Styles and influences

Identify elements of a Chinese artwork that are characteristic of the culture in which it was produced.

Develop an exhibition catalogue that illustrates the diversity of a range of artworks from China.

Make an artwork influenced by the style of an artwork from China.

Stories

Select passages from classical or contemporary Chinese music to accompany a segment of a story by a Chinese author.

Construct a dramatic interpretation of a folk story from China.

Make an artwork that illustrates the relationship between characters in a Chinese story.

Images and forms

Use symbols employed by individuals or groups in China to create a design for wrapping paper. (Examples: flags, crests.)

Make an artwork based on interpretation of a symbol from China. (Examples: 'zodiac' animals, religious symbols, temple carvings.)

Paint a portrait in the style of Chinese ancestral portraits.

Values and beliefs

Develop a performance to tell a story from the life of Confucius.

Select appropriate typography and create an illuminated page around a principle of Confucius.

Explain ways in which peasants were represented in Chinese political art after 1949.

Similarities and differences

Experiment with role and characterisation to improvise a dramatic situation about people in China interacting with Australians.

Write an appraisal of a student performance of music from China.

Identify the diversity of themes, content, styles and purposes in dance from regions of China.