetable...  
Level: 3 Credits: 30 Study Hours: 300  
School Office: Tel: 01782 733147
 
 
 
Programme/Approved Electives for
English and American Literatures Single Honours (Level 3)
English Dual Honours (Level 3)
English Major (Level 3)
Available as a Free Standing Elective
No
Barred Combinations
None

Prerequisites
None - although completion of Level II module in creative writing recommended (see marketing description).

Description

This module gives students the opportunity to plan and develop an extended creative writing project. The exact nature of the project will be negotiated with the course tutor but students may wish to produce a collection of poems or short stories, or a longer piece of prose fiction or part of a novel. The project extends over two semesters. In Semester 1, workshops and discussion groups support the writer in reading relevant works and planning their eventual portfolio of writing, as well as offering the chance to get critical feedback on early draft pieces of writing. By the end of this semester, the student will have drawn up a Creative Brief, which identifies the scope and intention of the creative work to be completed in the second Semester. In Semester 2, the student writes a Portfolio of poetry or prose fiction with a unifying theme or idea, supported by regular writers' workshops and supervision by a staff member who is a practising writer in the relevant medium.

To be able to undertake the module, it is recommended that students will have completed the Creative Writing module in Year 2 or have studied Creative Writing in some other context. If neither of these are the case, consult the Module Convenor for advice. It will be assumed that students will have developed some ability to write poetry, prose fiction or both, and to have an idea for a sustainable writing project. Students will have the opportunity to workshop work in progress and to get critical feedback from fellow students. The assessment will be through the production of a portfolio of creative work (even though it may consist of one major piece of work) and a shorter critical essay on creative writing practice and/or a critical commentary.
Aims
To enable students to research an aspect of literary practice with a view to locating their own creative work in that practice
To enable students to develop a portfolio of original writing which is in a single medium (prose or poetry), and which is a unified work.
To enable students critically to locate their own creative practice within existing traditions and contemporary writing.
To enable students to write in a critical-reflective style on their own practice.
Intended Learning Outcomes
produce a creative brief which will inform their practice will be achieved by assessments: 1
engage in reading which identifies writerly practice and identifies literary antecedents will be achieved by assessments: 1, 3
plan and develop creative work to a creative brief will be achieved by assessments: 1, 2
produce a substantial piece, or collection, of creative writing in a single medium and with a unifying element will be achieved by assessments: 2
reflect critically on their own creative practice and locate it within existing literature will be achieved by assessments: 1, 3
be practised in the giving and receiving of critical feedback on their own writing and the writing of their peers. will be achieved by assessments: 3
Study hours
Workshops 12 hours
Supervision 4 hours
Research 220 hours
Writing 64 hours
Description of Module Assessment
01: Creative Brief (must pass this element)
Description of scope and intention of Portfolio (1000 words); Bibliography
Students are required to produce: a 1000-word description of the intended form, scope and intention of their Portfolio of original writing; and a bibliography representing a list of writers and literary texts which are relevant to the proposed work (i.e. writers who have worked in similar areas to the proposed theme, genre, mode etc.).
02: Portfolio weighted 80%
A portfolio of original writing
Students will produce a portfolio of orginal writing in a single medium (poetry or prose) and with a unified structure or theme (e.g. a single piece of writing; a sequence; a set of pieces exploring a particular device etc.) The Portfolio will be 6000-8000 of prose words, or 12-15 poems.
03: Commentary weighted 20%
A critical commentary on the portfolio
A 2000 word commentary which explains the literary contexts of the portfolio work, and which reflects critically on the strengths and weaknesses of the portfolio.
Version: (1.06B) Updated: 02/Oct/2013

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