Course description
This course aims to
In the first term, we shall be examining the various elements within fiction and practising aspects such as idea-finding,
character-building, sense of place, conflict and tension, introspection and dialogue. There will be handouts, writing exercises
and discussion during the sessions, and we will be looking at examples. Students will produce work to read in class, where
constructive criticism and some written feedback on work submitted to the tutor will be given.
Students will be expected to do written work between classes and also keep a 'writing journal' in which they will reflect on their
learning, any discoveries that they make and the development of their writing process.
In the second term, we shall be examining aspects of stories and novels in greater depth in terms of structure, plot and
narrative technique, using illustrations. Students will continue to produce work to read in class and we will start focusing on
developing an individual voice.
In the third term, we will begin identifying and exploring themes that interest us as individuals and start working with some of
the large themes of life; family relationships, belonging, identity, culture, effects of the past and experiences of loss, bigotry,
poverty, love, sex etc using examples as illustration.
Regular attendance and participation in discussion is essential and students need to allow sufficient time outside the sessions
for reading, and for preparing written work for the following week.
What materials will I need?
LIBRARY
Students are advised not to buy books until they attend their first session:
- Bradbury, M (ed) - The Penguin Book of Modern British Short Stories (1988), Penguin
- Goldberg, N - Writing down the bones: Freeing the Writer within (2005), Shambhala
- Lodge D. The Art of Fiction (1992) Penguin.
Is there any extra study outside the class?
This CCE course carries higher education credit, which recognises students' learning. To facilitate that recognition, students
undertake written or oral assignments during their course of study and some of the resulting work is presented for
assessment. The assignments are introduced by the tutor as an integral part of the course and are used as a means of
enabling students to assimilate the course material and consolidate their learning in an enjoyable and stimulating way.
Contact details for this course
Please contact GAE to enrol on this course or for more information.
Contact name
Support Officer Oliver Fisher
Post
Brighton Junction,
Isetta Square,
Brighton,
BN1 4GQ
Telephone
01273 810210
