Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
A-level Study Boost: Unseen Poetry and the Creative Process
This online course included an overview of effective techniques to analyse unseen poetry and how to use these in the creative writing process. At the end of the course, learners applied what they had learnt to create their own poem.
2 weeks, 3 hours per week
Rebecca Bullard
Associate Professor of English Literature
University of Reading
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Describe how the creative writing process can lead to a better understanding of unseen poetry
- Explain the techniques available to authors when writing poetry
- Assess why poets use certain techniques in their writing and how this has an impact on meaning
- Discuss the ways in which the creative writing process provides an outlet for creativity
- Apply pattern, puzzle and shaping techniques to the interpretation and creation of poetry
Syllabus
Week 1 – Unseen Poetry
- Ways to read and analyse poetry
- Introduction to the poem, Patagonia
- Feelings: Exploring different feelings towards text
- Patterns: Breaking the text down
- Puzzles: Tone and figurative language
Week 2 – The Creative Process
- Analysing and understanding the creative process
- Ways to start writing a poem
- Shaping a poem
- Create and share your own poem
Issued on 20th October 2020
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