PDF documents
Resources and support materials for the Australian Curriculum: The Arts are available as PDF documents. The Arts: Sequence of content The Arts: Sequence of achievement
PDF documents | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
Key ideas
Strands Content descriptions in each arts subject reflect the interrelated strands of making and responding. making includes learning about and using knowledge, skills, techniques, processes, materials and technologies to explore arts practices and make …
Key ideas | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
Structure
The Australian Curriculum: The Arts covers each of the five arts subjects – Dance, Drama, Media Arts, Music, and Visual Arts – across bands of year levels: Foundation to Year 2 Years 3 and 4 Years 5 and 6 Years 7 and 8 Years 9 and 10. The curriculum …
Structure | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACAMAM063
designing and creating an animated sequence that personifies inanimate objects and creates smooth action
Elaboration (1) | ACAMAM063 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Media Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACAMAM063
editing a chase sequence, adding music to heighten the action and tension
Elaboration (3) | ACAMAM063 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Media Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACAMUM093
experimenting with technology to sequence and combine ideas to enhance intentions in compositions and performances
Elaboration (3) | ACAMUM093 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Music | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACAMAM069
selecting footage that has been captured on a camera, editing the footage into a sequence and applying a soundtrack that matches the edited sequence’s pace, rhythm and style
Elaboration | ACAMAM069 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Media Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACADAM003
presenting a learned sequence of movements or performing simple dances, individually or as a group, to classmates, teachers and parents
Elaboration | ACADAM003 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Dance | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACAMAM058
creating a sequence of images, sounds and text or a combination of these to clearly establish the beginning, middle and end of a story or event
Elaboration | ACAMAM058 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Media Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACAMAM060
storyboarding and filming a short sequence showing a conflict, selecting camera angles, lighting and costume to convey meaning without dialogue
Elaboration | ACAMAM060 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Media Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
Example of knowledge and skills Media Arts
In this band students are introduced to the ways that ideas and intentions are communicated in and through Media Arts. They develop knowledge, understanding and skills through media arts practices focusing on: Representation and story principles Structure representing …
Example of knowledge and skills | Media Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
Example of knowledge and skills Dance
In this band students are introduced to the ways that ideas and intentions are communicated in and through dance. They develop knowledge, understanding and skills through dance practices focusing on: Body body awareness – awareness of body in space in …
Example of knowledge and skills | Dance | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACAMAM059
experimenting with applying text to accompany still or moving images, such as credits in a title sequence, and selecting appropriate fonts, colour and length of time for display suitable to the purpose of the artwork
Elaboration (1) | ACAMAM059 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Media Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACAMAM063
creating a short digital sequence that uses camera angles such as close-ups and medium close-ups to focus on character relationships, power or mood
Elaboration | ACAMAM063 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Media Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACAMAM064
designing a storyboard that reflects a key scene in a sequence; for example, an opening scene of a film that shows the important camera angles, transitions, edits, voice and soundtrack
Elaboration | ACAMAM064 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Media Arts | The Arts | F-10 curriculum