Course Title: Produce Writings - Writing for Children

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4171

Course Title: Produce Writings - Writing for Children

Portfolio: DSC

Nominal Hours: 105.0

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Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
COMM5405	City Campus	TAFE	345T Media and Communication	Face-to-Face	Term1 2011, Term1 2012, Term1 2013

Course Contact: Program Administration

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4815

Course Contact Email: mctafe@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

Produce Writings –Writing for Children supports the attainment of skills and knowledge required to write and market material for young children.
You are introduced to the works of various children’s writers and examine the techniques used in writing picture storybooks, junior novels and other forms of fiction and non-fiction materials for children. You also experiment with a range of approaches and techniques while creating your own body of work.
 

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

 At RMIT, Produce Writings – Writing for Children is delivered and assessed along with the following competencies:
• CUSRAD01A – Collect and organise information
• CUVCOR03A – Develop, refine and communicate concept
• CUVCOR11A – Source information on history and theory and apply to own work

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	VBP552 Produce Writings - Writing for Children
Elements:	1. Analyse the purpose of the writing task
	2. Investigate the scope of the writing task
	3. Plan the writing task
	4. Create the writing task
	5. Realise the writing task

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will have gained insight into the process of writing for children. Through research and practice you will be able to develop an initial concept into a written work for children.
  

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.