Old Spirit River

Old Spirit River delivers a unique collaboration with the two oldest living cultures in the world. The poem takes you on a journey, through the bushland riverbanks of the Murrumbidgee River. The artworks reveal the similarities of the Australian and Chinese landscapes. Read the digital diary of an artist and watch videos of Beijing. The digital story is available in audio-Mandarin language. Acknowledgments to Dapeng Wang Lay Buddhist 'Yiliao' translator & Cultural advisor and Chinese Broadcaster & Professional Voice Dubbing Teacher, Mingming Wang and Gerard Dwyer, reptile research professional.

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Delivering a unique collaboration with the two oldest living cultures in the world, participants are taken on a journey through poetry, Aboriginal Culture, Chinese Culture, Visual Arts, and Mandarin language. Can you find a poem written in English from Asia and compare the unique characteristics of both cultural interpretations?

Included in the program

1

English Version Flip Book

1

Mandarin Version Digital Story

1

Artist Diary

5

Videos

Videos of China, Beijing

Poetry activities

Visual Art activities

Opportunities to explore Australian landscapes

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This program is best for

Foundation to Year 12

The digital book provides opportunities to connect to the poem through Mandarin language, translated by Mr. Wang Dapeng and dubbed by Ms. Wang Mingming. The digital flip book is written in English and is an engaging resource for a smart screen. The program engages students in poetry with a new process that uses art as a tool to understand two languages. Take students on a journey of cross-cultural priorities and learn about the two oldest living cultures in the world.

This program is aligned with the Australian Curriculum

Asia and Australia's Engagement with Asia - Knowing Asia and its diversity AAK1 People of the Asia region are diverse in backgrounds, experiences, stories, religions, beliefs and perspectives.

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LANGUAGES Chinese AC9LCF03 explore connections between language and culture
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ENGLISH Language AC9E1LE04 listen to and discuss poems, chants, rhymes and songs, and imitate and invent sound patterns including alliteration and rhyme
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LANGUAGES Chinese AC9LC2U02 recognise that Chinese components and/or characters are used to construct meaning in texts
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LANGUAGES Chinese AC9LC4U03 recognise familiar Chinese language features and compare with those of English, in known contexts
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LANGUAGES Chinese AC9LC6U04 recognise that language reflects cultural practices, values and identity, and that this impacts on non-verbal and verbal communication
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ENGLISH Language AC9E7LE05 identify and explain the ways that characters, settings and events combine to create meaning in narratives
THE ARTS Ideas AC9AVA8E01 investigate ways that visual conventions, visual arts processes and materials are manipulated to represent ideas, perspectives and/or meaning in artworks created across cultures, times, places and/or other contexts
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THE ARTS Ideas AC9AVA8E01 exploring the ways that artists are inspired and influenced by the practice of artists from other countries or cultures they have relationships with; for example, the reciprocal influence and impact between Australian and Asian artists and their practices
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THE ARTS Ideas AC9AVA10D02 reflect on the way they and other visual artists respond to influences to inspire, develop and resolve choices they make in their own visual arts practice
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THE ARTS Ideas AC9AVA10D02 investigating a diverse range of visual artists; for example, artists who live and work in a different place, such as a country in the Asia region, and reflecting on accounts of them discussing influences on their work and practices, in order to develop an understanding of the many factors that can shape their own visual arts practice

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Video of book in Mandarin LanguageThe eLearn platform provides teachers with engaging resources to view on smart screens

Digital Cultural Story

The digital Cultural story- provides a short poem with landscape artworks to engage students with 2 Countries

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