This elective subject provides students with the opportunity to develop further their own creativity. Students use a variety of media to produce a folio of personal exploration of their choice of subject matter based on common themes. Students are introduced to the work of artists in association with folio tasks and develop an appreciation of art and culture through the study of selected artists.

ASSESSMENT TASKS

• Studio process and folio of finished artworks

• Written Analysis Tasks

In Year 9 Dance has a lot of fun practical components. In these classes students will participate in technique classes and choreographic routines. They will learn and perform a class group dance and will be involved in the choreography and performance of a duo/small group dance. We will look critically at the processes involved in choreographing, rehearsing and performing their own creative works to music.

ASSESSMENT TASKS

• Practical & Online tasks

• Written research tasks

Design is everywhere. The posters, brochures, logos, websites, magazines, signage, and packaging you see every day. The things you use: from your phone to your toothbrush, your clothes, and the buildings and spaces you rest, work and play in. In Viscomm we learn about graphic design, environmental design and designing the products we live with and use every day.

The focus for study in year 9 includes illustration and advertising design; fashion and decorative arts; and the design of furniture and everyday ‘things’. This subject enables the development of design knowledge and creative design thinking skills, using a range of materials and methods, from traditional pencil drawing and construction techniques to digital design software, laser-cutting technology and 3D printing.

ASSESSMENT TASKS

• 3D Design Prototypes

• 2D Graphic Design Solutions

• Design Process folio

• Design in Context

In this unit, students will continue to develop their improvisational and performance skills through a variety of activities. Students will experience and learn the theoretical and practical aspects of performance and theatre. These include tension, focus, space, role and motivation.

Students will undertake performance work that involves working with a script and a detailed rehearsal process to culminate in a final presentation of a group ensemble.

ASSESSMENT TASKS

• Practical Performance

• Creative Performance

• Research Tasks

• Journal

Students will develop and enhance skills in ensemble playing and gain experience in performing. Key skill elements such as an understanding of music language and notation, aural recognition, listening and responding to music will be covered. A major focus is rehearsal as preparation for performance.

ASSESSMENT TASKS

• Rehearsing and performing

• Music Language

• Music Analysis Listening Task

Students will investigate Australian films and Filmmaking. They will analyse story elements, conventions and production techniques that Australian film-makers employ to reflect Australian social and cultural issues for both national and international markets. Applying investigative skills students explore local community-based topics to create a 'fly on the wall' style documentary, establishing their camera and narrative skills. After which they pitch their own original story idea to the class to create and produce a short film of their selected genre.

Students will learn techniques for designing and planning a film production story. They will also learn the organisational and technical skills required to develop, produce, write, direct and edit an Australian film for public screening. Students will use a range of equipment to create their media products including their personal phone and our DJI Phone Gimbals, as well as Nikon and Cannon DSLR camera and RODE Mics.

ASSESSMENT TASKS

• Reflective folio/blog

• Short Documentary Group Film Task

• Original Story Short Film Task

Students explore a range of processes to create photographic imagery, and explore a range of processes and techniques to edit, enhance, adapt and finally to present photographic imagery. using point and shoot skills.

In the making of artworks students follow the studio process, using inspiration for ideas and techniques, exploring and experimenting, and recording their decision making, and the skills they have learnt. Students also analyse and compare the work of artists working in different historical and cultural contexts and the basic steps of editing.

ASSESSMENT TASKS

• Practical Photography Tasks

• Analysis and evaluation

• Excursion

In Digital Art students explore and develop artistic ideas linking traditional and digital artistic practices.

In the making of artworks, students follow the studio process, using inspiration for ideas and techniques, exploring, experimenting, recording and annotating their ideas relating to basic photography skills of rules of composition, elements & principles of art. Students also analyse and compare the work of artists working in different historical and cultural contexts and learn basic editing practices.

ASSESSMENT TASKS

• Practical & Online tasks

• Written research tasks