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The Australian Landscape package aims to support and complement environmental studies being undertaken by Year 6/7 students. It involves students working closely with, and making a study of, their local community and natural environment. The package investigates a number of art forms to give students the opportunity to explore and develop working with various materials and identify their preferred working medium and style. =====

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This art education package aligns with the Queensland curriculum Year 7 Essential Learning guidelines by providing students with the opportunity to create, present, respond to and reflect on their own and others art works. Students will build on prior knowledge of drawing and understanding of perspective, line, contour and shape. Students are expected to be familiar with creating Powerpoint presentations. They are able to upload and manipulate photographic images. =====

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Each focus lesson includes a workshop activity to guide the development of student’s skills when working with landscape art. Additional workshop ideas have been included so that teachers can adapt or extend lessons depending on the profile of the cohort. =====

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The package encourages presentation of research and art works by providing opportunities for students to create and critique their own and others works. Final presentations can be made either as an exhibition or as a Pecha Kucha speech. =====

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A series of postcards have been created for students to become experts on Australian landscape artists and their work. Students can work independently or as part of a group to complete this activity. The suggested research activities promote students arts language development and presentation skills. =====

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The package is not a prescriptive week by week course although it is envisaged that the package would be delivered during a ten week school term. Teachers have the freedom to manipulate delivery of the focus lessons according to their timetables. The education package is a combined print based and electronic teaching resource which offers choice in delivery. =====