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Assessment two EDU40008 Arts Education Assessment Two Folio Part A eLA: Fiona King Due Date: 9am 16 May 2016 1

Assessment two Arts discipline selected: Drama Pre-text Children’s picture/story book Giraffes can’t dance written by Giles Andrese, illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees. (Image source: Williams, B (2016). Giraffes can’t dance [photo]). Grade level/appropriateness Giraffes can’t dance is a great pre-text for dramatic exploration and role-play within Grade 2 classrooms. The cohort is working at a level consistent with the grade 2 drama content descriptions outlined within the Australian Curriculum: The Arts (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2016). These content descriptors illustrate that by the end of grade 2, students are able to make and present drama using the elements of role; through exploring voice, movement and situation, with focus on dramatic play and improvisation (ACADRM027; 2

Assessment two ACADRM028; ACADRM029) (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority [ACARA], 2016). This book offers an age-appropriate pre-text for this cohort as it Question/issue For the purpose of this Drama experience, students will have the opportunity to explore a number of characters and issues, identifying the following issue; acceptance can only occur once we have accepted ourselves as unique individuals. Posing the question: Why should we be respectful and accept diversity? Exploring drama “I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand” – Confucius (ac cited in Farmer, 2011, p.III). “Dramatic activity is already a natural part of most children’s live before they start school” (Farmer, 2011, p.1). Research has shown that through the use of play and make-believe, students are able to make sense of their own identity, through the exploration of fictional situations and role, which have parallels to the real world (Farmer, 2011). In an educational context, Drama is a journey of inquiry and art, which, according to ACARA (2016), enables the “expression and exploration of personal, cultural and social worlds” (p.45). Furthermore, Drama enables students to develop skills such as communication, cooperation, creativity, enquiry, empathy and self-confidence (Farmer, 2011). This pre-text offers …. Opportunities for communication of ideas/opinions Pre-text enables students to take on the role of fictional characters, and explore their emotions. Students are able to use this as a means to identify their own prejudices and areas where they feel they may have limited abilities, and explore these emotions in a 3

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