Writing 1: Starting to Write

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Level:: 1
Credits:: 40
Length:: 12 months approx.
8hrs per week
Cost:: £580
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Course Overview

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A fundamental look at how imaginative writing can express personal experience. This course is rich in ideas, examples, helpful exercises and theoretical and historical information. It will help you to practise writing in various genres, to develop critical models, to acquire primary skills in drafting, editing and presenting creative work, and to respond to constructive suggestions and criticism. It is for complete beginners or more experienced writers seeking a fresh approach in their writing.

Creating poems
Building descriptive prose passages
Making and revising text
Writing about people
Creating character and making characters speak
Dialogue, style and language
Syntax, imagery and structure
Submitting work for publication.

The course aims to give students practice in writing from direct sensory experience and detailed observation; explore language and style in different literary forms; develop discrimination and choice in drafting, evaluating and editing texts.

Postal tuition

You are allocated a tutor and receive their details in your course pack. You work from the course materials and send regular assignments to your tutor. These are returned to you with comment and advice. The course fee includes tutor feedback on your set assignments, but you can purchase feedback and comment on additional pieces of work if you wish.

45 projects and five assignments. Students also maintain a learning log.

For more information on assessment, click here - Assessment booklet - to download the Assessment booklet PDF.