Drama / Year 5 and 6 / Exploring and responding

Curriculum content descriptions

explore the ways that First Nations Australians use drama to continue and revitalise cultures (AC9ADR6E02)

Elaborations
  • exploring how performances that tell stories maintain culture; for example, narrative drama that communicates knowledge about land, sea, sky or waterways
  • identifying and discussing the role of storytelling in First Nations Australians’ cultural traditions, through direct engagement or using online resources created or co-created by First Nations Australians
  • identifying examples that illustrate how cultural expressions change over time; for example, by using available resources published by First Nations Australian communities and organisations
  • investigating the ways that a diverse range of First Nations Australian drama makers and performers embed themselves and their communities in drama in a range of representative forms as a visual declaration of identity, storytelling and resilience; for example, exploring how drama is used to share cultural narratives
General capabilities
  • Intercultural understanding Intercultural Understanding
Cross-curriculum priorities
ScOT terms

Narratives,  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples,  Japanese peoples,  Cultural authority,  Cultural expressions,  Cultural protocols,  Cultural knowledge,  Aboriginal art,  Torres Strait Islander art,  Culture,  Drama (Arts),  Social history,  Social settings (Narratives),  Media arts,  Cultural imperialism

Video

Hannie Rayson on writing complex roles for women

Watch as Hannie Rayson describes her early desire to write multidimensional, complex roles for women in her plays. What was this in response to?  Why is it important for audiences to see female characters as well as male characters driving drama in plays? 

Online

Koorie Cross-Curricular Protocols for Victorian Government Schools

The Koorie Cross-Curricular Protocols for Victorian Government Schools are applicable to schools intending to develop activities that involve the use of Koorie cultural expressions, including stories, songs, instrumental music, dances, plays, ceremonies, rituals, performances, symbols, drawings, designs, paintings, poetry, ...

Image

Australian collection

This database features a selection of Australian artworks from QAGOMA. The searchable database provides artwork images, background information about the artist and the artwork, classroom activities, a glossary of key terms and curriculum alignment information for teachers. Search results can be refined by theme, period, ...

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Indigenous Australian collection

This federated search from the QAGOMA database features a selection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artworks from the collection. The searchable database provides artwork images, background information about the artist and the artwork, a map of major Indigenous regions in Australia, classroom activities, a glossary ...