Course Title: Produce Writings - Poetry

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2007

Course Code: COMM5402

Course Title: Produce Writings - Poetry

School: 345T Creative Media

Campus: City Campus

Program: C4171 - Certificate IV in Professional Writing and Editing

Course Contact : Program administration - Mr Brendan Lee

Course Contact Phone: Brendan Lee 9925 4368

Course Contact Email:Brendan.lee@rmit.edu.au

Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Ania Walwicz       
ania.walwicz@rmit.edu.au 

Nominal Hours: 105

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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

None

Course Description

In this course you explore the skills and knowledge needed to write and market your own poetry. You are introduced to the works of many different poets and experiment with a range of approaches, techniques and modes of writing while creating your own body of work.

The competency Produce Writings – Poetry VBP552 is delivered and assessed alongside the following competencies:
CUVCOR03A: Develop, refine and communicate concept for own work
CUVCOR11A: Source information on history and theory and apply to own work
CUSRAD01A: collect and organise information

National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

VBP552 Produce Writings - Poetry

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will have gained further insight into the process of production and appreciation of poetry. You will also be able to develop a concept into a work of poetry.

Details of Learning Activities

Students learn through classroom-based lectures, workshopping and creative writing exercises. Students are expected to do their own research and writing off-campus.

Teaching Schedule

Semester 1

Week	Topics
1	Introduction to poetry
2	The poetic form
3	Contemporary Australian poetry
4	Rhyme, rhythm and repetition
5	The ballad form
6	Song lyrics and poetry
7	Free-form writing
8	Games with language
9	Juxtaposition of imagery in poetry
10	Sound language and rap music
11	Recorded poetry
12	Narrative poetry
13	Contemporary anthologies
14	The page setting in poetry
15	Expressive poetry
16	Playing with form
17	Poetry in sequence – a suite of poems
18	Best poets from the course

Semester 2

Weeks	Topics
1	Poetry magazines
2	Plan for the construction of a poetry publication
3	Surrealist poetry
4	American poetry
5	French poetry
6	Religious poetry
7	Spanish poetry
8	Mythology and poetry
9	Nature poetry
10	The haiku form
11	Poetry and images
12	Performance poetry
13	Concrete poetry
14	Political poetry
15	Poetry and music
16	Poetry classics
17	Editing our poetry publication
18	Conclusion and reflection

Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

References

Other Resources

Students will be given handouts and references for the library.

Overview of Assessment

Assessment for this course is ongoing throughout the semester. Your knowledge and understanding of course content is assessed through participation in class exercises, oral presentations and through the application of learned skills and insights to your writing tasks.

Assessment Tasks

Semester 1: A folio of completed poems – in sum 200 lines of poetry.

Semester 2: A folio of completed poems – in sum 200 lines of poetry.

Assessment Matrix

Not applicable

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