Auslan: First Language Learner F–10 Sequence / Levels 5 and 6 / Communicating / Creating
Content description
Create live or filmed performances that engage specific audiences and present imagined experiences, people or places
Elaborations
working collaboratively to create a filmed episode of a pilot for a new Deaf sitcom, incorporating elements such as conflict, suspense or humour
creating and performing imaginary scenarios that reflect experiences in their own lives
creating a performance for a class or school talent show, such as a signed song, skit or humorous retelling of an anecdote
signing different versions of a familiar short story, changing perspectives according to different characters
creating original stories or short plays for younger learners of Auslan, incorporating scene-setting, action/conflict and resolution, and including opportunities for audience participation
creating a video record of an imagined formal or informal interview, incorporating elements of humour or tension and building character and mood through the use of NMFs and pauses
creating additional dimensions or changing the focus of a fictional experience by varying the use of manner, constructed action, space and aspect
participating in a class storytelling competition, conforming to conventions of character perspective and relationship with audience
creating amusing reinterpretations or spoofs of traditional fairytales, using exaggerated elements of sign and gesture
improvising spontaneous responses to a stimulus such as 'Sixty Seconds to Make the Audience Laugh, Cry …'
