1st
L (F–10) 7-8
Communicating
Creating
- Elaboration 6
- exploring how cultural values in relation to identity are reflected in
different forms of artistic expression, such as poetry performances by Walter
Kadiki or John Wilson’s ‘Home’
- viewing performances by deaf artists who communicate elements of the Deaf
experience through different art forms, for example the deaf rapper Signmark or
the singer/signer Sean Forbes
- analysing performances of Deaf poetry, for example by discussing themes,
expression and construction and comparing how sign choice and stylistic
techniques combine to convey ideas and emotions
- watching performances of Deaf theatre groups such as the Australian Theatre of
the Deaf, and identifying all the ways a signer refers to the same referent
throughout
- recognising the contribution of NMFs to characterisation and emotional
expression in signed stories, skits or sketches
- identifying the different roles of storytelling in Deaf culture, such as
teaching, entertaining, communicating values or traditions, finding examples of
these in well-known stories, fables or legends
- evaluating Deaf performances or art forms that use technology such as camera
and lighting techniques to expressive effect, for example performances by Ian
Sanborn or Edan Chapman
- exploring and describing the use of colour and images by different deaf
artists such as Juan Fernández Navarrete or Nancy Rourke
- engaging with signed versions of media texts, comparing visual elements to
those for a hearing audience, for example, the teen drama Switched at Birth or
teen dramas from BSL Zone
- exploring the concept of metaphorical iconicity used in poems and narratives,
for example by shadowing selected elements
- analysing how elements of theatre performance, such as emotional nuance, are
communicated through interpreters in a live setting
- engaging with animations made by or about deaf people and critiquing the
effectiveness of conveying all parameters of signing, for example, The Long
Knife, or Gallaudet: The Film by Braam Jordaan
- identifying how Deaf art forms represent people, experiences and Deaf spaces
and contribute to the building of a sense of identity and cultural awareness