Auslan: Second Language Learner F–10 Sequence / Levels 7 and 8 / Communicating / Creating
Content description
Interpret different types of texts that involve the expression of feelings or experiences and the representation of imagined people, places and scenarios, sharing and comparing their responses to different elements
Elaborations
viewing and responding to sign poetry from around the world, for example by comparing differences and similarities in ‘visual vernacular’
recognising how a character’s feelings and attitudes are expressed through NMFs and manner
evaluating Deaf performances or art forms that use technology such as camera and lighting techniques to expressive effect, for example performances by Ian Sanborn
describing and comparing responses to the use of colour and images by deaf artists such as Juan Fernández Navarrete or Nancy Rourke
identifying and profiling Deaf artists who make use of music, for example members of the Deaf Performing Arts Network
exploring how cultural values and the expression of identity are reflected in different forms of artistic expression, such as poetry performances by Walter Kadiki or John Wilson’s ‘Home’
comparing visual elements of signed media texts with those of equivalent texts produced for a hearing audience, for example, the teen drama Switched at Birth with teen dramas from BSL Zone
exploring the concept of metaphorical iconicity used in poems and narratives, for example by shadowing selected elements
analysing how elements of theatre performance such as emotional nuance are communicated through interpreters in a live setting
