Arts Resources Students Understand: Level 8

Year(s)

Level(s)

Duration

Teacher

Classroom

8

Understanding Dance in Context

Investigate, analyse, and discuss the features and development of dance in New Zealand including the contribution of selected individuals and groups.

Developing Practical Knowledge in Dance

Extend and refine their dance skills, practices, and use of production technologies in a range of dance genres.

Developing Ideas in Dance

Initiate, develop, and produce dance works, with appropriate production technologies, to communicate choreographic intentions.

Record the development of and reflect on the resolution of dance ideas.

Communicating and Interpreting in Dance

Apply rehearsal and performance skills and interact with production technologies to enhance the communication, interpretation, and expression

of dance works.

Critically analyse, interpret, and evaluate the artistic features and communication of their own and others' dance works.

o   Drama

Understanding Drama in Context

Research, analyse, and critically evaluate how drama interprets, records, or challenges social and cultural discourse.

Developing Practical Knowledge in Drama

Research, analyse, and integrate elements, techniques, conventions, and technologies in dramatic forms for specific purposes.

Developing Ideas in Drama

Research, critically evaluate, and refine ideas to create original drama work.

Communicating and Interpreting in Drama

Analyse, rehearse, and perform works in a range of dramatic forms, assuming diverse artistic or technical responsibilities.

Reflect on and critically evaluate a wide range of works and performances.

o  Sounds Art- Music 

Understanding Sound Arts – Music in Context

Research, analyse, and evaluate the production and presentation of sound works in historical, social, and cultural contexts.

Reflect on and express how music is valued in their own and others' lives.

Developing Practical Knowledge in Sound Arts – Music

Apply, analyse, demonstrate understanding of, and evaluate musical qualities, devices, and structures, using aural perception, practical and theoretical skills, stylistic conventions, and technologies.

Developing Ideas in Sound Arts – Music

Create, structure, refine, and represent sound works and musical arrangements to express and communicate imaginative thinking and personal understandings.

Reflect on and evaluate composition processes and presentation conventions.

Communicating and Interpreting in Sound Arts – Music

Plan, rehearse, refine, present, record, and evaluate music performances, demonstrating interpretive understandings.

Critically analyse and evaluate music-making and production processes to refine interpretations and responses to sound and music.

Understanding Visual Arts in Context

Use research and analysis to investigate contexts, meanings, intentions, and technological influences related to the making and valuing of art works.

Research and analyse contexts relevant to their intentions and the expression of meanings in their own work.

Developing Practical Knowledge in Visual Arts

Apply understanding from broad and deep research into the characteristics and constraints of established conventions in selected fields.

Extend and refine skills in a selected field, using appropriate processes and procedures.

Select, apply, extend, and combine technologies with innovation.

Developing Ideas in Visual Arts

Generate, analyse, clarify, and regenerate options in response to selected questions or a proposal in a chosen field.

Selectively incorporate ideas from recent and established practice in the development of their own work.

Communicating and Interpreting in Visual Arts

Research and analyse selected approaches and theories related to visual arts practice.

Critically reflect on, respond to, and evaluate art works.

Specific Learning Outcomes

By the end of this unit, students will be able to:

Additional Curriculum areas

o Social Sciences   

o Learning Languages 

o Technology 

o Maths 

o Te Reo 

o English  

o Health and P.E.

o Sciences

Write the Achievement Objective (s) to be assessed:

Students will:

Specific Learning Outcomes

By the end of this unit, students will be able to:

Setting

oNew Zealand   oRekohu (The Chatham Islands)   oAsia 

 oAustralia         oAmericas                                oGlobal

Perspective:    o The past (History)         o The Present (Current Issues)         oThe Future.

                          o Multicultural           oEquality        oRights        oIndigenous people        oGender  

Key Competencies focus:

(Select only those being focussed on)

o managing self

o relating to others

o participating and contributing

o thinking

o using language, symbols, and texts.

Teaching and Learning Activities

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Resources

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Assessment Schedule

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Unit Evaluation

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