1st
L (F–10) 3-4
Communicating
Creating
- Elaboration 7
- performing stories for a live audience with a focus on the visual
communication of emotion and humour
- adapting an element of a familiar cartoon or story to achieve a different
effect, for example by varying the use of manner
- adapting a signed advertisement for a product popular with their age group to
create a change in effect, for example by inserting additional elements, mood or
characters
- signing stories or participating in play-based activities that require the use
of constructed action to represent other people’s actions, thoughts, feelings or
attitudes
- adapting key elements of a popular picture book to create a short signed
performance suitable for younger children being introduced to Auslan
- experimenting with the genre of storytelling, adapting the use of signing
space and signing techniques and changing perspectives according to character
- performing an adaptation of a humorous story with two or more characters,
using elements of constructed action such as shifting eye gaze and head
orientation
- creating the next scene, a new character or an alternative ending for a signed
fable, short story or cartoon
- choreographing and performing music-less dance, focusing on matching timing,
beat and rhythm
- creating original handshape poetry to present at a school assembly or
community festival
- playing with light and shadow, handshapes and movement, for example in shadow
puppet performances