The assessment items for Writing on the Edge are as follows:

1. Portfolio of class works (compulsory) 25%
2. Publication project (compulsory) 25%
3. Critiques, commentaries, peer-reviews, ongoing 
    workshop participation, other exercises (compulsory) 25% 

    Choose ONE of the following:
4. Performance project, 15mins or equivalent 25%
5. Report - comparison of an online writing community with class community 25%
6. Report - analysis of text/s "on the edge" 25%

Students must elect 25% of their assessment from items 3, 4 and 5.

1. The portfolio is compulsory and will consist of a selection of individual and collaborative writing exercises which you have worked on during the semester. Early drafts with group and tutor comments should be included together with your final pieces. The Portfolio should show cumulative engagement with the course over the entire semester. You are expected to collect 5 of your best pieces (+ an Appendix of drafts and comments)

Title page, Contents page, laser printed, standard margins etc.

2. The publication project (also compulsory) will consist of a piece (or pieces) of original work (1,500 words min. or equivalent) written for a target publication. It will be accompanied by a 400-word summary of the characteristics of the target publication and a copy of your submission letter. As part of the publication project you will write a short project proposal which will be put to a hypothetical peer-review panel. This is an extended work, perhaps chosen from one of the exercises, but not necessarily. It should be new work, which has not been published before, or been assessed previously for other subjects. Please check with your class tutor for appropriate topics.

3. You are required to print off all of your commentaries about other people’s work. Please include the original piece and arrange chronologically so the sequence can be seen.

4. The Performance project is aimed at those students who wish to present an original written work in the medium of a performance. Music, dance, costume, drama, lighting and computers can all be used to create extra dimensions to the piece. The Performance project should be around 15 mins long, and can include other class members, or outsiders as assistants. A Web site, a multimedia show, or any other presentation in another medium can count for this Performance. Please check with your class tutor.

5.& 6. The Research Report assignments give you the opportunity to produce a 1,500 word report. The exact topic can be anything that you are interested in analysing and critiquing. You need to check that your topic is appropriate by consulting your tutor.