(Regan-Asante, n.d.)
Year 7 and 8 media Curriculum Overview
For year 7 and 8 students involved in the media arts, the process of learning takes shape under the two strands of Making and Responding outlined in the Australian Curriculum (ACARA, 2010). Within the Media Arts, Making involves “learning about and using the knowledge, skills, techniques, processes, materials and technologies in media arts practices” (ACARA, 2010), focusing on designing and producing media artworks that successfully communicate intention. When students Make, they are encouraged to consider the perspectives of their audience as well as their own views to develop as an emerging artist.
Furthermore, Responding is comprised of “exploring, analysing and interpreting media artworks” (ACARA, 2010). Within this strand, students are required to respond to artworks and media culture to further their understanding of conventions and grow through the reflection of their own processes.
Both Making and Responding are “intrinsically connected” (ACARA, 2010), providing students with the opportunity to develop their knowledge as an artist and as a member of an audience. The two areas are used together to purposefully align students to partake in meaningful collaboration while simultaneously growing valuable skills such as critical perception and the ability to be expressive (ACARA, 2010).
Within the Media Arts curriculum (including year 7-8), students are supported in developing an understanding of these five concepts:
The media languages used to tell stories
The technologies which are essential for producing, accessing and distributing media
The various institutions that enable and constrain media production and use
The audiences for whom media arts products are made and who respond as consumers, citizens and creative individuals
The constructed representations of the world, which rely on shared social values and beliefs
(ACARA, 2010)
Under these concepts, year 7 and 8 students will engage in learning about text types, media forms, genres, processes, and audiences, while looking into specific representations and narrative principles such structure, character, Sound, composition, and lighting (ACARA, 2010).
The Australian Curriculum (ACARA, 2010) outlines that by the end of the 7-8 band all students should have the knowledge to be able to:
Identify how the representations of viewpoints and social values are reflected in the media artworks they view, analyse, and make
Evaluate how their own work and makers from diverse cultures, times and places use media conventions, practices, and processes to make meaning
Identify the “social and ethical responsibility” (ACARA, 2010) of the makers of media
Collaborate effectively with others in production and design while applying technical skills to achieve their intended purpose
(ACARA, 2010)
(Pleaders, 2020)
References:
Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). (2010). Media Arts F-10 Curriculum. https://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/f-10-curriculum/the-arts/media-arts/
Regan-Asante, S. (n.d.). Movie Posters. Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/@fkaregan
Pleaders. (2020). Types of Agreements Related to Film Production. [Image]. https://blog.ipleaders.in/agreements-related-to-film-production/