Topic outline

  • A free online course from the OpenLearn History & The Arts section of the Open University. The lin gives you immediate access to begin the course.

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    8 hours study

    No account required.

    (If you decide to create an account and enrol for free you receive a free statement of participation.)


  • Learning Outcomes

    After studying this course, you should be able to:

    • articulate the notion of ‘write what you know’
    • write ‘blind’ descriptions of known objects and note new observations
    • have an enhanced ability to list sensory perceptions
    • write short texts about a personal memory of either a place or a character.

  • Begin course

    The course can be accessed via the link below. Will open in a new window.
    Good luck!

    https://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/creative-writing/writing-what-you-know/content-section-0?intro=1