What’s Happening in Performing Arts in Term 4 2024
FOUNDATION:
In Term 4, the Foundation students will be focusing on Media Arts which is where they will discover the fields of media, art and design. They will explore ideas, characters and settings in different images and multi-modal texts. Students will use a range of media technologies to capture images that will be used to create a photo story to communicate an idea to the audience. They will have opportunities to use editing software for their images or sounds. Students will respond to a variety of media artwork using description.
GRADE 1:
In Term 4, the Grade One students will be focusing on Media Technologies. They will create and present a range of media artwork to communicate an idea with a selected audience. Students will use different technologies to capture and edit images. This will allow them to experiment with a variety of ideas and to develop characters and settings with the use of technologies. Students will be using iPads, cameras and computers throughout the unit, exploring different computer programs. The images that they take will be used to design a magazine cover, which will be teacher scaffolded. Students will have opportunities to respond to a range of media artwork, including those from people in their local area
GRADE 2:
In Term 4, the Grade Two students will be focusing on Media Technologies. They will create and present a range of media artwork to communicate an idea with a selected audience. Students will use different technologies to capture and edit images. This will allow them to experiment with a variety of ideas and to develop characters and settings with the use of technologies. Students will be using iPads, cameras and computers throughout the unit, exploring different computer programs. The images that they take will be used to design a magazine cover. Students will have opportunities to respond to a range of media artwork, including those from people in their local area.
GRADE 3/4:
In Term 4, the Grades Three and Four students will be basing their Performing Arts studies around the theme of Travel. The students will engage in an introduction to Blues music and its cultural origins, and they will attempt to reproduce some of their own Blues music. They will learn and use choreography skills to create their own dance, engage and develop skills in improvisation and script writing, and explore media and animation through designing and making a phenakistoscope to demonstrate continuous movement in motion and film. To complete the year, we will explore how music has changed throughout the last 100 years.
GRADE 5/6:
In Term 4, the Grade Five and Six students will be focusing on Media Arts and its elements. They will explore a variety of different types of media technologies such as audio recording and filming. Students will work collaboratively to plan, produce and present a podcast as a piece of media artwork, ensuring it is created for a specific audience and purpose. They will compare different types of media artworks from different social, cultural and historical contexts. Students will have the opportunity to continue to develop their media technology skills through selecting and creating a short film of their choice.