Common Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Relevant Curriculum

PORTFOLIO OF LEARNING
40% of overall unit

The portfolio of learning for their creative inquiry unit will
consist of a collection of learning tasks that explore
different areas of creation, including:
- Poetry
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories
- Music and lyrics
- Exploring artworks
- Analyzing film scenes
Recognize, explain and analyze the ways literary
texts draw on readers knowledge of other texts and
enable new understanding and appreciation of
aesthetic qualities (ACELT1629)
Create literary texts that draw upon text structures
and language features of other texts for particular
purposes and effects (ACELT1632)
Visual and annotated documentation of decision
making when developing art works planned to meet
specific aims and purposes
Use of research to support a comparative analysis of
characteristics of works in selected art forms
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples ways
of life are uniquely expressed through ways of being,
knowing, thinking and doing. (O1.5)
Description of and reflection on their thinking and
their thinking processes in different contexts.
INDIVIDUAL INQUIRY PROJECT
50% of overall unit

After researching and learning about different areas of
creation, students will present a finished project that will
be based on an area that they have studied throughout the
unit. Students must include information on the material
that inspired them. The project will be presented to the
class.
Create literary texts that draw upon text structures
and language features of other texts for particular
purposes and effects (ACELT1632)
Generation of ideas for original music works that
incorporate ideas developed to emphasize aspects of
a selected styles
Evaluation of audience feedback in response to
presentation of a music work
Exploration of ways designs for art works can be
realized by combining and manipulating art
elements and principles
Evaluation and justified modification of their
thinking strategies during investigations.
THE BUDGET
10% of overall unit

Students will be given a budget and will have to use their
mathematic skills to create a concert to share all of their
projects. Students will have to consider elements and
choose from various options, including:
- Cost of venue, lighting and sound production
- Ticket pricing
- Length of show
Students will complete this task individually.
Solve problems involving profit and loss, with and
without digital technologies (ACMNA189)
Investigate techniques for collecting data, including
census, sampling and observation (ACMSP284)