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OLET2110: Telling True Stories
2023 unit information
Students learn to write a narrative nonfiction story that communicates specialist knowledge they have gained in their university course to a general audience. Twelve modules guide students through the writing process, from pitching a story idea to preparing their piece for publication. Topics covered include narrative nonfiction subgenres, research, scene building, structure, ethics and style.
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Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Media and Communications |
| Credit points | 2 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. distinguish narrative nonfiction (and its subgenres) from other modes of academic or journalistic writing and discuss why the form is valuable
- LO2. identify a viable story topic and angle and pitch the idea to a publication that serves a general readership
- LO3. augment academic knowledge with journalism research methods
- LO4. recognise and apply narrative techniques such as scene setting and a narrative structure
- LO5. discuss ethical challenges and standards of narrative nonfiction and apply them to your story
- LO6. complete the drafting and editing process to produce an original, polished narrative nonfiction story
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