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• VCAMUM042

  Create, practise and rehearse music to interpret a variety of performance repertoire with increasing technical and expressive skill and awareness of stylistic conventions

  Elaborations

  • rehearsing solo and ensemble repertoire to develop technical skill and musical sensitivity and an increasing stylistic understanding, for example, considering how performers can manipulate elements of music used in a piece to convey a cultural identity or feel,
  • working collaboratively to develop ensemble skills and an understanding of the role of each member of the ensemble in a performance
  • recording and evaluating performances using digital technologies, for example, listening to a recording of their own performances and identifying areas for improvement

  VCAMUM042 | The Arts | Music | Levels 9 and 10 | Music Practices

• VCARC026

  Create bilingual texts for the wider community, such as notices, promotional material, instructions or announcements, interpreting cultural and linguistic aspects

  Elaborations

  • creating subtitles, captions or commentaries for texts such as a brochure, slideshow presentation or video clip that informs the school community of aspects of different Arabic-speaking cultures
  • producing texts in print or multimodal format in both Arabic and English relating to community events, such as a poster or advertisement to promote a concert, advertise an interview with a celebrity on a community radio station, or provide details of a debate on sustainability issues
  • designing menus or programs for Arabic-themed events, with key items/information in Arabic and explanatory notes in English
  • creating a short film of Arabic-language social interactions among different speakers of Arabic, providing English explanations of elements that may be different in different parts of the Arabic-speaking world and which may be unfamiliar to Australian viewers
  • considering how to maintain the integrity of original texts when translating, for example, explaining culture-specific concepts such as ‘the bush’ or ‘the outback’, and representing ideas and meanings bilingually
  • producing bilingual texts such as video clips with subtitles explaining Australian cultural practices for Arabic-speaking viewers, for example, bushwalking, Anzac Day commemorations, the Melbourne Cup

  VCARC026 | Languages | Arabic | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Translating

• VCARC126

  Create and perform short imaginative texts, such as dialogues or collaborative stories based on Arabic fables, using formulaic expressions and modelled language

  Elaborations

  • creating simple imaginative texts such as comics, short stories or poems, using modelled language to express own ideas and imagined experiences
  • collaborating with peers to create and present picture or digital books, short plays or animations based on favourite characters in Arabic fables, using familiar language and formulaic expressions such as

    هذا علي بابا؛ علي بابا هو البطل في قصة علي بابا والأربعين حرامي؛ علي بابا شاب ...؛ يحب علي بابا ...؛

  • modifying texts such as songs, for example, by substituting words in a well-known Arabic song or rhyme
  • creating and performing alternative versions or endings of familiar stories, using voice, rhythm and gestures to animate characters

  VCARC126 | Languages | Arabic | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Creating

• VCARC139

  Interact in classroom activities, such as creating and following shared rules and procedures, expressing opinions, and asking for and providing clarification

  Elaborations

  • contributing to classroom activities by providing suggestions, such as for developing rules for a bilingual classroom, for example,

    إستمع للمعلمة؛ إحترم الجميع؛ إنتظر دورك؛ لا تأحذ شيئاً ليس لك؛ إذهب إلى الحمام في الفرصة؛ أكمل كل دروسك في الصف؛ لا تصرخ

    كن مؤدباً؛ لطيفاً؛ هادئاً؛ عادلاً؛ ودوداً؛ كوني هادئة؛ لطيفة؛ صادقة

  • expressing opinions about procedures and experiences, for example,

    هذا الواجب صعب؛ الإمتحان طويل؛ ما عندي وقت؛ المعلمة لم تصحح إمتحان الإملاء بعد

  • asking for and providing clarification, for example,

    أين أضع الصورة؟ أين أكتب الجملة التالية؟ ماذا تقصد؟ أقصد: ضع الصورة تحت الكتابة؛ أكتب الجملة بجانب الصورة

  • giving advice and sharing ideas with peers about biliteracy development and learning strategies, for example,

    الأفضل أن نكبّر حجم العنوان؛ هذه الكتابة أفضل من الأخرى؛ أقترح أن نستعمل الألوان في الرسم

  VCARC139 | Languages | Arabic | F–10 Sequence | Levels 5 and 6 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCARC177

  Create and present imaginative texts to express ideas, attitudes and values through characters, events and settings for a range of audiences, contexts and purposes

  Elaborations

  • creating various types of imaginative texts, such as songs, stories or video clips for video-sharing websites, to convey messages that reflect own perspectives on Arabic values and practices such as traditional filial piety or the value of education in modern society
  • creating imaginative texts in print, digital or online formats, such as short stories, video clips or plays, and building characters, themes and settings to entertain a specific audience, such as younger learners of Arabic
  • composing and presenting imaginative poems and songs that relate to significant celebrations or events in both Australia and the Arabic-speaking world, for example,

    الأعياد الوطنية؛ عيد المعلم؛ العيد الوطني الأسترالي ؛ عيد شهداء الأنزاك

  • creating reflective and critical texts such as diaries, blogs and articles to express own opinions on imaginative texts such as films, stories or poems, using expressions such as

    يا إلهي كم كان الفيلم مملّاً؛ دور الأم في الفيلم كان قاسياً جداً؛ لم أستمتع بقراءة القصة أبداً؛ لقد كانت أحداثها غير منطقية؛ قافية القصيدة جيدة لكنّ تعابيرها متكررة

  VCARC177 | Languages | Arabic | F–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Creating

• VCARC007

  Create and adapt texts with imaginary scenarios, characters and events, using modelled language and different modes of presentation

  Elaborations

  • creating own version of a story by sequencing a series of pictures with captions or by creating a storyboard with labels using modelled language, for example,

    استيقظ سامر صباحاً؛ غسل وجهه؛ بعدها ذهب إلى...؛ في طريقه شاهد ... في النهاية عاد إلى ...

  • creating and presenting own story in digital form based on imaginary scenarios, using familiar contexts and modelled language, for example,

    في يوم من الأيام؛ كان هناك...؛ كان يوجد مرة...

  • producing and presenting picture/digital books or short plays or animations that use familiar Arabic words and expressions
  • creating and performing alternative versions or endings of known stories, using voice, rhythm and gestures to animate characters
  • creating and performing alternative versions of known songs or raps by creating new lyrics and using new voices to convey mood
  • composing, performing or filming texts for own and others’ enjoyment and interest, for example, a description of an imaginary character or animal, a commercial for a new product, a short film, or a poster advertising an event

  VCARC007 | Languages | Arabic | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Creating

• VCARC111

  Create simple print or digital bilingual texts in Arabic and English, such as word lists, labels and captions, for their class, school and family

  Elaborations

  • creating a bilingual picture dictionary for classroom use
  • making bilingual greeting cards in print or digital form for family celebrations such as Mother’s Day, using greetings and simple expressions in Arabic and English, for example,

    ماما؛ حبيبتي ماما؛ مبروك ماما؛ عيد أم سعيد

  • creating a bilingual personal profile containing information relating to self, family and friends
  • labelling photos in both Arabic and English for a display of a class event or experience such as a sports day or school concert

  VCARC111 | Languages | Arabic | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Translating

• VCARC024

  Create imaginative texts in multimodal forms, including digital, that draw on past experiences or future possibilities, experimenting with different techniques

  Elaborations

  • creating imaginative texts in multimodal forms that include illustrations, such as cartoons or captioned photo stories
  • composing and performing or filming imaginative texts such as role-plays, raps and video clips, using expressive language and movement
  • creating alternative versions of traditional Arabic stories and films by introducing new characters and contexts and alternative endings
  • expressing imagined experiences in a range of texts such as poems and video clips that relate to significant celebrations or events in both Australia and the Arabic-speaking world, for example,

    عيد الأم؛ عيد الأنزاك؛ العيد الوطني الأسترالي ؛ الأعياد الدينية مثل عيد الميلاد وعيد القيامة وعيد الفطر وعيد الأضحى

  VCARC024 | Languages | Arabic | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Creating

• VCASFC009

  Create simple print or digital texts such as labels, posters, wall charts or cards that use both Auslan images and English words

  Elaborations

  • labelling objects and classroom items in both English and Auslan, using posters, word cards and alphabet cards, pictures and images of Auslan signs and words, for example, ‘a is for apple’ with a fingerspelled letter for ‘a’
  • creating and using handshape images to represent signs and label with words, for example, flat hand = FISH
  • developing a simple handshape dictionary with English captions
  • using photos of family members to create a family tree or similar representation of relationships, captioning and labelling in English with corresponding images of Auslan signs for each family member

  VCASFC009 | Languages | Auslan | First Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Translating

• VCASFC079

  Create imaginative texts designed to engage and/or reflect the interests of specific audiences and to stimulate discussion of cultural issues and experiences

  Elaborations

  • creating a dynamic multimodal performance suitable for different modes of entertainment, such as a vlog, television or live performance
  • adapting the mode and style of delivery of a narrative or poem to suit either a younger or older audience
  • creating a class anthology of Auslan poems that reflect the diversity of cultural experience represented in their school community
  • experimenting with different modes of expression and visual imagery to explore the poetics of visual language
  • creating poems or raps that represent emotional accounts of personal stories, successes or struggles to enter into a class slam poetry competition
  • plan, rehearse and perform short dramatisations that explore social/cultural issues relevant to their peer group or community, selecting language features, images and forms of expression to suit the intended audience
  • using metaphors to extend or redirect a favourite text that invites reflection on cultural or intercultural experiences
  • creating an animation with a deaf character or theme related to the Deaf community
  • creating a piece of art such as a sculpture, collage or film clip that reflects their experience of moving between Deaf and hearing worlds
  • creating a signed poem that reflects elements of their own emotional response to a particular personal experience

  VCASFC079 | Languages | Auslan | First Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Creating

• VCASFC027

  Create bilingual versions of different types of texts, such as captioned recordings of Auslan phrases or classroom resources such as posters and digital displays

  Elaborations

  • creating captions in English for basic recorded signed texts, for example, a ‘welcome to the school’ video
  • creating bilingual texts for the classroom or school community, such as posters including signed images or digital library displays, and discussing how to represent meaning in different languages for different audiences
  • creating cards for use by younger children that contain pictures, labels and signs, for example, cards relating to different forms of transport
  • making their own bilingual picture dictionaries with English labels, images and simple descriptions of signs, identifying and categorising signs according to handshape

  VCASFC027 | Languages | Auslan | First Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Translating

• VCASFC135

  Create simple print or digital texts such as labels, posters, wall charts or cards that use Auslan images and English words

  Elaborations

  • using images of Auslan signs to name and label familiar objects and classroom items, using posters, word cards with pictures or alphabet cards with images, for example, A is for apple with fingerspelled letter for A
  • creating and using handshape images to represent signs and label with words, for example, flat hand = FISH
  • making their own bilingual picture dictionaries with English labels, images of signs and simple descriptions of signs

  VCASFC135 | Languages | Auslan | Second Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Translating

• VCASFC205

  Creating a variety of imaginative and expressive texts that draw from elements of their own life experience or of their experience as Auslan learners

  Elaborations

  • creating a piece of art such as a sculpture, collage or film clip that reflects their experience of moving between Deaf and hearing worlds
  • creating a website to showcase performances that incorporate elements such as comedy, satire or drama
  • creating a short film in Auslan using and explaining video techniques that are particularly appropriate for a Deaf audience
  • creating a signed interpretation of a wordless animation
  • selecting a signed narrative text that has an extended metaphor and reworking it to take the story in a different direction
  • creating a signed poem that reflects elements of their own emotional response to particular personal experience

  VCASFC205 | Languages | Auslan | Second Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Creating

• VCASFC171

  Create their own bilingual texts and learning resources such as electronic displays, websites or digital newsletters

  Elaborations

  • composing bilingual texts for class or school assembly performances, events or displays, for example, National Week of Deaf People announcements
  • constructing and co-maintaining a bilingual website with a Deaf school
  • creating bilingual texts for younger children, such as an online Auslan–English dictionary of school-specific vocabulary

  VCASFC171 | Languages | Auslan | Second Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 5 and 6 | Communicating | Translating

• VCASFC043

  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 …'

  VCASFC043 | Languages | Auslan | First Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 5 and 6 | Communicating | Creating

• VCASFC081

  Create resources such as videos, glossaries and classifications in English to interpret cultural aspects of Auslan texts

  Elaborations

  • collecting and explaining to non-Auslan users expressions and culturally specific terms encountered in Auslan texts, for example, hearing, residential school
  • collecting and recording different signs, attaching English captions with appropriate translations, for example, PAH! = finally, TALK = communicate in speech or Auslan, CHAT = talk in Auslan
  • creating a bilingual virtual tour of the school for use on the school website
  • developing a signed and captioned film presentation, for example, about how to work with an interpreter
  • making a short bilingual documentary in Auslan and English about a topical issue, moving through the processes of drafting, translating and captioning the final product
  • capturing and presenting stories recorded from interviews in Auslan with members of the Deaf community, captioning the interviews in English

  VCASFC081 | Languages | Auslan | First Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Translating

• 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

• VCAVAE025

  Explore ideas and artworks from different cultures and times as inspiration to create visual artworks

  Elaborations

  • researching artworks of different styles and artists from different times and cultures, to inspire their own expression of ideas, for example, in forms such as printmaking and drawing, and styles such as realism or expressionism
  • discussing the role of the artist and artworks as an expression of society and culture, for example, discussing the role of artworks from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the stories they tell
  • exploring ways to express their ideas using visual conventions from different historical, social or cultural contexts
  • experimenting with visual conventions and styles from different cultures to create particular visual effects in their artworks
  • identifying and explaining choices in art making, for example, including forms, styles and visual conventions in their artworks, and the influences of other artists on their artworks

  VCAVAE025 | The Arts | Visual Arts | Levels 3 and 4 | Explore and Express Ideas

• VCAVAE021

  Explore ideas, experiences, observations and imagination and express them through subject matter in visual artworks they create

  Elaborations

  • looking at an artworks and present a range of interpretations of the subject matter based on their ideas, experiences, observations and/or imagination
  • observing and recording the people and objects they experience in their daily lives using different art forms and materials
  • exploring the use of visual conventions in artworks, for example, what colours were used, and how, why is the colour it used in this way?, and express these conventions in their own artworks
  • drawing images and making objects related to self, others and personal environments in different forms, for example, painting, sculpture, photography
  • identifying and using visual conventions in their artworks focusing on different styles, subject matter and art forms from different cultures and historical periods, including artworks by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

  VCAVAE021 | The Arts | Visual Arts | Levels 1 and 2 | Explore and Express Ideas

• VCAVAE029

  Explore visual arts practices as inspiration to create artworks that express different ideas and beliefs

  Elaborations

  • exploring how artists select and manipulate materials and techniques and use these in their own art making
  • exploring ideas and expressions when making artworks inspired by observation or imagination, for example, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art from the local community, graffiti art, graphic design, or manga art
  • analysing the materials used by artists in artworks to enhance the meaning of the work, for example, the choice of material to enhance the viewer’s understanding of the artist’s intention
  • exploring the ways in which artists communicate their views, beliefs and opinions in artworks and use these in their own art making
  • making aesthetic choices about the expression of ideas and beliefs and describe the use of visual conventions and processes

  VCAVAE029 | The Arts | Visual Arts | Levels 5 and 6 | Explore and Express Ideas