K12 Assignment on Aboriginal Art, Culture, and its Significance

This K12 assignment focuses on providing students with a basic understanding of Aboriginal art and culture. The assignment outlines learning outcomes such as identifying Aboriginal art, understanding its cultural significance, and appreciating the connection between art, life, and the environment. The assignment includes various activities like storytelling, creating art using natural elements, and writing essays to encourage students to engage with Aboriginal perspectives. Students are also expected to participate in quizzes to assess their understanding of Aboriginal motifs and vocabulary. References to relevant literature are also provided. The objective is to increase student’s awareness, appreciation, and respect for Aboriginal culture and art forms. The assignment aims to promote understanding of their way of life, skills, and morals, and to foster a sense of empathy and respect for Aboriginal people.

HUMANITIES CURRICULAM
Objective: To provide a basic understanding to the children about the art and culture of the
Aboriginals. This would allow them to be more aware of their art and respect their culture better.
Learning Outcomes:
● Identify and acknowledge aboriginal art and the inspirations drawn from it.
● Be more aware of the art and culture in their surroundings
● Make connection between life, surrounding with art and culture
● Be more respectful to the culture and lives of Aboriginals
Essential questions to be answered:
● Who were the people who first lived on the Australian land and what was their
surrounding like?
● How is art and culture closely related to the lives and surroundings of people?
● How is art reflective of the times and society?
● What kind of art and patterns are associated with Aboriginals?
● How is their culture and lore expressed through the art?
Knowledge and understanding
● A basic knowledge of the Aborigines and how they settled in the area, lived their lives.
● The impressions left by the Aboriginals on their land
● The patterns and symbols of the aboriginal art
Skills
● An eye to acknowledge and identify art
● A basic knowledge of the culture and identity of the Aboriginals
● Respect for Aboriginals and their culture
● Ability to acknowledge differences and being able to adjust to them
Activities
Activity Lesson learnt Student projects
One activity would be to hold
a story telling session where
the Aboriginal lore are
discussed. The session would
be interactive and would
involve actions a gesture.
Through this activity they will
be closely acquainted with the
lore and culture of the
Aboriginals (Coleman, 2017).
The stories also put forward
the way of life, skills and
morals that are preferred or
particular to the Aboriginal
society.
The children would then be
asked to read a story by
themselves and share it in
class.
They will also be asked to
create a drawing or a model to
reflect the events in the story.
It is to be ensured that the
children try to incorporate
Aboriginal symbols in their
work.
The students will be asked to This would teach them to The students will write an
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gather stones, pebbles or
rocks, tree barks, beads and
other natural elements. They
would be used as the base for
painting or creating a
decorative piece.
think more comprehensively
and be aware of the natural
resources that lay around
them.
essay describing what the
theme or ideas related to the
piece they have created
(Stevenson, 2017).
Students will be asked to
present their views on the
what would their life be as an
Aboriginal before
colonization (Preston, 2018).
Explore the children to
imagine and see life from
another person’s point of
view.
They would write an essay on
the topic and are allowed to
take help from their parents or
guardians.
Review
The students will be asked to fill up a short quiz about the motifs used in Aboriginal painting and
their knowledge about the lives of the Aboriginals (Teachersquiverfull, 2012). They would also
be tested for their knowledge of certain key vocabularies pertaining to the Aboriginal culture.
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References
Coleman, E.B., (2017). Aboriginal art, identity and appropriation. Routledge.
Preston, M., (2018). The Indigenous Art of Australia: Art in Australia: A Quarterly Magazine
(No. 11). ETT Imprint.
Stevenson, C., (2017). The arts curriculum and indigenous art: hands off or on?—A personal
view. In Issues in Expressive Arts Curriculum for Early Childhood (pp. 31-45). Routledge.
Teachersquiverfull, (2012), Aboriginal activities with children, Available at
https://teachersquiverfull.wordpress.com/2012/09/17/aboriginal-activities-with-children/
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