Module Specifications..
Current Academic Year 2023 - 2024
Please note that this information is subject to change.
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Description This course will teach students how to write compelling features, stories that look to a corner of the news and illuminate it. Unlike news stories, features are imbued with scenes and vignettes which often show rather than tell. A good feature is grounded in a specific time or place and is almost always inhabited by people. They can be embedded in an ongoing new events, or come at a story from an offbeat angle. The class will be grounded in a workshop environment in which students will begin to work on and understand this craft, critiquing their own and each other’s features. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Learning Outcomes 1. Identify the qualities of feature writing and how they differs from news. 2. Learn to develop a writing process that carries a story from concept to publication 3. Sharpen skills at focusing stories along a single, clearly articulated theme 4. Evaluate the importance of backgrounding in establishing the context, focus and sources of soundly reported stories 5. Analyze the connection between strong information and strong writing 6. Explore different models and devices for structuring stories 7. Constructively critique and be critiqued | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
Writing Skills50 per centResearch Skills25 per centAngles and story ideas25 per cent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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