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• Indonesian - F–10 Sequence: Levels 5 and 6 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 6, students use Indonesian to convey information about themselves, their family and friends, and daily routines and activities. They locate specific details and use familiar words and phrases to predict meanings in texts. They respond to and create texts such as descriptions...

  Level description | Languages | Indonesian | F–10 Sequence | Levels 5 and 6

• Vietnamese - F–10 Sequence: Levels 5 and 6 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 6, students use spoken and written Vietnamese for classroom interactions and to share ideas and opinions and express feelings. They exchange information about aspects of their daily life, school, friends and leisure activities. They make shared decisions and arrangements, organise...

  Level description | Languages | Vietnamese | F–10 Sequence | Levels 5 and 6

• VCCCTM030

  Examine learning strategies, including constructing analogies, visualising ideas, summarising and paraphrasing information and reflect on the application of these strategies in different situations

  Elaborations

  • constructing an analogy to assist in learning, for example, the analogy of a park to represent some Australian landscapes at the time of First Contact, and reflecting on the strengths and weaknesses of the analogy
  • discussing when to summarise or paraphrase as a learning strategy and constructing questions to help guide the decision

  VCCCTM030 | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Levels 5 and 6 | Meta-Cognition

• VCRAC035

  Interact with peers to describe aspects of daily life, school, friends and pastimes

  Elaborations

  • giving opinions about aspects of the students' personal world such as likes and dislikes, interests and leisure activities
  • describing significant people such as family members, friends and teachers, their relationship, physical appearance and characteristics/qualities
  • recounting experiences with family and friends
  • sustaining interactions with others by using strategies such as asking questions

  VCRAC035 | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | F–10 Sequence | Levels 5 and 6 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCKOU164

  Understand the relationships between letters and sounds, and between intonation and punctuation/printing conventions in Korean, applying this understanding to own speech, reading and writing

  Elaborations

  • pronouncing words following basic pronunciation rules, for example, pronouncing 한국어, 같이 and 감사합니다 as 항구거, 가치 and 감사함니다
  • using basic punctuation in writing, including a question mark (?) for questions and a full stop (.) for other types of sentences
  • recognising spacing and spelling rules in reading and writing, for example, 소라가 방에 있어요 versus 소라 가방에 있어요
  • comparing spacing and spelling rules in Korean with such rules in English and other known languages

  VCKOU164 | Languages | Korean | F–10 Sequence | Levels 5 and 6 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCADAD030

  Develop technical and expressive skills in fundamental movements and body actions and use choreographic devices to create dance sequences

  Elaborations

  • participating in structured improvisations designed to build technical skill in body control, accuracy, alignment, strength, balance and coordination
  • making and recording decisions about selected movement such as what to keep, what to discard or how to extend an idea
  • rehearsing a combination of fundamental movements using different dynamics and levels, for example, faster and slower
  • preparing and presenting a work in progress, developing and asking questions to check whether intended ideas have been perceived by the audience and make refinements to the dance in response to feedback
  • using questions to develop understanding of forms and elements, for example, the clues in a dance re where it was made, by whom and why, or dances they are familiar with, or the styles of dance found in their community, or how they would represent their neighbourhood in a dance

  VCADAD030 | The Arts | Dance | Levels 5 and 6 | Dance Practices

• VCASFC040

  Identify, summarise and compare information obtained from different types of Auslan texts or from their own data collection

  Elaborations

  • viewing different types of informative Auslan texts, such as instructional sports videos or science demonstrations, showing understanding by responding to questions in Auslan
  • viewing live or recorded interviews or informal conversations between Auslan users in different situations and contexts, summarising key points and topics covered
  • collating and analysing information obtained from Auslan media reports on people or events, organising the information visually in a mind map
  • surveying a range of hearing and deaf people on an issue of shared interest, analysing and presenting results through short signed presentations or in chart, graph or table form
  • interviewing a deaf adult about their educational experiences and comparing these with their own
  • summarising and contrasting information contained in two differently sourced Auslan texts on a selected topic
  • summarising key ideas and information provided by deaf visitors using active watching behaviours and contributing questions and responses

  VCASFC040 | Languages | Auslan | First Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 5 and 6 | Communicating | Informing

• VCICCD011

  Identify barriers to and means of reaching understandings within and between culturally diverse groups

  Elaborations

  • exploring language variation within Australia, such as the different terms for a swimming costume (togs, cozzies or swimmers), or the practice of using diminutives, such as Aussie (Australian), sanga (sandwich) and footy (football)
  • exploring potential barriers to intercultural understanding, language for example, and discussing possible ways to address or reduce barriers, such as Government agencies using translation services including Auslan and closed captioning
  • brainstorming a list of questions students might ask a student in another country, and then identifying whether any of the questions may be uncomfortable for the person asking or responding
  • using a current global issue to investigate a range of positive and negative cultural stereotypes and generalisations and identifying how they can be challenged
  • exploring the view of Australia as a successful multicultural country and discussing potential impacts of the strengthening or weakening of this view, for example, events that help to foster inclusiveness or that may trigger an increase in racial intolerance

  VCICCD011 | Capabilities | Intercultural Capability | Levels 5 and 6 | Cultural Diversity

• Auslan - First Language Learner - F–10 Sequence: Levels 5 and 6 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 6, students use Auslan to interact with people for a range of different purposes. They use descriptive and expressive language to share and compare experiences, ideas and opinions, such as THEATRE GOOD, LONG -_really, LONG-_really. They participate in class discussions and show...

  Level description | Languages | Auslan | First Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 5 and 6

• Turkish - F–10 Sequence: Levels 5 and 6 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 6, students use spoken and written Turkish to interact by sharing ideas and experiences, for example, 23 Nisan Ulusal Egemenlik ve Çocuk Bayramında ben şiir okudum. Ramazan Bayramında dedem bana harçlık verdi. When interacting, they show interest and respect for...

  Level description | Languages | Turkish | F–10 Sequence | Levels 5 and 6

• VCADRP031

  Perform devised and scripted drama that develops narrative and uses performance styles and design elements to engage an audience

  Elaborations

  • creating narrative and tension to communicate dramatic meaning
  • exploring and applying different performance styles, and drawing on drama from other locations, cultures and times as sources of ideas in their own drama, and considering any protocols for representing community or cultural stories in performance, for example, working with the local Koorie community to create a drama about the different uses of the land on which the school is situated
  • using evaluative questions to refine drama during rehearsal, for example ‘What do you intend audiences to experience and understand from the drama?’

  VCADRP031 | The Arts | Drama | Levels 5 and 6 | Present and Perform

• VCNRC035

  Initiate interactions and exchange information with peers, describing feelings and preferences, aspects of daily life, school, friends and hobbies

  Elaborations

  • asking and responding to questions to exchange information about shared interests, hobbies or friends
  • sharing experiences and feelings, such as weekend activities and likes/dislikes using set phrases
  • using communication strategies such as active listening skills, turn-taking cues and requests for clarification or more detail to support the exchange of information
  • comparing routines, interests and hobbies, using language associated with time, sequence and location

  VCNRC035 | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Levels 5 and 6 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCNRU047

  Develop knowledge of grammatical elements to construct and expand sentences

  Elaborations

  • describing present, past and future actions, situations and events using familiar verbs
  • using language to express preferences
  • using correct word order to ask questions and make requests
  • using numbers in different contexts, such as telling the time, stating dates, ordering/shopping, or in simple descriptions
  • expanding vocabulary base by using and recognising common everyday nouns

  VCNRU047 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 5 and 6 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCRAU047

  Understand how to use prepositions, and continue to expand knowledge of verbs and vocabulary

  Elaborations

  • referring to people and things using pronouns and concrete nouns, such as those related to food and drink and indicating possession
  • describing locations
  • describing actions using verbs
  • knowing how to direct others using imperatives and invite others using polite forms
  • seeking information and explanation using question words
  • describing character and qualities using adjectives
  • indicating location in time and place
  • describing frequency using adverbs
  • creating cohesion using conjunctions
  • expressing reactions with exclamations
  • comparing and evaluating using comparatives and superlatives

  VCRAU047 | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | F–10 Sequence | Levels 5 and 6 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCADAR032

  Explain how the elements of dance and production elements communicate ideas in dances from different contexts they make, perform and view, including in dances by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

  Elaborations

  • discussing the purpose of movements, elements of dance, production elements and use of projection and focus and how these can affect the mood of the audience
  • using questions to compare features of dances from different societies and cultures for example, when comparing dances from India and Australia, what do they recognise, what is new to them, how do the dancers express ideas, and what performance spaces are used
  • identifying and discussing the significance intended by a choreographer’s use of movement, space and energy, for example, the use of space and energy in an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander dance performed in their local community, a Chinese ribbon dance, or a Sumatran tambourine dance
  • using questions to interpret a dance, for example, how the movement of the body is used to convey ideas about a story, character or idea, or how was space, costume and/or multimedia used to communicate ideas in the dance
  • considering social and cultural influences as part of a discussion about the role of dance across societies, cultures, environments, locations and times, for examples, the protocols for performing an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander dance, conventions of a Kecak dance from Bali
  • expressing opinions about the way dancers communicate their intentions through use of technical and expressive skills

  VCADAR032 | The Arts | Dance | Levels 5 and 6 | Respond and Interpret

• VCHIU049

  Consolidate knowledge of grammatical elements such as distinctions between active and passive voice, the form and function of tenses, markers of cohesion such as conjunctions and adverbs, verb moods and number and gender distinctions

  Elaborations

  • knowing how to place adverbs correctly in sentences, for example, धीरे-धीरे, जल्दी में, दौड़ते हुए
  • using ordinal numbers such as पहला, दूसरा
  • distinguishing between questions and requests, for example, क्या मैं पानी पीने जा सकता हूँ? कृपया मुझे पानी पीने जाने दीजिए।
  • situating actions or events through the correct use of past, present and future tenses, for example, जाता था, जाता हूँ, जाऊँगा
  • using conjunctions to connect different elements of a sentence, for example, राम ने खाना खाया और सो गया।
  • using the singular and plural forms of nouns and pronouns, for example, मैं, हम, यह, ये
  • using negative forms of verbs and adjectives, for example, सोहन ने फिल्म नहीं देखी। झूठ कभी मत बोलो।
  • distinguishing between intonation patterns of statements, questions and exclamations, for example, वह पास हो गया! क्या आप वहाँ जाएँगे? तुम अच्छे बच्चे हो।
  • locating events in time, for example, by using days of the week and months and correct tenses
  • extending knowledge of negative constructions, such as कभी नहीं, सोचना भी मत
  • recognising and understanding how Hindi verbs indicate the idea of actions happening or being made to happen बनना, बनाना, बनवाना

  VCHIU049 | Languages | Hindi | F–10 Sequence | Levels 5 and 6 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCADAE029

  Explore movement possibilities and choreographic devices using safe dance practice and the elements of dance to create movement ideas, sequences, and phrases

  Elaborations

  • improvising new movement to communicate ideas in response to stimulus, for example, dancers grouped in close proximity to represent overcrowded cities
  • exploring stimulus or analysing other dances to devise a variety of movement possibilities, for example, using safe dance practice to explore different ways to jump and land, roll and stand or spiral down to the ground
  • using questions to interpret dance, for example, the movement of the body to communicate ideas about a story, character or idea, or how space is used in the dance
  • using dance-making processes such as abstraction and improvisation to create movements and patterns that can be developed to become a sequence

  VCADAE029 | The Arts | Dance | Levels 5 and 6 | Explore and Express Ideas

• VCADRE029

  Explore dramatic action, empathy and space in improvisations, play-building and scripted drama, to develop characters and situations

  Elaborations

  • experimenting with empathy to develop characters and relationships in drama including considering perspectives, exploring responses and challenging stereotypes
  • exploring physical, fictional and emotional spaces to create characters and situations and imagined feelings, for example, considering questions such as ‘How is the voice, movement, gesture and the body used to represent a character, situation or idea?’
  • manipulating dramatic action and use of available technologies to create different meanings
  • comparing different ways improvisation and scripted drama create characters and action, and evaluating drama from other cultures including considering how they can use specific techniques relating to voice, movement, situation, space and time, and tension in their own work

  VCADRE029 | The Arts | Drama | Levels 5 and 6 | Explore and Express Ideas

• VCGGC088

  Collect and record relevant geographical data and information from the field and secondary sources, using ethical protocols

  Elaborations

  • developing questions about the way connections affect places and people’s perceptions of places and collecting related data and information
  • planning an investigation to identify how significant events can connect places. For example, the Olympics or a tsunami
  • identifying the purpose and usefulness of information gained from primary and secondary sources such as fieldwork, maps, plans, photographs, satellite images, statistical sources and reports
  • finding out how to conduct ethical research with people and communities, including the protocols for consultation with local Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander communities
  • exchanging geographical information from schools in countries of the Asia region
  • interviewing people, for example, on their knowledge and opinions of other places

  VCGGC088 | The Humanities | Geography | Levels 5 and 6 | Geographical Concepts and Skills | Data and information

• VCIDC035

  Interact with peers to describe aspects of daily life, school, friends and pastimes

  Elaborations

  • giving opinions about aspects of personal world such as likes and dislikes, interests and leisure activities, for example, saya lebih suka bermain futbal daripada sepak bola
  • describing significant people such as family members, friends and teachers, their relationship, physical appearance and characteristics/qualities, for example, Teman saya baik hati dan lucu
  • recounting experiences with family and friends, for example, Saya suka berbelanja dengan teman saya pada hari Sabtu
  • sustaining interactions with others by using strategies such as asking questions, for example, Oh begitu, ya, maaf? Dan kamu?

  VCIDC035 | Languages | Indonesian | F–10 Sequence | Levels 5 and 6 | Communicating | Socialising