A1: literary portfolio
A portfolio of drafted and revised poetry or prose alongside a screenplay or playscript in both draft and revised form, with a summary of the changes and the rationale behind them
Due: 31 August 2027 · Weight: 25%
You will create a portfolio containing:
- 3 rough draft poems, or 1 draft short story or memoir
- 3 poems revised from draft form, or 1 revised short story or memoir
- A rough draft of a screenplay or playscript
- A revised version of the same screenplay or playscript (can be a polished excerpt from a longer work)
- Include a summary (1-2 pages total) of the changes you’ve made to the pieces in your portfolio and the rationale behind your changes
Up to 5000-word limit total (applied to the size of your draft poems combined or short story or memoir) and then an additional 5000-word limit total (applied to the size of the screenplay or playscript). Ensure you follow formatting guidelines for the text that you are presenting (use Courier New for plays and screenplays, or 12 point font and 1.5 spacing for prose etc.)
Additional workshop exercises may be included but are not compulsory.
Marking Rubric#
| Criterion | Weighting |
|---|---|
| Understanding of CCS communication techniques and utilisation of them | 68% |
| Portfolio | 2% |
| Documentation of CCS utilisation | 20% |
Your understanding of CCS techniques and utilisation of them (and by extension documentation of which) is really what we care about — hence it carries the biggest mark. You can literally not submit any piece of prose, and you’ll be alright as long as you can articulate that you can mind-meld with your CCS well. However, you must respond to what is specified and required by the portfolio as the whole point of this course is for you steer your CCS towards something and output a high-quality output.
The band descriptors — what HD, D–Cr, P and N mean for each criterion — are the same for both assignments.
Read the policies of this course for information on submission, extensions, special consideration, and appeals.