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The Australian Curriculum: The Arts covers each of the five arts subjects – Dance, Drama, Media Arts, Music, and Visual Arts – across bands of year levels: Foundation to Year 2 Years 3 and 4 Years 5 and 6 Years 7 and 8 Years 9 and 10. The curriculum …

Structure | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Years 5 and 6 Visual Arts

In Years 5 and 6, students draw on artworks from a range of cultures, times and locations. They explore the arts of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and of the Asia region and learn that they are used for different purposes. While the arts …

Years 5 and 6 | Visual Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Structure Visual Arts

Learning in Visual Arts Learning in Visual Arts involves students making and responding to artworks, drawing on the world as a source of ideas. Students engage with the knowledge of visual arts, develop skills, techniques and processes, and use materials …

Structure | Visual Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Example of knowledge and skills Music

In this band students are introduced to the ways that ideas and intentions are communicated in and through Music. They develop knowledge, understanding and skills through music practices focusing on: Elements of music Rhythm sound/silence, long/short, …

Example of knowledge and skills | Music | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Example of knowledge and skills Media Arts

In this band students are introduced to the ways that ideas and intentions are communicated in and through Media Arts. They develop knowledge, understanding and skills through media arts practices focusing on: Representation and story principles Structure representing …

Example of knowledge and skills | Media Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Example of knowledge and skills Visual Arts

In this band students are introduced to the ways that ideas and intentions are communicated in and through visual arts. They develop knowledge, understanding and skills through visual arts practices focusing on: Representation Subject matter personal …

Example of knowledge and skills | Visual Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Structure Drama

Learning in Drama Learning in Drama involves students making, performing, analysing and responding to drama, drawing on human experience as a source of ideas. Students engage with the knowledge of drama, develop skills, techniques and processes, and use …

Structure | Drama | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACADAM009

exploring character and mood by experimenting with elements of dance in a range of set, teacher-directed or student-devised dances

Elaboration (2) ACADAM017

linking the application of the elements of dance to the communication of the choreographer’s intent in teacher-set dances

Elaboration ACADRM029

presenting scenes in which they apply story structures to set the scene, link action and create an ending, such as a cultural or community story with the assistance of representatives from the community

Elaboration (4) ACAMAR057

discussing the roles of media artists and what permission means, for example, deciding on a class set of rules for using and creating images, sounds and text in media artworks

Elaboration (2) ACADAM005

altering movements in a set, teacher-directed or student-devised dance using the elements of space, time, dynamics and relationships to express ideas, for example, increasing the size of a movement to represent growth

Elaboration (3) ACAMAM068

telling a news story in print and for online publishing and discussing the differences in the structure of content, meaning and delivery between the two media

Elaboration (1) ACAMUM103

Considering viewpoints – evaluations: For example – How are these two performances different? Which one was more successful with audiences and why?

Elaboration (7) ACAVAM129

Considering viewpoints – societies and cultures: For example Identify different viewpoints in these two interpretations of an historical event. How would you use symbolic images or objects to pass on advice about the environment to your future child …

Elaboration (3) ACAMAR078

comparing the same idea, event or story presented in artworks in different media, explaining how different technical and symbolic elements are used to engage audiences and influence personal perceptions, for example, comparing two media artworks dealing …

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