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Years 7 and 8 Dance

In Dance, students: make and respond to dance independently and with their classmates, teachers and communities explore dance as an art form through choreography, performance and appreciation build on their awareness of the body through body part …

Years 7 and 8 | Dance | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Years 7 and 8 Drama

In Drama, students: build on their understanding of role, character and relationships use voice and movement to sustain character and situation use focus, tension, space and time to enhance drama incorporate language and ideas and use devices such …

Years 7 and 8 | Drama | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Years 7 and 8 Media Arts

In Media Arts, students: build on their understanding of structure, intent, character, settings, points of view and genre conventions and explore media conventions in their media artworks build on their understanding and use of time, space, sound, …

Years 7 and 8 | Media Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Years 7 and 8 Music

In Music, students: build on their aural skills by identifying and manipulating rhythm, pitch, dynamics and expression, form and structure, timbre and texture in their listening, composing and performing aurally identify layers within a texture sing …

Years 7 and 8 | Music | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Years 7 and 8 Visual Arts

In Visual Arts, students: build on their awareness of how and why artists, craftspeople and designers realise their ideas through different visual representations, practices, processes and viewpoints extend their thinking, understanding and use of …

Years 7 and 8 | Visual Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum

Structure

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

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

Elaboration (8) ACADAR019

recognising ethical issues including acknowledging sources and respecting the intellectual property rights of others in dance

Elaboration (8) ACADAR026

identifying how research and new ideas might enhance their own creating and performing practices

Elaboration (8) ACADRM033

exploring dramatic traditions and practices from one or more Asian societies in their drama

Elaboration (8) ACADRM037

using available software and applications to plan for playbuilding and to create scripts

Example of knowledge and skills Drama

In this band students are introduced to the ways that ideas and intentions are communicated in and through drama. They develop knowledge, understanding and skills through drama practices focusing on: Elements of drama Role, character and relationships Role …

Example of knowledge and skills | Drama | 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

Example of knowledge and skills Dance

In this band students are introduced to the ways that ideas and intentions are communicated in and through dance. They develop knowledge, understanding and skills through dance practices focusing on: Body body awareness – awareness of body in space in …

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

Achievement Standard Dance Years 7 and 8

By the end of Year 8, students identify and analyse the elements of dance, choreographic devices and production elements in dances in different styles and apply this knowledge in dances they make and perform. They evaluate how they and others from different …

Achievement Standard Visual Arts Years 7 and 8

By the end of Year 8, students identify and analyse how other artists use visual conventions and viewpoints to communicate ideas and apply this knowledge in their art making. They explain how an artwork is displayed to enhance its meaning. They evaluate …

Achievement Standard Drama Years 7 and 8

By the end of Year 8, students identify and analyse how the elements of drama are used, combined and manipulated in different styles. They apply this knowledge in drama they make and perform. They evaluate how they and others from different cultures, …

Achievement Standard Media Arts Years 7 and 8

By the end of Year 8, students identify and analyse how representations of social values and points of view are portrayed in the media artworks they make, distribute and view. They evaluate how they and other makers and users of media artworks from different …

Achievement Standard Music Years 7 and 8

By the end of Year 8, students identify and analyse how the elements of music are used in different styles and apply this knowledge in their performances and compositions. They evaluate musical choices they and others from different cultures, times and …

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