Texts

Vertigo [film]!$!Hitchcock dir.!$! !$!!$!
Rear Window [film]!$!Hitchcock dir.!$! !$!!$!
y separately published work icon Our Country's Good Timberlake Wertenbaker , London : Methuen Royal Court Theatre , 1988 Z452849 1988 single work drama (taught in 4 units)
y separately published work icon Seven Centuries of Poetry in English John Leonard (editor), South Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 2003 Z1058257 2003 anthology poetry (taught in 6 units) Contains poetry from twelve countries, including Australia, and spans the development of English poetry over seven centuries.
Never Let Me Go!$!Ishiguro!$! !$!!$!
Brave New World!$!Huxley, Aldous!$! !$!!$!
Real Inspector Hound!$!Stoppard!$! !$!!$!
Short Guide To Writing About Literature!$!Barnet and Cain!$! !$!!$!

Description

How do short stories, poems, plays, novels or films generate meaning? This unit explores some of the strategies we can use to unpack the assumptions and ideas conveyed by literary texts. It introduces students to the work of close reading, critical thinking, and creative and academic writing practices. Students who successfully complete this unit will have gained a foundational vocabulary and developed core skills on which to base further studies in English.

Assessment

2,500 word internal assessment (50%), 2-hr exam (40%), participation tasks (10%)

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Levels: Undergraduate
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