Writing Short Non Fiction

Overview

To introduce students to the skills and knowledge of practices, techniques and technologies required by a professional writer of short non-fiction and to investigate and critically engage with concepts and processes of non-fiction writing.

Requisites

Teaching periods

Location

Start and end dates

Last self-enrolment date

Census date

Last withdraw without fail date

Results released date

Unit learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

Demonstrate understanding of principles of a range of forms, contexts, media, styles and purposes of non-fiction
Investigate and apply elements of non-fiction
Investigate and apply a range of approaches to writing non-fiction
Investigate source material
Review, revise and edit writing
Communicate ideas clearly in non-fiction

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type	Hours per week	Number of weeks	Total (number of hours)
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Seminar	3.00	12 weeks	36
Specified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Readings	3.00	12 weeks	36
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Independent Learning	6.50	12 weeks	78
TOTAL			150

Assessment

Type	Task	Weighting	ULO's
Feature Article Research and Writing	Individual	40%	2,3,4,5,6
Planning and Writing a Feature Story	Individual	20%	1,4
Written Assignment	Individual	40%	1,2,3,5,6

Content

The purposes of short non-fiction
Analyse the level and scope, length and style of non-fiction
Investigate material for non-fiction; and write and redraft non-fiction
Feature articles
Opinion pieces
Corporate documents
Obituaries
Reviews
Travel stories
Biography
Auto-biography
Training manual
Guide book
Childrenâ€™s non-fictionÂ

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.