Assessment 1: Story Proposal and Sample
| Marking: | Marked out of 100 – Weighting 35% of final mark |
| Description: | A detailed proposal for a long-form non-fiction feature and a writing sample |
| Due Date: | The written proposal and writing sample are to be loaded to the elearning site by Week 7.The class presentations will be scheduled in Weeks 8 and 9. |
| FCA Graduate Quality developed: | Independent Learners / Effective communicators |
| Format: | This assignment has four parts:1. A 1000 word essay outlining your understanding of the literary journalism tradition with reference to both academic literature and examples from the genre;
2. A 500 word proposal outlining:
3. A 500 word writing sample showing an initial approach to the feature; 4. Presentation of the idea and writing sample to class. |
| Assessment Criteria: | The proposal and sample will demonstrate:
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| Submission Method: | Proposals and story samples are to be loaded to the elearning site. A detailed set of instructions will be provided. Class presentations will be rostered across Week 8 & 9 workshops. Rosters will be decided in week 6. Proposals and story samples must also be emailed to the tutor as detailed in Submission, Receipt and Collection of Assessment Tasks above |
| Must Attempt: | Yes |
Assessment 2: Literary Journalism Feature
| Marking: | Marked out of 100 – Weighting 65% of final mark |
| Description: | A long-form literary journalism feature |
| Due Date: | Week 15 |
| FCA Graduate Quality developed: | Independent Learners / Effective communicators |
| Format: | A 4000 to 5000-word literary feature.
The feature must include at least two original interview sources and evidence of a range of secondary research and other sources.
The submission must include a set of notes detailing your sources and research (up to one page – not included in the word count).
Upon negotiation with the subject co-ordinator students may choose to produce their feature in multimedia formats other than a purely text-based feature, but the body of the work remains the printed word.
All final assignments must be submitted according to the journalism program’s web-ready publication guidelines. This includes the submission of at least one image with all written feature assignments. The image(s) may be an original image or one supplied by one of your sources. It must include an appropriate caption. |
| Assessment Criteria: | The feature will demonstrate:
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| Submission Method: | Via email as detailed in Submission, Receipt and Collection of Assessment Tasks above |
| Must Attempt: | Yes |
| Must Pass: | Yes |