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Task Description: Chose one writing technique (e.g., dialogue, characterisation, setting, point of view, etc.) and one genre (either short story, a play, a suite of poems, or short creative non-fiction). Write a 500-700 word pitch for a written piece in this genre to myself as 'editor'.

Explanation: You are required to write a creative writing piece for your major assessment item. You must first identify a collaborative story writing site. This is simply 'a place to start.' Looking at the creative writing of others gives you a way of thinking about what you might like to write, and in the process, will help you to focus your creative writing. Start by investigating free collaborative story writing sites such as Inkle, Ficly, StoryMash, Twine, Novlet, FanStory, Episode, StoryWars, Protagonize, FoldingStory, StoryTimed, or FanFic (among many others) for inspiration. For instance, you might be a serious Supernatural fan and dream of writing your own storyline. If so, FanFic would definitely be an option for structuring your major piece (your creative artefact).

Depending on the site you choose, your major work could be part of a narrative thread started by someone else, a prequel or sequel woven into a story already written, a story chapter created after jumping into someone else's tale, or, an original story you have started entirely yourself. The possibilities are limited only by your imagination. It is up to you whether you actually submit your work to your chosen site. I would encourage you to do so, but submission to the collaborative writing site you have chosen is not a requirement of the unit.

The pitch/proposal is pass/fail only. This means that you are required to complete the proposal/pitch (on which you will receive feedback), but this does not contribute to the overall grade percentage. Why? Because, as you are required to develop a 500 - 700 word 'proposal/pitch' for a work (perhaps inspired by collaborative writing site of your choice such as Inkle, Ficly, StoryMash, Twine, FanFic, etc.), you must first show that you have actually identified a possible interactive/collaborative story writing site, and considered how the theme/topic/focus of your piece 'matches' that of the collaborative writing stream. Again, this will depend on whether you intend your major work to be part of a narrative thread started by someone else, a prequel or sequel woven into a story already written, or an original story you have started entirely yourself. The proposal/pitch gives you the opportunity to focus your piece toward your chosen interactive/collaborative writing platform and gives you a way to plan completing Assessment Item 2 and 3 over the course of the Term.

NOTE: Creative writing pieces submitted WITHOUT a prior pitch being received and marked may be penalised.

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The Proposal will be evaluated according to the extent to which:

1. the proposal evidences that it will carry-out a clearly articulated set of outcomes as regards the genre and form of the writing project (e.g., writing the first chapter of a novel, writing a short story, writing a children's book, a suite of poems, etc.);
2. the proposal identifies the specific colloaborative writing site and the style in which the content of the creative artefact will be written (e.g.,third-person limited, intimate, or omnipotent, etc.)
3. the proposal of the creative artefact represents an original piece of writing according to the chosen genre (e.g., horror, sci-fi, fantasy, historical romance, popular romance, crime, etc.), and is of an achievable standard shown via a week-by-week timeline indicating what is to be undertaken and when in the writing process (including milestones, e.g., benchmarks achieved leading up to Assessment 2 - First Draft, benchmarks achieved leading up to Assessment 3 - Final Draft)
4. the proposal is presented in a flawless literary presentation, formatting and referencing (Harvard (author-date) referencing style)
5. the proposal includes at least 5 references identified as important in ensuring that your creative artefact is informed by the literary and stylistic conventions of your chosen genre and the specified style in which the content will be written.

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Students can complete their reflective journal as a blog if desired (using the weekly topic forums on the unit moodle site) or submit as a word document.

Students weekly reflections must account for the period Week 3 until Week 10 (7 weeks in total).

Each weekly reflection response is worth 6.5 marks.

Word limit: Each response should be between 200-275 words in total (references are not included in the word count).

This assessment will be evaluated on the extent to which it demonstrates Critical Reflection:

1. regarding the ways in which the creative work evidences a carrying-out of the clearly articulated set of outcomes as per The Pitch/Proposal including the nominated collaborative writing site and the genre and form of the creative artefact (e.g., writing the first chapter of a novel, writing a short story, writing a novella, writing a series of short stories, writing a children's book, etc.);
2. taking into account the thematic/literary standards of the nominated collaborative writing site;
3. engagement with the 5 references (listed in The Proposal) in ensuring that the creative artefact is informed by the literary and stylistic conventions of the chosen genre and the specified writing technique and genre nominated in the proposal;
4. regarding the progress of the artefact according to the standards shown via the Proposal's week-by-week timeline indicating what was to be undertaken and when in the writing process (that is, the achieved milestones leading up to Assessment 3 - Final Draft)
5. each critical reflection reflects flawless presentation, clarity of expression - including spelling and grammatical correctness using the Harvard (author-date) referencing style.

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Students are required to complete at least one piece of writing of a publishable standard. The Final Creative Artefact is a proofread and polished piece of the creative writing artefact students have been working on over the Term. The publishable piece must be completed according to the topic proposed in Assessment One ('The Pitch'/Proposal), as negotiated with their supervisor.

The total word count is 2500 words.

The assessment item is worth 55% of the overall grade.

A copy of the Proposal/Pitch (Assessment Item 1) must be included with this assessment item (placed either at the very beginning, or on the final page/s of the Creative Artefact).

The Final Creative Artefact will be evaluated according to the extent to which:

1. the final piece realises the articulated set of outcomes (The Pitch/Proposal) with respect to the genre and form of the creative artefact;
2. the final piece incorporates all of the stipulations outlined for the creative artefact;
3. the draft realises the elements of the chosen genre (e.g., horror, sci-fi, fantasy, historical romance, popular romance, etc.), and form (a chapter, a short story, a novella, etc), and accords with the standards shown via the Proposal's week-by-week timeline indicating what was to be undertaken and when in the writing process (that is, the achieved milestones leading up to Assessment 3 - Final Creative Artefact)
4. the draft is presented in a flawless literary presentation, formatting and (where/if required) referencing (Harvard (author-date) referencing style)
5. the draft shows the realisation of an original piece of writing indicating the literary and stylistic conventions of the chosen genre and the specified style in which content of this type should be written.