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2022/23 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
ENGL2201 Writing Nature: Creative and Critical Practices
20 creditsClass Size: 30
School of English
Module manager: Professor John Whale
Email: j.c.whale@leed.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2022/23
This module is not approved as a discovery module
This module is approved as a skills discovery module
Module summary
This is a module which uses the literature of natural history and its associated methodology of observation to develop creative and critical skills of undergraduate students.Objectives
To develop an awareness of the Anglophone tradition of nature writing and its observational methodology.To develop critical and creative language skills in relation to the genre of nature writing.
Learning outcomes
Students will:
Have a historically informed understanding of natural history writing
Have both understanding and experience of the role of observation in natural history writing
Have developed critical reflection of their own writing, both critical and creative
Have an understanding of different kinds of natural history writing
Syllabus
This module combines critical and creative practices through reading a body of natural history texts with the undertaking of observational project work leading to the creative of a creative portfolio of natural history writing.
Teaching methods
Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
Practical | 5 | 1.50 | 7.50 |
Seminar | 10 | 1.00 | 10.00 |
Tutorial | 3 | 0.25 | 0.75 |
Private study hours | 181.75 | ||
Total Contact hours | 18.25 | ||
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200.00 |
Private study
Literary critical thinking and analysis; creative writingOpportunities for Formative Feedback
Three scheduled one-to-one feedback sessions on samples of critical essay and creative portfolioMethods of assessment
Coursework
Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
Essay | 1500 Word Essay | 25.00 |
Portfolio | 4500 Word (Max) | 75.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
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