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• VCAVAV036

  Develop skills in planning and designing art works and documenting artistic practice

  Elaborations

  • reflecting, modifying and evaluating their artwork through consistent critical assessment.
  • discussing how artists gain inspiration and develop individual styles in their artworks, for example, one artist’s influence on the work of another
  • extending technical competence when using selected techniques, for example, registration in printmaking, brush techniques in painting, digital editing, shaping 3D forms
  • researching and investigating art forms to find information about visual arts skills, use of materials, traditional and contemporary styles, display options, and sources for ideas when developing their own artwork

  VCAVAV036 | The Arts | Visual Arts | Levels 7 and 8 | Visual Arts Practices

• VCAVCDV002

  Use manual and digital drawing methods and conventions to create a range of visual communications

  Elaborations

  • using observational drawing to represent form, materials and surface textures
  • using visualisation drawings by making a series of quick freehand sketches that communicate ideas in relation to a target audience, for example, a package for a fragile object, or a typography design
  • discussing the purpose of drawing in visual communication design, for example, how can a two dimensional shape be depicted visually to represent a three dimensional form?
  • using paraline and orthogonal drawing systems to illustrate simple packaging forms
  • demonstrating the relationship between manual and freehand drawing conventions, for example, developing a series of concept drawings for a mobile application and then refine them in a computer vector based program

  VCAVCDV002 | The Arts | Visual Communication Design | Levels 7 and 8 | Visual Communication Design Practices

• VCKOC178

  Create and present imaginative texts including digital and interactive texts to entertain others, involving imagined characters and contexts

  Elaborations

  • creating stories with self as the main character in imaginative settings in the past, future or virtual reality, incorporating communicative styles and social behaviours observed in Korean texts (for example, 저는 화성에서 왔어요 …, 지구에 정들었어요)
  • illustrating imaginative stories in visual forms such as cartoons or captioned photo stories
  • producing performances to present imaginative stories, for example, role-plays, skits, raps, using expressive language for sounds and shapes/movements (똑똑, 첨벙첨벙, 콜콜, …)
  • creating alternative versions of stories such as a Korean tale or film script with a new character and an alternative ending

  VCKOC178 | Languages | Korean | F–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Creating

• Victorian Aboriginal Languages: Levels 7 to 10 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 10, students use the language to initiate, sustain and extend interactions, and to exchange information about interests, experiences and aspirations. They use spontaneous language wherever possible to participate in activities that involve taking action, collaborating, planning...

  Level description | Languages | Victorian Aboriginal Languages | Levels 7 to 10

• VCLVC183

  Consider and discuss their own and each other’s ways of communicating and expressing identity, reflecting on how the language links the local, regional and national identity of its speakers with the land

  Elaborations

  • considering how their own biography, including elements such as family origins, traditions, beliefs, practices, interests and experiences, shapes their sense of identity and ways of communicating
  • describing kinship connections with the surrounding Country/Place or connections of a respected community member or guest speaker
  • creating spoken, written or multimodal texts, such as identity maps, timelines, digital presentations or family trees with captions, to mark key milestones and significant influences in their lives, for example, key people, events, educational experiences, community affiliations, traditions or travel experiences, considering how these shape identity
  • comparing and reflecting on how identity is expressed across languages and cultures, for example, by considering the idea of ‘belonging’ as expressed in different languages
  • discussing the role that language and culture play in the identity and well-being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
  • investigating how particular policies and practices affect the sense of identity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, for example, the effect of language loss, separation from Country/Place/family/community
  • reflecting on how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples from different nations express their group identity, for example, through practices and symbols such as flags, Welcomes to Country, Indigenous rounds in sporting leagues
  • reflecting on how their own biography, including family origins, traditions, beliefs, practices, interests and experiences, shapes their sense of identity and ways of communicating
  • discussing the link between identity and connections to land/water/sea/sky, culture and language and the health and well-being of individuals and community
  • reflecting on how the language links the local, regional and national identity of its speakers with the land, water, sea and sky

  VCLVC183 | Languages | Victorian Aboriginal Languages | Levels 7 to 10 | Communicating | Identity

• Hindi - F–10 Sequence: Levels 7 and 8 description

  Students expand their range of vocabulary beyond their personal experience and interests, applying phonic and grammatical knowledge to spell and write unfamiliar words. They use a range of grammatical forms and language structures to convey more complex relationships between ideas and experiences...

  Level description | Languages | Hindi | F–10 Sequence

• Italian - F–10 Sequence: Levels 7 and 8 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 8, students use spoken and written Italian to interact in a range of personal and social contexts. They describe or present people, places, events or conditions; discuss likes, dislikes and preferences; present information; recount and narrate events; and talk about personal...

  Level description | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8

• Korean - 7–10 Sequence: Levels 7 and 8 description

  Students become familiar with the sounds of Korean and approximate pronunciation of Korean syllables in words and short phrases, noting meaningful sounds in Korean and their differences from English sounds. They are introduced to Hangeul, recognising its alphabetical nature and different shapes...

  Level description | Languages | Korean | 7–10 Sequence

• Mathematics Version 2.0: Level 8 description

  In Level 8, learning in Mathematics builds on each student’s prior learning and experiences. Students engage in a range of approaches to the learning and doing of mathematics that develop their understanding of and fluency with concepts, procedures and processes by making connections...

  Level description | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0

• Spanish - 7–10 Sequence: Levels 7 and 8 description

  Students become familiar with the sounds of Spanish, including pronunciation, rhythm, pitch and stress. They recognise similarities with many English words, noting differences in pronunciation and spelling. They understand and apply elements of Spanish grammar such as word order; simple verb forms...

  Level description | Languages | Spanish | 7–10 Sequence

• VCASFU193

  Develop knowledge of additional elements of the Auslan grammatical system, analysing indicating verbs, depicting signs and constructed action

  Elaborations

  • noticing that meaning is created in Auslan from fully-lexical signs, partly-lexical signs and non-lexical CA and gesture
  • recognising that signers can use locations for present referents, non-present referents, or abstract referents that do not exist in space
  • recognising that nouns can be pluralised by locating them repeatedly regardless of their original location
  • distinguishing between directional and locational indicating verbs

  • recognising that handshape and movement represent different things in each type of DS, for example:

    • entity DSs: the handshape is an object or person, and the movement is the movement or location of that object or person
    • handling DSs: the handshape represents a person’s hands touching or moving another object, and the movement shows how the hands move
    • SASS DSs: the handshape and movement outline the shape or size of something
  • observing instances of CA in a text and discussing how it was marked

  VCASFU193 | Languages | Auslan | Second Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCHIU071

  Recognise the intercultural and multilingual nature of language use in social media and popular culture, considering how this influences aspects of their lives

  Elaborations

  • finding examples of language/behaviours associated with Indian culture that are part of everyday life in Australia, for example, words and expressions associated with religion, yoga, dance, Bollywood, food, sport
  • explaining the influence of Indian language and culture on their ways of communicating in different situations, for example, by creating a glossary of Hindi words and expressions they use when communicating in English or when thinking about themselves and their families
  • investigating different forms and functions of multilingualism in today’s society, for example, by tracking the mixing of languages such as Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi and English in Bollywood scripts and song lyrics, or by creating their own hybrid-language advertisements, songs or raps, for example, Life style से तय होगा car का premium..
  • reflecting on other people’s reactions to their use of Hindi and/or English, considering how perceptions of people’s ways of communicating are shaped by cultural standpoints and perspectives

  VCHIU071 | Languages | Hindi | F–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Understanding | Language variation and change

• VCKOC182

  Create spoken, written or multimodal texts that reflect significant experiences related to the experience of learning Korean language and culture

  Elaborations

  • mapping their own linguistic and cultural profiles, for example, by creating a chart/timeline/webprofile to highlight formative elements such as family languages, key relationships and intercultural experiences
  • describing their significant past encounters with Korean language and culture involving people, places and events, and the influence these encounters have had in shaping own identity, recording their experiences by, for example, keeping a digital/online journal in blogs or wikis
  • reflecting on own identity, relating it to own past experience involving Korean language and culture,and considering how others’ experience impacts on their identity
  • sharing and comparing, face-to-face and online, cultural and intercultural experiences and language capabilities, and exchanging views on the benefits of speaking more than one language, such as having a larger vocabulary to draw on, new insights and perspectives, and opportunities for new experiences

  VCKOC182 | Languages | Korean | F–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Reflecting

• VC2M8SP03

  describe in different ways the position and location of three-dimensional objects in 3 dimensions, including using a three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system with the use of dynamic geometry software or other digital tools

  Elaborations

  • locating aircraft or drones using latitude, longitude and altitude as a three-dimensional coordinate system
  • constructing three-dimensional objects using 3D printers or designing software that uses a three-dimensional coordinate system
  • comparing and contrasting two-dimensional and three-dimensional coordinate systems by highlighting what is the same and what is different, including virtual maps versus street views
  • using dynamic geometry software to construct shapes and objects within the first quadrant of a three-dimensional coordinate system
  • interpreting three-dimensional coordinate locations for objects in multistorey car parks, or playing games based on three-dimensional coordinate systems such as three-dimensional noughts-and-crosses
  • exploring position and transformation through geospatial technologies used by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities

  VC2M8SP03 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 8 | Space

• VCTRC096

  Consider the nature of identity and of cultural experience, reflecting on how their linguistic and cultural background contributes to their sense of identity

  Elaborations

  • discussing the nature of identity, including the fact that it is dynamic, changing and involves values and beliefs as well as practices and behaviours
  • reflecting on how their own identity is shaped by and also reflects the experience of living in a multicultural society, using more than one language and identifying with particular language communities
  • considering ways in which different languages offer different ways of thinking about experience, or of ‘reading’ the world; how these different standpoints influence the way meaning is made and how people think about themselves and others
  • discussing how Turkish and Australian cultural influences are reflected in their daily lives, interests, social activities and ways of thinking
  • reflecting on the relationship between language, culture and identity, for example, by identifying experiences that feel different when interacting in Turkish or in English
  • discussing whether their sense of identity changes over time, taking into account changes in language use at home, in school or in the wider and virtual community

  VCTRC096 | Languages | Turkish | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Reflecting

• VCZHU064

  Compare and reflect on how cultural contexts influence the way language is used within and across communities

  Elaborations

  • identifying the things they take for granted in communication (for example, a shared understanding of gesture, body language and nuances), and reflecting on how these aspects may be interpreted differently by others
  • discussing how language use varies between communities, and reflecting on how communication is shaped by a community’s geographical location, languages and cultures, for example, 计算机 / 电脑， 哪儿 / 哪里
  • reflecting on how particular words of cultural significance may be interpreted differently by others, for example, ‘mate’ in Australian context and 兄弟 in Chinese context
  • inferring the relationship of participants in a spoken interaction by observing word choices and gestures, for example, 老张 / 张校长/张小明, and asking: What titles and terms of address are used for individuals in Chinese? How do these titles compare to English practices?

  VCZHU064 | Languages | Chinese | Second Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Understanding | The role of language and culture

• VCZHU241

  Analyse features of classical literature in their original and contemporary forms, and apply features of 文言文 and 古文 in their own language use, identifying rules of intonation in classical poems and the impact of these rules on modern poetry

  Elaborations

  • exploring symbolism in classical literature and in modern pop culture, such as the connotations of key terms such as 凤凰
  • discussing the revival of the study of traditional texts (国学) and the reasons for such interest in the past
  • considering the role technology plays in their own lives and how it impacts on the ways they communicate with others and use language to convey ideas
  • identifying examples of internet language and discussing how these shape or impact their own language use, for example, 囧 、 槑 、 烎
  • comparing ‘internet novel’ (网络小说) with contemporary 小说 and identifying the impact of the internet in popularising and increasing access to Chinese literature

  VCZHU241 | Languages | Chinese | First Language Learner | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Understanding | Language variation and change

• Hindi - 7–10 Sequence: Levels 7 and 8 description

  Students develop explicit knowledge of the forms and functions of language elements that some may already use fluently in their spoken language. Literacy development provides the opportunity not only to read and write the language but also to understand how it is formed and how it works. Students...

  Level description | Languages | Hindi | 7–10 Sequence

• Turkish - F–10 Sequence: Levels 7 and 8 description

  Students continue to expand their range of vocabulary to domains beyond their personal experience and interests. They use a range of grammatical forms and language structures to convey more complex ideas and experiences, for example, by using reflexive, reciprocal, causative and passive verbal...

  Level description | Languages | Turkish | F–10 Sequence

• Turkish - 7–10 Sequence: Levels 7 and 8 description

  Students recognise and use key elements of Turkish grammar, such as word order, positions of adjectives, adverbs and postpositions, and recognise how grammatical forms and functions are represented through agglutination. They apply the principles of vowel harmony, for example, when adding nominal...

  Level description | Languages | Turkish | 7–10 Sequence