Writing for Children and Young People

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• the qualities of a successful work for children or young people
• the process of writing a novel or script for children or young people
• a range of contemporary works for children and young people and the stylistic and structural devices employed by their authors
• the marketplace, target audiences, and age ranges for specific works
• the role of agents and editors in the publishing industry and the routes towards publication

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• confidently present your work to small groups of your peers
• write fiction/drama for particular age-groups of children and young people
• analyse and understand a range of texts for children and young people
• plan, structure, edit and improve your work
• give and receive constructive criticism

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• look critically at your own work in order to edit it and rewrite it as necessary to achieve a professional standard
• evaluate and offer constructive criticism on the work of your fellow students

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• written a complete short story, script or opening of a novel or script for children
• written a synopsis of your work in progress and a covering letter to a potential agent, producer or publisher

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.