Module Descriptors
WRITING FOR PUBLICATION : PART 1
ENGL50552
Key Facts
Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Lisa Mansell
Email: Lisa.Mansell@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- Practical Task - c. 1,500 words weighted at 20%
- Magazine Project - 1,500 + Groupwork weighted at 80%
Module Details
Module Indicative Content
The first half of the module will introduce students to the major elements of line editing, proofreading, narrative transposition and adaptation. The second half of the module will concern diversity in writing narratives which will be focussed on the activity of making a magazine in groups. Not only is this an opportunity to apply the editing skills learned in the first half of the module, but a chance to develop expertise and flexibility in a variety of short-form narratives, for example, news writing, feature articles, travel writing, poetry. Via practical workshops, students will learn how to compile a magazine and understand the conventions of the industry.
Module Learning Strategies
There will be a programme of twelve three-hour editorial workshops and tutorials related editing practice. Students will be expected to prepare for classes by reading of both the primary and set secondary reading.
Module Texts
Browne, Renni and King, David: Self-Editing for Fiction Writers (Harper Collins, 2006)
Keeble, R.: 'The Newspaper Handbook' (London Routledge, 1994)
Marek, Richard and Gunther, Irene. Editing Fact and Fiction: A Concise Guide to Book Editing (Cambridge University Press, 1994)
Seidman, Michael: The Complete Guide to Editing Your Fiction (Writers Digest Books, 2002)
Truss, Lynne: 'Eats, Shoots & Leaves' (Harper Collins, 2009)
Wood, James. How Fiction Works (Vintage, 2009)
Keeble, R.: 'The Newspaper Handbook' (London Routledge, 1994)
Marek, Richard and Gunther, Irene. Editing Fact and Fiction: A Concise Guide to Book Editing (Cambridge University Press, 1994)
Seidman, Michael: The Complete Guide to Editing Your Fiction (Writers Digest Books, 2002)
Truss, Lynne: 'Eats, Shoots & Leaves' (Harper Collins, 2009)
Wood, James. How Fiction Works (Vintage, 2009)
Module Resources
VLE, Library.
Module Learning Outcomes
1. DEMONSTRATE KNOWLEDGE OF A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF WRITING AND THE EDITING IN THESE DIFFERENT FORMS, FORMATS AND GENRES (E.G. POETRY, FEATURE ARTICLE, EDITORIAL, REVIEW) Knowledge & Understanding
2. INTERPRET AND DISTINGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT LEVELS OF WRITING FROM EARLY DRAFTS TO PRINT-READY COPY
Analysis
3. DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO MANAGE TIME, REFLECT AND ARTICULATE IDEAS ON THEIR OWN AND OTHERS WRITING AND MAKE A PROFESSIONAL SUBMISSION TO A JOURNAL OR MAGAZINE Communication
4. DISTINGHUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT EDITING TECHNIQUES AND APPLY THEM IN THE EDITING PROCESS Application
2. INTERPRET AND DISTINGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT LEVELS OF WRITING FROM EARLY DRAFTS TO PRINT-READY COPY
Analysis
3. DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO MANAGE TIME, REFLECT AND ARTICULATE IDEAS ON THEIR OWN AND OTHERS WRITING AND MAKE A PROFESSIONAL SUBMISSION TO A JOURNAL OR MAGAZINE Communication
4. DISTINGHUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT EDITING TECHNIQUES AND APPLY THEM IN THE EDITING PROCESS Application
Module Additional Assessment Details
Practical Task: 20% online-editing, proofreading and narrative transposition. [LO: 1, 4]
Magazine Project: 80% two single-authored pieces from a list of appropriate genres [40 marks] (e.g. feature article, news story, poem) and a groupwork element [20 marks] (format, contents, design, cover). [LO 1, 2, 3, 4]
Key Information Set Data
80% Coursework
20% Practical Task
Magazine Project: 80% two single-authored pieces from a list of appropriate genres [40 marks] (e.g. feature article, news story, poem) and a groupwork element [20 marks] (format, contents, design, cover). [LO 1, 2, 3, 4]
Key Information Set Data
80% Coursework
20% Practical Task