The Arts · Year 7

Lesson 1

Identify the seven elements of art in real artworks and explain the visual effects each one creates.

⏱ 18 min · 8 questions

Lesson 2

Recognise the principles of design and explain how artists use them to organise a composition.

⏱ 18 min · 8 questions

Lesson 3

Use hatching, cross-hatching, stippling and blending to model light and shadow on three-dimensional forms.

⏱ 19 min · 8 questions

Lesson 4

Define the elements of music and identify each one when listening to a piece.

⏱ 19 min · 8 questions

Lesson 5

Read and name notes on the treble and bass staves, including ledger lines and middle C.

⏱ 19 min · 8 questions

Lesson 6

Interpret simple and compound time signatures and identify duple, triple and quadruple metre by ear.

⏱ 19 min · 8 questions

Lesson 7

Identify the elements of drama and explain how they work together to create dramatic meaning.

⏱ 19 min · 8 questions

Lesson 8

Use pitch, pace, pause, volume and tone together with posture, gesture and facial expression to convey character.

⏱ 18 min · 8 questions

Lesson 9

Use the elements of dance to describe and analyse movement with precise vocabulary.

⏱ 19 min · 8 questions

Lesson 10

Explain the principles of safe dance practice, including warm-up, cool-down, alignment, hydration and safe landings.

⏱ 17 min · 8 questions

Lesson 11

Distinguish technical, symbolic and written codes and explain how they combine to create meaning in media texts.

⏱ 18 min · 8 questions

Lesson 12

Identify key, fill and back lighting and high-key and low-key lighting, and explain the mood each creates on screen.

⏱ 18 min · 8 questions

Lesson 13

Compare graphite, charcoal, conté, ink and pastel and choose the right drawing medium for the effect you want.

⏱ 19 min · 8 questions

Lesson 14

Recognise wash, dry brush, blending, layering and palette-knife techniques and describe the surface each creates.

⏱ 19 min · 8 questions

Lesson 15

Use pinch, coil and slab methods, join clay with score and slip, and handle clay and tools safely.

⏱ 19 min · 8 questions

Lesson 16

Identify the tone and semitone patterns of major and natural minor scales and hear the difference in mood.

⏱ 19 min · 8 questions

Lesson 17

Name and count intervals from a second to an octave on the staff and recognise common intervals by ear.

⏱ 19 min · 8 questions

Lesson 18

Describe timbre with precise vocabulary and explain how different instruments produce their sound.

⏱ 18 min · 8 questions

Lesson 19

Interpret script conventions including character names, dialogue, stage directions, parentheticals and scene headings.

⏱ 18 min · 8 questions

Lesson 20

Use given circumstances, objectives, obstacles and backstory to build a believable character from a script.

⏱ 19 min · 8 questions

Lesson 21

Identify sustained, percussive, swinging, suspended, collapsing and vibratory qualities and how they change the feel of a dance.

⏱ 18 min · 8 questions

Lesson 22

Distinguish locomotor from axial movement and describe correct technique for turns, jumps, travelling steps and balances.

⏱ 19 min · 8 questions

Lesson 23

Apply the 180-degree rule, match on action, eyeline match and shot/reverse shot to keep screen action clear.

⏱ 19 min · 8 questions

Lesson 24

Choose microphones, placement and settings to reduce background noise and record clear dialogue for media projects.

⏱ 19 min · 8 questions

Lesson 25

Trace five big movements in European painting, from the Renaissance to Impressionism, and recognise the features and artists of each.

⏱ 19 min · 8 questions

Lesson 26

Explore how First Nations artists across Australia express connection to Country in diverse regional styles, and why cultural protocols matter.

⏱ 20 min · 8 questions

Lesson 27

Compare how colonial artists, the Heidelberg School and later painters represented the Australian landscape.

⏱ 19 min · 8 questions

Lesson 28

Order the six main eras of Western art music and match composers and musical features to each.

⏱ 20 min · 8 questions

Lesson 29

Meet influential First Nations musicians and bands, the genres they work in and how some songs use First Nations languages.

⏱ 18 min · 8 questions

Lesson 30

Recognise the instruments and musical features of gamelan, West African drumming, Indian classical music and other world traditions.

⏱ 19 min · 8 questions

Lesson 31

Discover how Western theatre began in ancient Greece, with its chorus, masks, open-air theatres, tragedies and comedies.

⏱ 19 min · 9 questions

Lesson 32

Learn about First Nations theatre companies and practitioners and how they share stories on stage with community permission.

⏱ 18 min · 8 questions

Lesson 33

Match footwork, costume, music and purpose to dance styles including ballet, flamenco, Bharatanatyam and hip-hop.

⏱ 19 min · 8 questions

Lesson 34

Learn about Bangarra Dance Theatre and other First Nations dance companies and how they combine cultural and contemporary movement.

⏱ 18 min · 8 questions

Lesson 35

Sequence key milestones in film, from early motion pictures and silent cinema to sound, colour and digital filmmaking.

⏱ 19 min · 8 questions

Lesson 36

Identify First Nations filmmakers and screen works and how they represent First Nations perspectives and voices.

⏱ 19 min · 8 questions

Lesson 37

Use a visual diary to research, brainstorm, sketch, test materials and refine an idea through the design process.

⏱ 18 min · 7 questions

Lesson 38

Respond to an artwork using a describe, analyse, interpret and evaluate sequence and precise art vocabulary.

⏱ 19 min · 7 questions

Lesson 39

Explain how curators select, arrange, label and light artworks to communicate a theme to an audience.

⏱ 18 min · 8 questions

Lesson 40

Use steps, leaps, repetition, sequence and cadence points to compose a balanced melody in question-and-answer phrases.

⏱ 19 min · 8 questions

Lesson 41

Identify the skills musicians need to play well in a group, from listening and balance to cues, timing and tuning.

⏱ 18 min · 8 questions

Lesson 42

Turn a stimulus into a structured scene with a clear beginning, complication and resolution using the playbuilding process.

⏱ 19 min · 7 questions

Lesson 43

Describe the stages of rehearsal, from the first read-through to the final dress rehearsal, and what happens in each.

⏱ 18 min · 8 questions

Lesson 44

Use theatre etiquette and drama vocabulary to write a structured response to a live performance.

⏱ 18 min · 8 questions

Lesson 45

Identify binary, ternary, rondo, narrative and theme-and-variation structures in dance works.

⏱ 18 min · 8 questions

Lesson 46

Explain how costume, lighting, set, props and sound support the choreographic intent of a dance performance.

⏱ 18 min · 8 questions

Lesson 47

Plan a short film using a treatment, script, storyboard, shot list and shooting schedule.

⏱ 19 min · 8 questions

Lesson 48

Explain how films reach audiences through festivals, cinemas, broadcast and online platforms, and what Australian classification ratings mean.

⏱ 18 min · 8 questions