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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