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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
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Learning Outcomes

  1. Use and reflect on a wide range of key strategies and techniques for writing narratives based on genealogical research.
  2. Write constructive critical feedback to help a writer improve a draft narrative.
  3. Produce a coherent work of short fiction or non-fiction based on genealogical research.
  4. Observe the conventions of spelling, punctuation, and grammar in narrative writing.

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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%

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