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ALW352 - Writing and Publishing for Young People

Year	2025 unit information
Enrolment modes:	Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Credit point(s):	1
EFTSL value:	0.125
Unit Chair:	Trimester 2: Jodi Mc Alister
Prerequisite:	Nil
Corequisite:	Nil
Incompatible with:	ALW252
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:	1 x 2-hour on-campus seminar per week
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:	1 x 2-hour online seminar per week
Typical study commitment:	Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Content

This unit introduces students to the production of creative writing for young people. Students will engage with a variety of genres and narrative approaches, through the study of creative and critical texts relevant to child and young adult literature. Students undertaking this unit will learn to draft and pitch their work, identifying and applying key concepts around genre, audience and narration. This knowledge will be showcased in a final assessment: a substantial piece of creative writing for young people.

Learning outcomes

ULO	These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can:	Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs)
ULO1	Use competent, clear, accurate and appropriate written language to produce and communicate creative and reflective work to a deadline	GLO1: Discipline specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO6: Self-management
ULO2	Critically analyse genres and techniques of writing for young people and apply a critical awareness of ethical principles to global contexts	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical Thinking GLO8: Global Citizenship
ULO3	Find, evaluate and apply theories about writing for young people from a range of scholarly sources to your own work and effectively respond to feedback	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking
ULO4	Identify, practise and apply key theories and approaches to writing for young people in your own creative work	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication
ULO5	Demonstrate capacity to draft and improve both critical and creative work in response to feedback	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving
ULO6	Demonstrate critical awareness of ethical principles In examination of various global, social and cultural contexts in which texts for young people are produced	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

Assessment

Assessment Description	Student output	Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit)	Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Journal	1000 words or equivalent	25%	Week 5
Assessment 2: Research and Writing Exercise	1000 words or equivalent	25%	Week 9
Assessment 3: Exercise	2000 words or equivalent	50%	Week 11

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning resource

The texts and reading list for ALW352 can be found via the University Library.

Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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