Unit of Study WRIT2006 Writing for Young People (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Education
Placement

No

Unit description

Provides students with skills in writing specifically for young readers by investigating the development of children's and young adult fiction and the demands being made on producers of texts for young people in contemporary times. Students will build a portfolio through creative original works relevant to the young adult market. Intended as a second/third-year unit.

Unit content

Module1: What is writing for young people?

Module 2: Writing strategies in YA fiction

Module 3: Target Audiences.

Module 4: Ethics of writing for young people.

Module 5: Genre in YA fiction.

Module 6: Gender, identity, race and subcultures in YA fiction.

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Online	Term5	N/A

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

identify a range of popular genres focused on young people, demonstrating an understanding of contemporary publishing practices that engage a young readership

identify specific aspects of writing for young people, acknowledging the relationship between author and reader

demonstrate an ability to devise and develop a piece of creative writing for a specific age group

reflect critically on their own and others' writing

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Proposal	40%
Creative work	60%

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts

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Prescribed Resources/Equipment

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Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

Fee information

Domestic

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