Although a portion of the overall mark is allocated for originality and creativity, this assessment is primarily designed to test students' compositional dexterity by focusing on emulating the selected genre. While students must adhere to stylistic requirements they are free to write on a topic of their choosing, thus offering a personalised approach to learning. This assessment works equally well in courses with unique disciplinary conventions. In WRIT1110, this assessment was scaffolded with short (formative) creative writing pieces and a draft submission of the final story. The feedback encouraged students to develop skills and gain insight into editorial processes. Students gave feedback to two of their peers, encouraging peer to peer learning.
Details
- CLASS SIZE
- 80-100
- CLASS LEVEL
- First year
- ASSESSMENT SECURITY
- Medium security
- TIME REQUIREMENTS
- Medium time
- GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES
- Effective communication skills, Independence and creativity
- CONDITIONS
- Peer-assessed
- FEATURES
- Authentic
- TAGS
- scaffolded, feedback-rich, staged, creative, creative writing
Advantages
Caters to diverse cohorts through a personalised approach in which students select their own topic, whilst offering structure and direction by writing to a specific genre.
Caters to student interests and diversity by incorporating personalised, creative tasks, whilst also maintaining an academically rigorous assessment rubric and outcomes.
Helps to produce graduates with effective written communication skills and proficiencies in critical thinking and evaluation, both core UQ graduate attributes. Well suited to all HASS gateway courses as it teaches fundamental writing skills and develops capacities in critical reflection.
Challenges
A lot of marking
Tips for implementation
How it supports academic integrity
Trains students to be active readers
Associate Professor Venero Armanno
v.armanno@uq.edu.au
Veny has published two collections of short stories and ten novels, three of which have been published internationally. In 2002 his novel The Volcano won Best Australian Fiction Book in the Queensland Premier’s Literary Awards, and the same novel was shortlisted for the Courier Mail Book of the Year Award. His latest novel, Burning Down, was published in 2017. His short stories have been anthologised internationally, including publications in Barcelona, Hungary, Canada and Serbia. As well as writing for adults, Veny has three illustrated books for younger readers. Also a scriptwriter, Veny has worked with a number of production companies, including Tristram Miall Films (Strictly Ballroom, Children of the Revolution, Looking for Alibrandi) and Liberty Films (Fire, Medivac, The Day of the Roses, The Loves of Lionel's Life), on film adaptations of his novels.
Research Interests:
Issues of aging, sexuality and male violence
Research Impacts:
Issues of aging, male sexuality and male violence. Find out more