31 Aug Creative writing/reflection
You will need to submit a creative work(s) of 500 words and a critical reflection of 250 words. The total word count is 750 words.
Creative Work
Your creative writing piece can take a variety of forms such as, fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry or a script.
Form of one cohesive piece. It must show that you have reflected on the readings.
500 words
Critical Reflection
Your critical reflection should draw from what you have learned from the readings in order to explain the content, techniques, theories and strategies about creative writing that were involved in producing your creative work/s. Your critical reflection must quote or paraphrase at least two of the readings. Your critical reflection should show a deep understanding of why you, as a writer, employed a particular idea, technique or strategy to your creative piece and what this has allowed you to achieve in your creative writing.
NOTE ON CREATIVE WRITING:
The formal conventions of prose and academic writing do NOT always apply
when writing some creative texts-such as poetry and dialogue, which are modes of writing in which written language conventions are under pressure at all times. Creative writers can break grammatical rules but they do so deliberately in order to achieve a particular voice or affect. Please feel free to do this but also understand that it is obvious when the grammatical mistakes are there because you have not proof-read your work
Understand writing forms and identify those concepts most important to the kinds of writing they would like to produce
Write short creative works using a range of techniques, styles and/or forms
Write and read critically about key creative writing concepts
Recognise ways in which different cultural contexts can shape and influence creative writing
PLEASE REFER TO THE MARKING CRITERIA AND MAKE SURE YOU FOLLOW THE HIGH DISTINCTION PART.
I have added examples to show you how it should be done.
