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Semester 1

Subject Fee $50

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Studio Art General (Year 10)

Studio Art General (Year 10)

Course Summary

Are you creative? Enjoy Art? Studying Year 10 Art – General you will explore a range of fine art materials to investigate the characteristics and aesthetics of the materials. You will also explore and document individual ideas in your folio throughout the semester. This will require you to investigate and respond to a range of artists and artworks to develop critical writing skills.

Learning Activities & Assessment

Document a range of explorations and annotate their process and findings in a folio of work throughout the semester
Research and analyse selected artworks, artists and cultures

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Semester 1

Subject Fee $50

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July 15, 2020November 4, 2020

Media (Year 10)

Media (Year 10)

Course Summary

Are you interested in the media? Looking at studying media in VCE or VCAL? In Year 10 media you will investigate a range of traditional and contemporary media formats of societal and cultural influences. You will look at new forms of digital media and how these affect the way people communicate across the globe.

Learning Activities & Assessment

Document a folio of work throughout the semester
Research and view communication platforms

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Semester 1

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Visual Communication Design (Year 10)

Visual Communication Design (Year 10)

Course Summary

Are you interested in communicating ideas through visual language? Are you creative and like to design? By studying this introduction to Visual Communication Design you will engage in a range of activities to develop technical drawing skills (manual and digital), learn how to apply the design process and develop a sense of design aesthetics. You will be equipped to study and analyse existing designers to understand how they attract and engage their audience.

Learning Activities & Assessment

Develop or improve skills in observational, rendering and visualisation drawings
Focus on Environmental (interior & architecture), Industrial (commercial products) and communication design (graphic)
Investigate the influence of design and media industries on society
Learn the basics of Australian Standards and conventions for technical drawings
Demonstrate and apply a range of manual and digital skills

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Semester 1

Subject Fee $30

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Dance (Year 10)

Dance (Year 10)

Course Summary

Are you interested in Dance? Pursuing a career as a performer? Year 10 Dance offers you the opportunity to develop an understanding and appreciation of dance as an art form. The subject is based on investigating and communicating ideas, themes and concepts through dance. Year 10 Dance will equip you with technical and physical skills, personal movement vocabulary and application of choreographic and analytical principles. You will study and perform a mixture of styles, focusing on Jazz and Contemporary.

Learning Activities & Assessment

Develop an understanding and appreciation of dance as an art form
Investigate and communicate ideas, themes and concepts
Develop technical and physical skills, personal movement vocabulary and application of choreographic and analytical principles
Investigate the history of dance and the connection of dance within other cultures

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Subject Fee $45

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Drama (Year 10)

Drama (Year 10)

Course Summary

Art you interesting in communicating ideas through visual language? Are you creative and like to design? By studying Visual Communication Design you will engage in a range of activities to develop technical drawing skills (manual and digital), learn how to apply the design process and develop a sense of design aesthetics. You will be equipped to study and analyse existing designers to understand how they attract and engage their audience.

Learning Activities & Assessment

Explore the basic principles of dramatic theory including improvisation, role play and scripted pieces
Develop dramatic skills, use of voice, spatial awareness and appreciation of stagecraft
Create and present drama which explores themes, issues and ideas using different styles and forms
Analyse and interpret the structure, content and aesthetical qualities of drama through workshop and performance
Perform to your own devised work as well as scripted plays for an audiences

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Semester 1

Subject Fee $50

Excursions $70

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Music (Year 10)

Music (Year 10)

Course Summary

Do you enjoy performing music? Are you looking to further develop your musical skills? In Year 10 Music you will build upon your musical skills and develop practical experience in both group and individual performances. You will perform in a variety of styles, listen to a range of music, study music theory, research and compose original works.

Learning Activities & Assessment

Perform solo and/or group pieces at school concerts and events
Research different styles and genres of music
Develop music theory and aural skills
Create original compositions
Complete a written exam on listening skills and music theory

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July 15, 2020July 20, 2020

Theatre Studies (Year 10)

Theatre Studies (Year 10)

Course Summary

Learning Activities & Assessment

Work collaboratively to design and create all aspects of a production
Explore production roles such as lighting, costume, set, sound, props, stage management, acting and direction
Create and perform an interpretation of a written script as a class
Participate in an audience of a live performance
Analyse the use of production roles and expressive skills in understanding the interpretation of a script of a performance

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Approximate Costs

Semester 1

Subject Fee $50

Excursions $70

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Arts Learning Area Leader