Asia Education Foundation

Asia Scope and Sequence for The Arts

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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 Secondary

 

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Students explore a range of skills, techniques and conventions to choreograph and perform dance works. They also investigate how dance works are created and performed within particular cultural contexts. They:

  • Da5. explore, adapt and perform dance works from one or more countries in Asia that explore peoples' beliefs and values
  • Da6. investigate the spiritual, social and cultural contexts of dance works from one or more countries in Asia.

Students explore a range of skills, materials and equipment to create and perform drama works. They also investigate how drama works are created and performed within particular cultural contexts. They:

  • Dr5. explore, adapt and perform drama works from one or more countries in Asia that explore peoples' beliefs and values
  • Dr6. investigate the spiritual, social and cultural contexts of drama works from one or more countries in Asia.

Students explore a range of media skills, techniques, materials and technologies to construct and present media texts. They also investigate how media texts are produced and presented within particular cultural contexts. They:

  • Me5. explore, adapt and present elements of media texts from one or more countries in Asia to explore peoples' beliefs and values
  • Me6. investigate the spiritual, social and cultural contexts of media texts from one or more countries in Asia.

Students explore a range of skills, techniques, and instruments to create and perform music works. They also investigate how music works are created and performed within particular cultural contexts. They:

  • Mu5. explore, adapt and present music works from one or more countries in Asia that explore peoples' beliefs and values
  • Mu6. investigate the spiritual, social and cultural contexts of music works from one or more countries in Asia.

Students explore a range of techniques, materials and equipment to create and exhibit art works. They also investigate how art works are created and presented within particular cultural contexts. They:

  • VA5. explore, adapt and present elements of art works from one or more countries in Asia to explore peoples' beliefs and values
  • VA6. investigate the spiritual, social and cultural contexts of art works from one or more countries in Asia.
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