Creative Writing: Poetry

ENGL30902 Creative Writing: Poetry 20 Semester 2 Undergraduate Level 3 Jason Allen-Paisant Unit coordinator Frances Leviston Unit coordinator 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' Last part of a Bachelors ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 10.0 This course focuses on the writing of poetry. During the course of the semester students will be required to make poetry submissions on a rota, for annotation and discussion by other members of the group.To take this third year module, you must have completed the second year module, ENGL20901/20902 Creative Writing: Poetry, with a mark of 60 or above. This course focuses on the writing of poetry. During the course of the semester students will be required to make poetry submissions on a rota, for annotation and discussion by other members of the group.To take this third year module, you must have completed the second year module, ENGL20901/20902 Creative Writing: Poetry, with a mark of 60 or above. <ul> <li> To enable students to further develop their skills in writing poems.  </li> <li> To improve students' understanding of the imaginative and technical possibilities of creative writing</li> <li> To enhance students' powers of critical thinking and skills in written and verbal forms of expression</li> <li> To further develop students' expertise, proficiency and confidence in editing their own work and in commenting constructively on that of others, to a level appropriate to work that will form part of the final degree assessment.</li> <li> To provide students with skills that are both related to the discipline and transferable to appropriate professional contexts.</li></ul>  By the end of the course unit the successful student will have demonstrated:  <ul> <li> Enhanced skills in the craft of poetry.</li> <li> An improved understanding of the imaginative and technical possibilities of creative writing.</li> <li> A level of critical and analytical thinking and skills in written expression appropriate to work that will form part of the final degree assessment.</li> <li> Skills in editing his or her own work, and in commenting constructively on that of others, appropriate to work that will form part of the final degree assessment.</li> <li> Skills that are both related to the discipline and transferable to appropriate professional contexts.</li></ul>   Analytical skills Students taking this unit will be able to analyse and evaluate arguments and texts. Above all, committed students will emerge from this course unit with an advanced capacity to think critically, i.e. knowledgeably, rigorously, confidently and independently. Group/team working Students taking this unit will be able to work courteously and constructively as part of a larger group. Innovation/creativity On this unit students are encouraged to respond imaginatively and independently to the questions and ideas raised by texts and other media. Leadership Students on this unit must take responsibility for their learning and are encouraged not only to participate in group discussions but to do so actively and even to lead those discussions. Project management Students taking this unit will be able to work towards deadlines and to manage their time effectively. Oral communication Students taking this unit will be able to show fluency, clarity and persuasiveness in spoken communication. Research Students on this unit will be required to digest, summarise and present large amounts of information. They are encouraged to enrich their responses and arguments with a wide range of further reading. Written communication Students on this unit will develop their ability to write in a way that is lucid, precise and compelling. 5 Portfolio 100% ENGL20901 Creative Writing: Poetry Pre-Requisite Compulsory Other informationTo take this third year module, you must have completed the second year module, ENGL20901/20902 Creative Writing: Poetry, with a mark of 60 or above. N Students will be required to read the contributions of fellow-members of the group on a weekly basis, as well as the work of a contemporary poet which will be distributed in handouts each week.  Practical classes & workshops 33 0 167