Years 1 to 2
The Arts
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Years 1 to 2 Media Arts Achievement Standard
4 statements aligned to content descriptors and elaborations
Achievement standard (as ACARA publishes it)
Achievement standard
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By the end of Year 2, students identify where they experience media arts. They describe where, why and/or how people across cultures, communities and/or other contexts experience media arts.
Students use media languages and media technologies to construct representations in media arts works. They share their work with audiences safely and in informal ways.
The 4 achievement standard statements
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By the end of Year 2, students identify where they experience media arts.
Content descriptorAC9AMA2E01 Exploring and responding
explore where, why and how people across cultures, communities and/or other contexts experience media arts
Elaborations (4)
- Elaboration identifying where they might experience media arts works in their lives and communities; for example, considering how media arts works communicate cultural knowledge and the purpose of a range of media types
- Elaboration using Viewpoints to ask questions about societies and cultures; for example, “What story is this media arts work telling me/us?”, “Who made this media arts work?”, “Where is this media arts work from?”
- Elaboration discussing the roles of media artists and what permission means; for example, deciding on a class set of rules for using and creating images, sounds and text in media arts works
- Elaboration considering how media arts works communicate and celebrate cultural knowledge in their own communities; for example, through podcasts or animated children’s shows
They describe where, why and/or how people across cultures, communities and/or other contexts experience media arts.
Content descriptorAC9AMA2E01 Exploring and responding
explore where, why and how people across cultures, communities and/or other contexts experience media arts
Elaborations (4)
- Elaboration identifying where they might experience media arts works in their lives and communities; for example, considering how media arts works communicate cultural knowledge and the purpose of a range of media types
- Elaboration using Viewpoints to ask questions about societies and cultures; for example, “What story is this media arts work telling me/us?”, “Who made this media arts work?”, “Where is this media arts work from?”
- Elaboration discussing the roles of media artists and what permission means; for example, deciding on a class set of rules for using and creating images, sounds and text in media arts works
- Elaboration considering how media arts works communicate and celebrate cultural knowledge in their own communities; for example, through podcasts or animated children’s shows
Content descriptorAC9AMA2E02 Exploring and responding
explore examples of media arts produced and/or distributed by First Nations Australians
Elaborations (4)
- Elaboration exploring when, where, how and why First Nations Australians use media arts works to share knowledge about their cultures; for example, during celebrations such as National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day, NAIDOC Week, Reconciliation Week or the acknowledgement of significant occasions including Sorry Day
- Elaboration exploring children’s television programs, cartoons/animations and child-focused print media, such as an advertisement encouraging people to adopt a healthy lifestyle, created and distributed by First Nations Australians
- Elaboration observing how visual, audio and/or interactive elements are used in media arts works created by First Nations Australians; for example, exploring colours, symbols and patterns used in media arts works with representatives of the First Nations Australian community or through resources that are created or co-created by First Nations Australians
- Elaboration exploring media arts works created and/or co-created by First Nations Australians that communicate cultural narratives
Students use media languages and media technologies to construct representations in media arts works.
Content descriptorAC9AMA2C01 Creating and making
use media languages and media technologies to construct representations
Elaborations (5)
- Elaboration creating a story through a series of captioned or voice-over images or direct to camera footage; exploring composition through character creation using images, sounds, and/or animation; for example, claymation
- Elaboration selecting and editing images, sound and text to re-create the characters in well-known stories or songs, using Viewpoints to develop questions when making decisions about composition; for example, asking questions about use of elements and content such as, “What images will I keep or delete?”, “Which image interests me and why?”
- Elaboration capturing and sequencing images and text to create a media arts work, such as a comic book that retells familiar or traditional stories
- Elaboration producing and presenting a media arts work for a particular purpose; for example, creating an advertisement that recommends appropriate behaviour when using cameras
- Elaboration using features such as shot types in media arts works; for example, identifying long-shots, mid-shots and close-ups; discussing what the shots tell the audience about the story
Content descriptorAC9AMA2D01 Developing practices and skills
explore ways of using media technologies responsibly to capture and organise images, sounds, text and/or interactive elements
Elaborations (5)
- Elaboration exploring ways to use digital tools to capture moving image; for example, using a digital device to capture and manipulate short videos, add sound effects or voice-overs, and considering how best to combine the visual and audio elements to communicate ideas or a narrative
- Elaboration exploring how sound can be used to communicate ideas; for example, creating sound effects using found objects or sound recording technology to integrate with a picture book story
- Elaboration experimenting with images; for example, retelling the story of a school day using a digital camera to capture still or moving images and adding appropriate captions
- Elaboration experimenting with ways that media artists communicate with audiences by combining text, symbols and images; for example, combining headlines, subtitles and digital images to communicate ideas or emotions
- Elaboration using Viewpoints to develop questions as they experiment with media technologies, such as, “What happens if I take a photo up close to the object, and how does it change as I move further away?”, “How can I change the meaning of this image by adding different text headings?”
They share their work with audiences safely and in informal ways.
Content descriptorAC9AMA2P01 Presenting and performing
share media arts works with audiences in informal settings
Elaborations (4)
- Elaboration collecting and sharing class stories and presenting them in the form of a class news bulletin, with permission of the people involved and observing relevant protocols, such as obtaining permission to use cultural material that belongs to a collective or a cultural group rather than an individual
- Elaboration presenting a media arts work they have made to the class, a small group or their teacher, and explaining how they made it and what they enjoyed about making it
- Elaboration considering relationships that peers may have with their work when creating, rehearsing and recording a radio play, and seeking permission to share it with another class
- Elaboration exploring what permission means; for example, consulting relevant people such as cultural knowledge holders or using online safety resources, and deciding on a class set of rules for using and creating images, sounds and text in media arts works
This achievement standard describes the expected learning for Years 1 to 2 Media Arts. Use it to plan teaching and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.
At a Glance
| Strand | Substrand | CDs | Elaborations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creating and making | Media Arts | 1 | 5 |
| Developing practices and skills | Media Arts | 1 | 5 |
| Exploring and responding | Media Arts | 2 | 8 |
| Presenting and performing | Media Arts | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 5 | 22 | |
Frequently Asked Questions
What should students know by the end of Years 1 to 2 Media Arts?
By the end of Year 2, students identify where they experience media arts. They describe where, why and/or how people across cultures, communities and/or other contexts experience media arts. Read the full standard
How many Content Descriptors support this standard?
5 Content Descriptors support this Achievement Standard (Creating and making: 1, Developing practices and skills: 1, Exploring and responding: 2, Presenting and performing: 1).
Is this from the latest Australian Curriculum?
Yes, this Achievement Standard is from the Australian Curriculum version 9.0 (AC v9), the most current version published by ACARA.