Years 5 and 6 · The Arts · Exploring and responding

AC9ADR6E02

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

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Where AC9ADR6E02 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Years 5 and 6.

1. Years 3 and 4AC9ADR4E01explore where, why and how drama is created and/or performed across cultures, times, places and/or other contexts
2. Years 3 and 4AC9ADR4E02explore how First Nations Australians use drama to communicate their connection to, and responsibility for, Country/Place
3. Years 7 and 8AC9ADR8E01investigate ways the elements of drama and/or conventions are used to communicate ideas, perspectives and/or meaning in drama created and/or performed across cultures, times, places and/or other contexts
4. Years 7 and 8AC9ADR8E02investigate the diversity of drama created and/or performed by First Nations Australians, considering culturally responsive approaches to Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property rights