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• VCCCTR047

  Examine how to identify and analyse suppressed premises and assumptions

  Elaborations

  • analysing inferences and the assumptions they are based on and discussing if these are justified
  • discussing a claim that an assumption is ‘self-evident’ and does not need to be separately argued for, for example that projected rapid population growth will decrease food security
  • supplying a suppressed premise in order to fill a gap in an argument and justifying the selection

  VCCCTR047 | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Levels 9 and 10 | Reasoning

• VCDSTC005

  Explore the characteristics and properties of familiar designed solutions in at least one technologies context

  Elaborations

  • beginning to appropriately push or pull and object to make it work, for example, push a toy car or spin a top
  • learning how to care for a plant or animal
  • beginning to use tools and equipment needed to prepare food
  • discovering the characteristics of materials, for example, materials that float or sink

  VCDSTC005 | Technologies | Design and Technologies | Level B | Technologies Contexts

• VCEALC166

  Negotiate familiar social situations and learning activities with the teacher or with friends

  Elaborations

  • understanding simple, predictable questions
  • following simple instructions using the actions of others as cues, for example moving to the floor or collecting a book
  • making simple requests or expressing needs using actions, single words and short phrases
  • giving simple responses, such as nodding or saying ‘yes’, ‘no’ or short learnt phrases

  VCEALC166 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Speaking and Listening | Communication

• VCEALC486

  Express personal meanings non-verbally or using simple language

  Elaborations

  • showing personal non-verbal responses to oral texts, such as indicating a positive or negative reaction by smiling, nodding or pointing
  • beginning to use common expressions of opinion, for example ‘I think’, ‘I like’
  • using simple vocabulary to express personal needs and wants, such as ‘hungry’, ‘help’

  VCEALC486 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level CL | Speaking and Listening | Communication

• VCEALL772

  Understand a range of verb forms in particular text types

  Elaborations

  • understanding complex verb groups, including elaborated tenses (such as ‘had not realised’), extended verb groups (such as ‘did not expect to be found’) and modality (such as ‘need to consider’)
  • recognising verb forms that are used in particular text types, such as passive voice in procedural recounts

  VCEALL772 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C4 | Reading and Viewing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL790

  Demonstrate control of a wide range of verb forms

  Elaborations

  • controlling a wide range of tenses
  • attempting complex verb groups incorporating multiple elements such as time and negatives, for example ‘I guess you are not planning to go’
  • using modal verbs, including with complex tenses, such as ‘They should not have to go’, ‘This needs to be considered’

  VCEALL790 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C4 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCEALL796

  Use a range of digital formats and images to enhance meaning and impact

  Elaborations

  • producing texts in a range of digital formats, such as text documents, slides, infographics, simple websites, videos
  • using advanced writing and formatting functions in software applications, such as spellchecker, font styles, paragraph formatting
  • using modal verbs, including with complex tenses, such as ‘They should not have to go’, ‘This needs to be considered’

  VCEALL796 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C4 | Writing | Linguistic Structures and Features

• VCHPEM037

  Participate in a variety of physical education experiences and games with simple rules with equipment in a range of environments

  Elaborations

  • copying simple physical movement patterns
  • beginning to learn to ride a tricycle or bike with training wheels
  • learning the skills needed to perform basic games
  • demonstrating safety rules when participating in structured physical activities
  • participating in games that require students to be aware of personal safety and game boundaries

  VCHPEM037 | Health and Physical Education | Level C | Movement and Physical Activity | Moving the body

• VCHPEP005

  Use facial expressions to indicate an emotion and demonstrate preference

  Elaborations

  • show a reaction to multimodal texts that identify what emotions what they look like, and identify the actions that make them feel that way
  • using facial expressions, gestures, sounds to indicate an emotion, want or need
  • reacting to being comforted when distressed
  • relying on adults for support or comfort to cope with emotional events

  VCHPEP005 | Health and Physical Education | Level A | Personal, Social and Community Health | Communicating and interacting for health and wellbeing

• VCHPEP148

  Evaluate health information from a range of sources and apply to health decisions and situations

  Elaborations

  • critiquing and selecting the most suitable and reliable sources of health information according to the decision that needs to be made
  • examining actions to take greater responsibility in relation to their own health
  • critiquing services that provide advice and support on health-related issues, and investigating ways to store and share contact information of these services with other young people

  VCHPEP148 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 9 and 10 | Personal, Social and Community Health | Communicating and interacting for health and wellbeing

• VCHPEP006

  Experience health and safety actions

  Elaborations

  • experiencing activities related to eating, drinking and life skills and exploring their sensory impact and indicating an awareness of these activities
  • experiencing a variety of activities related to healthy and active community and learning to anticipate some familiar events
  • participating in simple activities associated with their basic personal hygiene, needs and care, and beginning to assist in the process

  VCHPEP006 | Health and Physical Education | Level A | Personal, Social and Community Health | Contributing to healthy and active communities

• VCMMG099

  Give and follow directions to familiar locations

  Elaborations

  • understanding that people need to give and follow directions to and from a place, and that this involves turns, direction and distance
  • understanding the meaning and importance of words such as ‘clockwise’, ‘anticlockwise’, ‘forward’ and ‘under’ when giving and following directions
  • interpreting and following directions around familiar locations

  VCMMG099 | Mathematics | Level 1 | Measurement and Geometry | Location and transformation

• VCPSCSE052

  React to people and express emotions

  Elaborations

  • reacting positively or negatively to an element in their environment, for example person, object, activity or event
  • communicating basic needs through emotional displays such as crying, sounds, physical movement, facial expression
  • having emotional displays ‘labelled’ by an adult, for example you look sad/ happy/ upset

  VCPSCSE052 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Level A | Self-Awareness and Management | Recognition and expression of emotions

• VCASFC025

  Create or adapt imaginative texts and expressive performances that feature favourite characters, amusing experiences or special effects

  Elaborations

  • performing stories for a live audience with a focus on the visual communication of emotion and humour
  • adapting an element of a familiar cartoon or story to achieve a different effect, for example by varying the use of manner
  • adapting a signed advertisement for a product popular with their age group to create a change in effect, for example by inserting additional elements, mood or characters
  • signing stories or participating in play-based activities that require the use of constructed action to represent other people’s actions, thoughts, feelings or attitudes
  • adapting key elements of a popular picture book to create a short signed performance suitable for younger children being introduced to Auslan
  • experimenting with the genre of storytelling, adapting the use of signing space and signing techniques and changing perspectives according to character
  • performing an adaptation of a humorous story with two or more characters, using elements of constructed action such as shifting eye gaze and head orientation
  • creating the next scene, a new character or an alternative ending for a signed fable, short story or cartoon
  • choreographing and performing music-less dance, focusing on matching timing, beat and rhythm
  • creating original handshape poetry to present at a school assembly or community festival
  • playing with light and shadow, handshapes and movement, for example in shadow puppet performances

  VCASFC025 | Languages | Auslan | First Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Creating

• VCADAP027

  Perform dances using technical and expressive skills to communicate ideas and intentions to an audience

  Elaborations

  • using production elements such as costume and props to communicate ideas and feelings in a dance about a place that is special to them
  • using questions when refining dance works for performance to an audience, for example, is there a story in the dance? or how are they using grouping or pathways to communicate ideas in their dance?
  • using expressive skills of projection and focus to communicate dance ideas to an audience, for example, looking out and up to the ceiling and extending movements to express happiness
  • using the elements of dance to communicate ideas clearly, for example, using different body shapes to represent water flowing at different speeds

  VCADAP027 | The Arts | Dance | Levels 3 and 4 | Present and Perform

• VCADRD036

  Develop and refine expressive skills in voice and movement to communicate ideas and dramatic action in different performance styles and conventions

  Elaborations

  • developing and refining vocal qualities of audibility, clarity and contrast through control of pace, pitch, dynamics and use of pause and silence
  • developing use of performance techniques and conventions relevant to selected performance styles, for example, refining use of the body to communicate through movement and stillness, and through realistic and non-realistic movement; and exploring ways to transition between scenes
  • employing voice and movement appropriate to situation and manipulating space and time in dramatic action to heighten tension, focus action and shape meaning in a scripted drama
  • developing techniques to engage an audience, for example, by expressing and experiencing character relationships through vocal dynamics and tone, eye contact, proximity and space

  VCADRD036 | The Arts | Drama | Levels 7 and 8 | Drama Practices

• VCADRE021

  Explore roles, characters and dramatic action in dramatic play, improvisation and process drama

  Elaborations

  • taking part in small-group improvisations and story-telling, focusing on experiencing the roles and situations they create
  • taking turns in offering and accepting ideas
  • exploring possibilities for role and situation when participating in whole group teacher-led process drama and role-play
  • taking photos or videoing drama they devise to view and extend their drama ideas
  • using observations from drama they view to explore possibilities for drama they will make, for example, how did the performers use their voices, what sorts of movements did the performers use, and what voice and movement from others’ performances they might consider using when making their own drama, and why?

  VCADRE021 | The Arts | Drama | Levels 1 and 2 | Explore and Express Ideas

• VCADRP044

  Perform devised and scripted drama making deliberate artistic choices and shaping design elements to unify dramatic meaning for an audience

  Elaborations

  • working collaboratively as a member of a creative team to direct the blocking and staging of dramatic action to communicate intended meaning(s) for an audience
  • exploring the impact of design elements and technology on dramatic meaning by using costumes, props, sound, multimedia and lighting, and considering impact of drama they view and evaluating options for their own work
  • using evaluative questions to maintain a focus on creative aims and intentions, for example, at critical stages through the play-making processes asking a series of questions such as ‘How are the elements of drama being used to convey ideas? How are materials manipulated in this drama? How are the director and performers shaping skills and processes to make and communicate meaning? How are design elements being used?

  VCADRP044 | The Arts | Drama | Levels 9 and 10 | Present and Perform

• VCADRR045

  Evaluate how the elements of drama, forms and performance styles in devised and scripted drama to convey meaning and aesthetic effect

  Elaborations

  • analysing how the elements of drama are manipulated to focus the dramatic action for audiences and using this information to refine drama they make
  • evaluating how the features and conventions of forms and styles create dramatic meaning and theatrical effect
  • evaluating how ideas and emotions shape the expressive qualities and staging of forms and styles in their own and others’ drama
  • considering how drama theory has been used in creating and performing the text
  • using questions as the basis for an evaluative discussion, for example, ‘How successful were the actors and director in conveying the playwright’s stated intent? How successfully have the design elements been incorporated into the drama?’

  VCADRR045 | The Arts | Drama | Levels 9 and 10 | Respond and Interpret

• VCASFC169

  Create or reinterpret simple imaginative texts that involve favourite characters or humorous situations, using a range of signs, gestures and supporting props to convey events, characters or settings

  Elaborations

  • creating and performing an adaptation of a humorous story with two or more characters, using elements of constructed action such as eye gaze change, body shift and head orientation change
  • retelling a story to compare characters’ perspectives using referents
  • working collaboratively to create a visual representation of a face, using the hands and bodies of at least two classmates
  • using ‘visual vernacular’ to create a humorous skit for a younger group of Auslan learners
  • creating the next scene, a new character or an alternative ending for a signed fable, short story or cartoon
  • choreographing and performing music-less dance, focusing on matching timing, beat and rhythm
  • creating and performing a story from the viewpoint of a single character or narrator

  VCASFC169 | Languages | Auslan | Second Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 5 and 6 | Communicating | Creating