1. Find the limits of your investigation when applying appropriate learning strategies, such as research and development in the production and creation of a final piece of creative writing work.

2. Evaluate critically the appropriateness of different approaches to solving problems and propose solutions to problems arising when working on a narrative.

3. Apply underlying concepts and principles outside the context in which they were first studied.

4. Demonstrate knowledge and critical understanding of the well-established concepts, principles and their development within creative writing for comics.

5. Communicate effective information and arguments in a variety of forms, to specialist and non-specialist audiences, and deploy key techniques of the creative writing for comics effectively

The aim of this module is to refine and expand on a student’s creative writing skills, along with building students’ scriptwriting skills up through a variety of short projects which fit within the area of comics.

During the semester there will be a series of writing activities in-class, following by a set of longer activities outside of class.

Emphasis is placed upon experimentation, there will be opportunities to write in a variety of genres and forms with the goal of building up confidence and practice when writing for comics.

By the end of the semester students will have a writing portfolio filled with all the activities from the previous weeks, then students will work on a short collective of minor assessed projects, and one major project which should represent the learning a student has undertaken.

The aim of this module is to refine and expand on a student’s creative writing skills, along with building students’ scriptwriting skills up through a variety of short projects which fit within the area of comics.

Studio learning takes place in timetabled sessions with academic staff who introduce key contextual and practice-based lectures focused on the development of creative writing and story narrative. Through these initial lectures you will gain an understanding of the core concepts, theory and tools necessary to complete the assignments for the module.

One of the principles underlying this module is a mutually beneficial relationship between planned out creative writing and improvised creative writing, that both methods and ideas influence creative production.

Eisner, W. 2008. Graphic Storytelling and visual Narrative.W.w.Norton & Co. New York¿
Wells, P. 2007. Scriptwriting. AVA Academia. Thames & Hudson. London 2009. American Art. US Congress
Moore, A. 2003. Alan Moore’s Writing for Comics. Avatar Press: Illinois
McCloud, S 2006 Making Comics WmMorrowPB; Illustrated edition: New York
Kneece, M 2015. The Art of Comic Book Writing. Watson-Guptil: New York
Lee, S 2011. Stan Lee’s Lets write comics. Watson-Guptil: New York
O’Neil, D 2001. The DC Comics Guide to Writing Comics. Watson-Guptil: New York

Drawing Boards¿
Desk Space.¿
Scanners¿
Internet Access¿
Wacom Tablets¿
Photocopier¿
The Blackboard virtual learning environment will be available (where relevant) to support this module. Details will be supplied in the module handbook.

Summative assessment takes place at the end of the module where work/portfolios will be presented for final assessment.¿
Designated tutorials will be set up to enable students to discuss their work individually with key members of delivery staff.

Portfolio of creative writing work 20%- 1, 2, 5
Minor project script writing project for comics 35%- 1,4,5
Major project- branching story project 45% 1,2,3,4,5