2nd L (F–10) 9-10
Communicating
Identity - Elaboration 10
- using photographs or digital images to create stories using elements of
identity such as gender, ethnicity, social justice, disability or difference
- reflecting on a range of filmed texts to identify examples of inclusive or
exclusionary language that might impact on a person’s sense of identity, for
example, the representation of deaf teenagers in the TV program Switched at
Birth or the documentaries Welcome 2 My Deaf World or Deaf Teens: Hearing World,
comparing these representations to their own experiences as teenagers
- viewing and evaluating documentaries such as Audism Unveiled or commentaries
by well-known members of the Deaf community on their sense of identity
development in relation to growing up deaf, considering the impact of additional
factors in individual stories, such as gender or race
- creating vlogs or filmed texts to explore aspects of Deaf/hearing identity and
to encourage consideration of common views among hearing communities on Auslan
and the Deaf community and to reflect on what it means to be deaf, hard of
hearing or hearing
- viewing signed news and other media texts, such as episodes of See Hear or
SignPost, to identify examples of discrimination, oppression or rejection
experienced by deaf people, and considering how these may shape identity or
affect societal perceptions of the Deaf community
- surveying deaf people about their perspectives on the significance of Deaf
places that contribute to a shared sense of identity, for example, the Deaf
Club, Deaf schools or sites of historic significance such as original Deaf
Society/Mission buildings or other former meeting places
- making comparisons between different international Deaf communities in
relation to perceptions/representations of Deaf identity and changing values of
place and space, for example, the loss of Deaf clubs or closure of deaf schools,
considering the implications of such changes on the development of Deaf identity
- analysing notions of ‘Deaf gain’, Deafhood and audism, and sharing their
response to these concepts as second language learners of Auslan