Asia Scope and Sequence for The Arts

Engaging young Australians with Asia

The purpose of the Asia Scope and Sequence for The Arts is to:

articulate key curriculum concepts and content across the compulsory years of schooling (up to Year 10)
provide advice and support to teachers of The Arts in their efforts to engage young Australians with Asia
point teachers to existing resources that help students to learn about Asia in The Arts classroom.

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Overviews by stage of schooling: Lower Primary

Overviews by stage of schooling: Lower Primary

Dance	Drama	Media	Music	Visual Arts
Students use basic physical skills and expressive actions to create and perform movement sequences. They also observe and talk about dance created and performed in their own and in other cultures. They: Da1. create or learn and perform movement sequences that respond to visual, written and performance texts about the lives of people in or from a country in Asia Da2. observe and talk about videos or photographs of dance performance in or from a country in Asia.	Students use basic skills and materials to create and perform drama works. They also observe and talk about drama created and performed in their own and in other cultures. They: Dr1. create and perform role-plays or simple narratives that respond to visual, written and spoken texts about the lives of people in or from a country in Asia Dr2. observe/ listen to and talk about videos or photographs of drama performance from a country in Asia.	Students use basic media skills, materials and technologies to create and present media texts. They also observe and talk about media texts produced and presented in their own and in other cultures. They: Me1. create and share simple media texts that respond to visual, written and spoken texts about the lives of people in or from a country in Asia Me2. observe/listen to and talk about meaning and representation in print and digital media texts from a country in Asia.	Students use voice, sounds and a variety of instruments to create and perform music works. They also observe and talk about music composed and performed in their own and in other cultures. They: Mu1. create or learn and perform simple music works to illustrate visual, written or performance texts by people in or from a country in Asia Mu2. observe/listen to, and talk about videos, audio tapes or photographs of music performance from a country in Asia.	Students use basic skills and materials to create and exhibit art works. They also observe and talk about art works created in their own and in other cultures. They: VA1. create and share simple art works that respond to visual, written or spoken texts about the lives of people in or from a country in Asia VA2. observe and talk about meaning and representation in images and objects from a country in Asia
Dance	Drama	Media	Music	Visual Arts

Dance

Drama

Media

Music

Visual Arts

Students use basic physical skills and expressive actions to create and perform movement sequences. They also observe and talk about dance created and performed in their own and in other cultures. They:

Da1. create or learn and perform movement sequences that respond to visual, written and performance texts about the lives of people in or from a country in Asia
Da2. observe and talk about videos or photographs of dance performance in or from a country in Asia.

Students use basic skills and materials to create and perform drama works. They also observe and talk about drama created and performed in their own and in other cultures. They:

Dr1. create and perform role-plays or simple narratives that respond to visual, written and spoken texts about the lives of people in or from a country in Asia
Dr2. observe/ listen to and talk about videos or photographs of drama performance from a country in Asia.

Students use basic media skills, materials and technologies to create and present media texts. They also observe and talk about media texts produced and presented in their own and in other cultures. They:

Me1. create and share simple media texts that respond to visual, written and spoken texts about the lives of people in or from a country in Asia
Me2. observe/listen to and talk about meaning and representation in print and digital media texts from a country in Asia.

Students use voice, sounds and a variety of instruments to create and perform music works. They also observe and talk about music composed and performed in their own and in other cultures. They:

Mu1. create or learn and perform simple music works to illustrate visual, written or performance texts by people in or from a country in Asia
Mu2. observe/listen to, and talk about videos, audio tapes or photographs of music performance from a country in Asia.

Students use basic skills and materials to create and exhibit art works. They also observe and talk about art works created in their own and in other cultures. They:

VA1. create and share simple art works that respond to visual, written or spoken texts about the lives of people in or from a country in Asia
VA2. observe and talk about meaning and representation in images and objects from a country in Asia

Reading the Scope and Sequence

Overviews by stage of schooling: Upper Primary