Auslan: Second Language Learner F–10 Sequence / Levels 9 and 10 / Communicating / Creating
Content description
Respond to different types of imaginative and creative texts that invite consideration of values, themes and ideas and involve different modes of expression
Elaborations
responding to forms of Deaf art that challenge perceptions and stimulate discussion, such as the work of Christine Sun Kim or members of the Australian Theatre of the Deaf
searching the internet for examples of work by Deaf dancers, musicians or performers of physical theatre that they find particularly effective or moving, for example, performances by Bernard Bragg, Evelyn Glennie or members of the Deaf Arts Network
comparing responses to creative texts that present personal or controversial points of view in powerful ways, for example, Deaf slam poetry
exploring the use of technology in Deaf art, film or performance, for example to help build mood or emotional expression
responding to signed poems that use extended metaphor to communicate values and ideas or to express emotional experience, for example, ‘Butterfly Hands’ by Walter Kadiki
reflecting on reactions of hearing audiences to deaf performances, for example by evaluating comments made by judges on reality/talent television shows
discussing the complexity of live theatre performance interpretation and the use of deaf interpreters and consultants
responding to animations created by or about deaf people and discussing the effectiveness of conveying all parameters of signing, for example, The Long Knife, or Gallaudet: The Film by Braam Jordaan
