Ned Kelly's in Town previsit information. - ACT Museums and Galleries
Ned Kelly's in Town previsit information. - ACT Museums and Galleries
Ned Kelly's in Town previsit information. - ACT Museums and Galleries
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Students will experiment with draw<strong>in</strong>g, pa<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g, collage <strong>and</strong> pr<strong>in</strong>tmak<strong>in</strong>gtechniques <strong>in</strong> age-appropriate art-mak<strong>in</strong>g activities. A wide range of art materialswill be provided.ENGLISHELA 8THE STUDENT LISTENS AND SPEAKS WITH PURPOSE AND EFFECT8.EC.1Students have opportunities to underst<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> learn about good listen<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong>speak<strong>in</strong>g behaviours <strong>and</strong> the need to take turns.Students will participate <strong>in</strong> lively discussions <strong>and</strong> take turns at contribut<strong>in</strong>g theirideas. This requires that they listen attentively, speak clearly to get their ideasacross, consider the op<strong>in</strong>ions of others <strong>and</strong> to be patient whilst wait<strong>in</strong>g their turn.SOCIAL SCIENCESELA 21THE STUDENT UNDERSTANDS ABOUT AUSTRALIA AND AUSTRALIANS21.EC.1GeographyStudents have opportunities to underst<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> learn about Australia as a largel<strong>and</strong> mass with a variety of environments.Students view a map of Australia <strong>and</strong> learn about „Kelly Country‟, which provides asett<strong>in</strong>g for Sidney Nolan‟s Kelly pa<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>gs. They will also explore Nolan‟s ability tocapture unique qualities of the Australian l<strong>and</strong>scape <strong>in</strong> his pa<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>gs.21.EC.4HistoryStudents have opportunities to underst<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> learn about the stories of somepeople <strong>and</strong> events <strong>in</strong> Australia’s past.Students hear some biographical <strong>in</strong>formation about the famous Australian artistSidney Nolan <strong>and</strong> the equally <strong>in</strong>famous Australian bushranger <strong>Ned</strong> Kelly. They mayrealise that Sidney Nolan <strong>and</strong> <strong>Ned</strong> Kelly have some th<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>in</strong> common.21.EC.7Contemporary SocietyStudents have opportunities to underst<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> learn about some official <strong>and</strong>unofficial symbols used to represent Australia <strong>and</strong> Australians.Students exam<strong>in</strong>e the Australian flora <strong>and</strong> fauna as depicted by Sidney Nolan <strong>in</strong>Policeman <strong>in</strong> Wombat Hole, 1946 <strong>and</strong> discover the fictitious boomerang trees.Nolan‟s depiction of <strong>Ned</strong> Kelly himself as big black square has become anunofficial Australian symbol that is at once both recognisable <strong>and</strong> memorable. Itwas Nolan‟s iconic <strong>Ned</strong> Kelly that was used to represent Australia <strong>and</strong> Australiansdur<strong>in</strong>g the Open<strong>in</strong>g Ceremony of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.
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