Writing educational change: Creative Writing, Fiction and Community
This module examines approaches to reading fiction, looking at the language used, and what fiction can teach us about communities. Taking into account fiction set in a wide variety of communities, this fascinating module shows how fiction becomes a way of making sense of experience – both for the reader and the writer. You’ll learn how to read texts critically and précis, paraphrase and quote correctly – as well as interpret relevant published data.
Key Topics
In this module you will cover a range of topics including:
> The debate over representation of localised communities and the issue of race in recent fiction
> The controversy over recent critical acclaim of texts and contrasting local boycotts
> Why fiction?
> Student's literature survey
> Reading our writing
Assessment
There are a number of assessments that you complete as part of your coursework and forward to your academic tutor for grading and comments.
You'll also take a summative assessment at the end of your module. Exam venues are located across the UK and exams take place twice a year. Please note that there are additional assessment fees for each module.