12 Arts

Year 12 Arts Overview

Students may select from the following full year Arts subjects:

Creative Arts: Film Making and Production Events / Length: Full Year

Course Content

Students create a practical skills set and two short films or live presentations in an area of special interest such as acting or directing for film or a live event, camera operation, editing for screen, stage management, set, costume, make-up design or lighting/sound for film or live performance. An inquiry is also completed of a director/designer/practitioner in an area of special interest. Students can link their extra-curricular activities such as the whole school production or the REC film makers group in their task design. Future pathways for this learning program include Film or Live Event Production at TAFE or university and industry experience.

Assessment

Product folios and inquiry (70%).
Externally assessed practical skills report (30%).

Additional Details

Students work both individually and in teams with some out of class time commitment if required.
SACE credits: 20 (Stage 2 SACE)

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Creative Arts: Visual Arts / Length: Full Year

Course Content

Students create a practical skills set and visual arts product in an area of special interest such as drawing, painting, printing, clay, sculpture, mixed media or digital design. Two inquiries are completed on a visual artist with practical appropriation of their 'signature style' and of a specific visual arts genre. Students can link their learning to community projects such as mural artwork, magazine publications, publicity posters and the curation of virtual or live exhibitions. This program is designed for students who wish to pursue Visual Arts as an experience for creativity rather than the advanced skills development in the Visual Arts: Art or Visual Arts: Design program.

Assessment

Product folios and inquiry (70%).
Externally assessed practical skills report (30%).

Additional Details

Students work both individually and in teams with some out of class time commitment if required.
SACE credits: 20 (Stage 2 SACE)

Dance / Length: Full Year

In Stage 2 Dance, students specialise in a dance genre such as jazz, tap, modern and also explore dance in different global contexts. They develop knowledge and understanding of the body, dance skills, dance elements, structural devices, production elements and safe dance practices in choreography and performance and apply technical and expressive dance skills in performance at Fringe@REC, the whole school production, the Arts showcase, dance nights (including the choreographic competition) and the runway show. They evaluate their own creative works as an artist and that of others as an audience member.

Assessment

Understanding dance.
Creating dance.
responding to dance.

Additional Details

SACE credits: 20 (Stage 2 SACE)

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Drama / Length: Full Year

Course Content

The Stage 2 Drama program is the culmination of all the skill development and performance experiences you have gone through for the past few years. You will get to show off your teamwork, confidence and communication abilities in a professional theatre performance to the public. This is considered to be a graduation performance, finishing your study of Drama in high school and sending you off for future performances in the real world. As always, you can also explore the role of lighting, sound, costume or make-up designers, as you take your first steps into the world of professional performing arts.

Assessment

Interpretative study (20%).
Group presentation (20%).
Folio: report and 2 reviews (30%).
Externally assessed group production (30%).

Additional Details

A small cost may be required for live theatre performances and/or excursions.
SACE Credits: 20 (Stage 2 SACE)

Music / Length: Full Year

Course Content

Students will choose units from the following:

Performance - Solo (10 credits)
Performance - Ensemble (10 credits) and/or
Music Explorations (20 credits)

Students studying Performance - Ensemble are expected to participate in either Concert Band or Senior Vocal Ensemble. Students wishing to study Performance - Solo are required to be recommended by their Instrumental Music teacher.

Assessment

For Performance - Solo/Ensemble:

Performance of 6-8 minutes (30%)
Performance of 6-8 minutes and discussion of 4 minutes oral or 800 words written/equivalent multimodal (40%)
Externally assessed performance of 6-8 minutes and performance portfolio of 3 minutes oral or 500 words written/equivalent multimodal (30%)

For Music Explorations:

3 musical literacy tasks (30%)
Performance of 8-10 minutes or composition of 4-6 minutes and commentary of 6 minutes oral or 1000 words written/equivalent multimodal (40%)
Externally assessed performance of 6-8 minutes or composition of 3-4 minutes and discussion of 7 minutes oral or multi-modal (30%)

Additional Details

Successful completion of Year 11 Music is a prerequisite.
Instrumental hire and administration fees apply to students who are learning an instrument within the school’s instrumental music program.
SACE Credits: 10-40 (Stage 2 SACE)

Visual Arts: Art / Length: Full Year

Course Content

Students explore, document and evaluate the development of their creative ideas and technical skills in the pursuit to refine and communicate their own artistic style and conceptual intentions using a variety of media and materials via folio tasks, culminating in final practical works. Students extend existing knowledge and skills by engaging in the analysis and investigation of an aspect of the visual arts via a visual study.

Assessment

Folio (40%).
Practical (30%).

Externally assessed visual study (30%).

Additional Details

Students are invited to an excursion to view the SACE Arts Show and other exhibitions. A small cost may be required for excursions.
SACE credits: 20 (Stage 2 SACE)

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Watch the video below to find out more about Stage 1 & 2 Visual Art:

Visual Arts: Design / Length: Full Year

Course Content

The study of design emphasises a problem-solving approach to the generation of ideas or concepts and the development of visual representation skills to communicate creative resolutions. Students can utilise a range of software including Photoshop, Illustrator and SketchUp to produce a majority of their work. Students will negotiate their own project pursuits from the following genres of design:

Graphic and visual communication design: logos, illustration, web pages, posters and animation
Product design such as toy, fashion, stage, furniture and engineering design
Environmental design such as sustainable, interior and exterior architectural design

Assessment

Folio: 2 x 20 A3 page folios (40%).
Practical: 2 x resolved practicals each accompanied by a 500-word evaluation (30%).
Externally assessed visual study: 1 x 20 A3 visual study; 2000 words (30%).

Additional Details

Successful completion of a Visual Arts subject at Year 11 is highly desirable.
SACE credits: 20 (Stage 2 SACE)

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Watch the video below to find out more about Stage 2 Visual Design:

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