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• VCADAR028

  Identify how the elements of dance and production elements are used to express ideas in dance they make, perform and view, including in dances from local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

  Elaborations

  • discussing the planning, developing or refining of aspects of a dance they are making and how their dance has been influenced by dance they have viewed or performed
  • using questions to interpret dance from different times, places and locations, for example, what clues in the dance tell students where it was made, by whom and why, or can the students dance their journey from school to home?
  • comparing the expectations and requirements of performers and audience in different cultural settings, for example, viewing a dance performed at a Tanderrum and talking about the roles of the performers, other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people taking part in the ceremony and the general audience
  • comparing dances in their local community to dances of other people, times and locations
  • using dance terminology to write about and discuss their intentions as dance-makers

  VCADAR028 | The Arts | Dance | Levels 3 and 4 | Respond and Interpret

• VCLVC157

  Listen to, read and view different real and imaginative texts, identifying and making simple statements about key elements, characters and events, and interpreting cultural expressions and behaviours

  Elaborations

  • recalling, illustrating and describing main characters and events in stories, songs and performances, for example, by selecting descriptive modelled statements as captions to their pictures or responding to questions, such as, Who? Where? How long? What?
  • participating in shared and guided reading/listening/viewing of real and imaginative texts, for example by making predictions about the development or flow of ideas, using contextual and visual cues, responding to questions and comparing responses to different characters, ideas and events
  • conveying understanding of plot and sequence in texts, for example, by re-creating a sequence using a storyboard, labelling key events or creating a timeline
  • mapping sites, landforms and other features of Country/Place through which a travelling story/storyline passes
  • listening to respected community members tell stories on Country/Place, interpreting hand signs and gestures, retelling parts of the story, for example, in sand, through painting or by performing, using a combination of words/phrases, illustrations, movements and visual props
  • listening to respected community members telling stories from their local area, and responding by retelling parts of the story
  • interacting/engaging with artistic expression/techniques appropriate to Country/Place, such as paintings, drawings, etchings, sculptures and dance, interpreting messages conveyed through these different forms
  • discussing key messages expressed in stories, songs and dance, such as social values and rules for living, comparing them to messages conveyed by stories in other cultures and languages
  • responding to a specific creative text by adapting the original to create a new version, for example, by re-sequencing events, adding new elements, changing time, location or character, or creating an alternative ending
  • understanding and discussing the importance of story/ storytelling in transmitting and maintaining language and culture

  VCLVC157 | Languages | Victorian Aboriginal Languages | Levels 3 to 6 | Communicating | Creating

• Auslan - First Language Learner - F–10 Sequence: Levels 3 and 4 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 4, students communicate with each other, the teaching team and others about aspects of their personal worlds, daily routines, preferences and pastimes at school and in the Deaf community. They show aspectual marking on verbs to indicate frequency when communicating about daily...

  Level description | Languages | Auslan | First Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4

• VCHIC024

  Engage with creative and imaginative texts such as stories, rhymes, dance and action songs, identifying favourite elements and acting out key events or interactions

  Elaborations

  • reading, listening to and viewing stories, children’s TV programs, excerpts from films, identifying and describing favourite elements, ideas and events
  • viewing excerpts from traditional texts such as जातक कथाएँ, explaining key elements, for example, नमस्ते / नमस्कार; चरण स्पर्श, आशीर्वाद
  • adopting and adapting styles and ideas from writers or artists that they enjoy to create their own imaginative texts, for example, a skit based on a scene from a favourite story
  • demonstrating understanding of plot and sequence in imaginative texts by creating a storyboard or timeline
  • describing favourite animal characters in Panchatantra Stories, comparing with the role of animals in stories from other world cultures
  • discussing favourite characters or events in familiar traditional texts such as दादी माँ की कहानियाँ
  • exploring rhythms, sound patterns and alliteration of Hindi, for example, by creating their own tongue twisters similar to कच्चा पापड़ पक्का पापड़

  VCHIC024 | Languages | Hindi | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Creating

• VCAMAR028

  Identify intended purposes and meanings of media artworks considering who makes media artworks and the characteristics of audiences who view them in different social, historical and cultural contexts, including media artworks of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

  Elaborations

  • describing representations and interpreting meaning in media artworks from different social, cultural or historical contexts, for example, different ways traditional stories such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories can be retold using media technologies
  • comparing media artworks made for different purposes using appropriate language, for example, identifying similarities and differences between students’ representation of school and a television program’s representation of the same location
  • comparing a range of media artworks, including those in the community, commemorating different people, times and cultures including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
  • writing about and discussing with others the meaning of their own media artworks using appropriate language

  VCAMAR028 | The Arts | Media Arts | Levels 3 and 4 | Respond and Interpret

• Victorian Aboriginal Languages: Levels 3 to 6 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 6, students use familiar language and modelled sentence patterns to share information about aspects of their personal worlds, such as their family and friends, interests, everyday routines and activities. They interact appropriately with respected community members and community...

  Level description | Languages | Victorian Aboriginal Languages | Levels 3 to 6

• Dance: Levels 3 and 4 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 4, students structure movements into dance sequences and use the elements of dance and choreographic devices to communicate their ideas and intentions. They make dances and perform safely with control, accuracy, projection and focus.

  Students describe and discuss similarities...

  Level description | The Arts | Dance | Levels 3 and 4

• Drama: Levels 3 and 4 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 4, students use relationships, tension, time and place and narrative structure when improvising and performing devised and scripted drama. They use performance skills to communicate ideas and create a sense of time and place in their drama.

  Students describe and discuss similarities...

  Level description | The Arts | Drama | Levels 3 and 4

• English: Level 3 achievement standards - Speaking and Listening

  Students listen to others’ views and respond appropriately using interaction skills. They understand how language features are used to link and sequence ideas. They understand how language can be used to express feelings and opinions on topics. They create a range of texts for familiar and...

  Level description | English | Level 3 | Speaking and Listening

• Intercultural Capability: Levels 3 and 4 description

  In Levels 3 and 4, the curriculum focuses is on developing the knowledge, skills and understandings to enable students to learn about culture relevant to their social world of family, home, school, friends and neighbourhood. This includes cultural practices such as choice of food, clothing or...

  Level description | Capabilities | Intercultural Capability

• Spanish - F–10 Sequence: Levels 3 and 4 description

  Students recognise and use intonation patterns to express different meanings. They apply their knowledge of sound–letter associations to spell new words. They recognise and use elements of grammar such as gender and singular/plural forms, simple verb forms, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns...

  Level description | Languages | Spanish | F–10 Sequence

• VCELU135

  Understand that languages change over time and that they influence each other, recognising words in English that are derived from Greek and words in Greek that are derived from other languages

  Elaborations

  • recognising that the language used by the Ancient Greeks has developed into the Modern Greek language and that the Greek language has influenced many languages including English
  • understanding that there is the standard language called ‘Modern Greek’ as well as a number of different dialects spoken throughout Greece and the Greek diaspora
  • noticing that languages are fluid and ever-evolving and can be incorporated into and influence other languages beyond their own (for example, Ancient Greek has influenced and still influences many languages of the world)
  • viewing inscriptions on Ancient Greek tombstones (for example, from Vergina), coins (for example, from from Alexander the Great or King Philip’s reign) and vases (for example, from the Hellenistic era)
  • recognising that some words in Greek are borrowed from other languages, for example, πάρτυ, χόμπυ, μπάσκετ, κομπιούτερ
  • examining the etymology of everyday words in English which are derived from Greek morphemes/words or from Greek myths (for example, aeroplane, Ajax, history, mathematics, Nike, school, story) and discussing the extent to which this has occurred

  VCELU135 | Languages | Modern Greek | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Understanding | Language variation and change

• Dance: Levels 3 and 4 description

  In Levels 3 and 4, students make and respond to dance independently, collaboratively with peers and teachers, and as an audience for other dancers’ work.

  Students extend their awareness of how the whole body and different parts, zone and bases can be used to communicate ideas. They explore and...

  Level description | The Arts | Dance

• History: Levels 3 and 4 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 4, students explain how and why life changed in the past, and identify aspects of the past that remained the same. They describe the experiences and perspectives of an individual or group over time. They recognise the significance of events in bringing about change.

  Students...

  Level description | The Humanities | History | Levels 3 and 4

• Auslan - First Language Learner - F–10 Sequence: Levels 3 and 4 description

  Students recognise and apply elements of Auslan grammar, such as marking manner or aspect on verbs. They use increasingly sophisticated means of showing constructed action, and of using space to track a character or location through a text for purposes of cohesion. They develop metalanguage for...

  Level description | Languages | Auslan | First Language Learner | F–10 Sequence

• VCELT264

  Create imaginative texts based on characters, settings and events from students’ own and other cultures including through the use of visual features

  Elaborations

  • drawing on literary texts read, viewed and listened to for inspiration and ideas, appropriating language to create mood and characterisation
  • innovating on texts read, viewed and listened to by changing the point of view, revising an ending or creating a sequel

  VCELT264 | Curriculum content | English | Level 3 | Writing | Literature

• Korean - F–10 Sequence: Levels 3 and 4 description

  Students begin to make connections between speech and writing in Korean and understand that Korean is a system that works differently from English. They differentiate sounds of Hangeul syllable blocks, and their literacy in Hangeul develops with a growing phonological awareness and understanding of

  Level description | Languages | Korean | F–10 Sequence

• VCESU144

  Discuss examples of ways in which the cultures of Spanish speakers influence everyday interactions such as expressions of respect and affection

  Elaborations

  • understanding that language carries information about the people who use it and that common expressions and conventions often reflect cultural values, for example, the explicit expression of affection reflected in the use of diminutives (primita, mami, papito, hermanito), and the importance of religion reflected in the use of names with religious associations (Rosario, Mercedes, Pilar)
  • learning how to talk about culture and language using terms such as ‘meaning’, ‘difference’ and ‘behaviour’, and thinking about values, ideas and traditions that sit inside language, for example, responding to prompts such as: What does it mean when…? Why do you think people…?

  VCESU144 | Languages | Spanish | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Understanding | Role of language and culture

• VCITU038

  Compare and reflect on different cultural practices and the ways in which language use reflects culture-specific ideas

  Elaborations

  • recognising similarities and differences between the meaning of signs and symbols in everyday life, for example, use of Roman numerals, male/female signs, street signs (Senso Unico and Zona Pedonale), currency
  • showing awareness that Italian language carries cultural ideas that have no equivalent in English language and Australian culture, for example, Buon onomastico
  • beginning to develop a metalanguage for talking about language
  • making connections and comparisons between questions and responses among members of the class, noting different perspectives
  • observing the connection between some names and regional and family connections or religion

  VCITU038 | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Understanding | Role of language and culture

• Chinese - Background Language Learner - F–10 Sequence: Levels 3 and 4 description

  Students use oral language to build their capacity to describe and explore topics and concepts in Chinese. Students use Chinese to share everyday experiences with each other. They develop literacy skills through a range of reading and writing activities. Pinyin is used as a tool to develop students...

  Level description | Languages | Chinese | Background Language Learner | F–10 Sequence