Introduction
Who are the most interesting characters on your family tree? Would you like to write their stories to share with other family members, or with a wider audience? Perhaps you have an ancestor who is intriguing because of what you don't know about them and so can only imagine their story. This unit is an introduction to writing non-fictional and fictional narratives based on genealogical records. Students will gain skills in crafting engaging, readable family history narratives through writing historical and/or fictional pieces about people, places, and events from their family records.
Summary 2021
Unit name | Writing Family History |
---|---|
Unit code | HAA004 |
Credit points | 12.5 |
Faculty/School | College of Arts, Law and Education School of Humanities |
Discipline | English |
Coordinator | Dr Naomi Parry |
Teaching staff | |
Level | Foundation |
Available as student elective? | No |
Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
Note
Please check that your computer meets the minimum System Requirements if you are attending via Distance/Off-Campus.
Units are offered in attending mode unless otherwise indicated (that is attendance is required at the campus identified). A unit identified as offered by distance, that is there is no requirement for attendance, is identified with a nominal enrolment campus. A unit offered to both attending students and by distance from the same campus is identified as having both modes of study.
Special approval is required for enrolment into TNE Program units.
TNE Program units special approval requirements.
* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see withdrawal dates explained for more information).
Learning Outcomes
- Use and reflect on a wide range of key strategies and techniques for writing narratives based on genealogical research.
- Write constructive critical feedback to help a writer improve a draft narrative.
- Produce a coherent work of short fiction or non-fiction based on genealogical research.
- Observe the conventions of spelling, punctuation, and grammar in narrative writing.
Fees
Teaching
Teaching Pattern | Fully online |
---|---|
Assessment | Task 1: Writing activities and responses: 6 x 250-word written pieces (total 1500 words); 6 x 100-word critical responses (total 600 words) 50% Task 2: Short Written Narrative (750–1000 words) 50% |
Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
Required | None |
---|
The University reserves the right to amend or remove courses and unit availabilities, as appropriate.