Unit details
ALL708 - The Picture Book: Reading and Writing
| Offered at: | (X) |
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| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| Offerings: | Trimester 2 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit chair: | C Bradford |
| Prerequisite: | ALL702 and ALL743 |
| Note: Online teaching methods require internet access. Please refer to the most current computer specifications.
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Content
Students will study the picture-book from an aesthetic and semiotic perspective, considering the ways in which visual and verbal text interact to produce various kinds of meaning. Nineteenth and early twentieth-century illustrated books are discussed in relation to their artistic and literary contexts, leading to a focus on recent and contemporary picture books. Students will be given the option of writing a picture-book text and will receive instruction in this form of writing.
Assessment
Essay 2000 words 30%, reading journal or essay 1500 words 30%, picture-book text or essay 2000 words 40%
Unit Fee Information
| Student Contribution Rate* | Student Contribution Rate** | Fee rate - Domestic Students | Fee rate - International students |
| $733 | $733 | $1797 | $2719 |
* Rate for all CSP students, except for those who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
** Rate for CSP students who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
Please note: Unit fees listed do not apply to Deakin Prime students.
