1st L (F–10) 7-8
Communicating

Creating - Elaboration 7

- composing and performing soliloquies that capture elements of the Deaf experience in a hearing world

- creating resources to support younger learners of Auslan, such as signed versions of games such as ‘Guess Who?’, riddles, treasure hunts or amusing tales

- creating imaginative texts that present abstract ideas, such as hope, inclusion, friendship, in creative or amusing ways

- creating an Auslan version of a popular song, using elements of all parameters to convey key messages and nuance emotional expression

- creating a piece of art, such as a drawing, painting or photo collage, that reflects their experience of living in and moving between the Deaf and hearing worlds

- engaging with the work of Deaf theatre groups such as the Australian Theatre of the Deaf, using elements of performances as models for their own experimentation with signed theatre

- creating a performance for a school or Deaf festival based on the lives of celebrated or historical members of the Deaf community

- presenting a short story based on their own experience of being a deaf student in a hearing school community, incorporating key elements of narrative structure, such as character introduction, problem/conflict, resolution

- re-creating a theatre set from a two-dimensional image using signed space