B1 Creative Arts · Term 3 Week 11: Appreciating and Appraising

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B1.2.4.7.1 - Examine the displayed performing artworks and make decisions on the beauty and usefulness of each artwork based on the agreed guidelines

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

State the agreed guidelines (theme, subject matter, media, techniques, elements) used for judging performing artworks.
Examine a displayed performing artwork (music, dance, or drama) and identify its theme and subject matter.
Make a decision on whether an artwork is beautiful (aesthetic value) and useful (functional value) using the agreed guidelines.
Express personal likes and dislikes about a performing artwork, giving at least one reason for each.
Offer one simple suggestion for improving or developing an artwork.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Performing Arts (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Appreciating and Appraising (2.4)
Content standard: B1.2.4.7 - Demonstrate understanding of how to make informed decisions on displays, presentations, performances, recordings and/or reports based on established guide for judging artworks (the theme, subject matter, media, techniques, elements and principles of design, social, aesthetic, cultural and functional values) for correlation, correction and future modifications
Indicator: B1.2.4.7.1 - Examine the displayed performing artworks and make decisions on the beauty and usefulness of each artwork based on the agreed guidelines
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 11 (Week 35 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Creative Arts Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 29
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Learners are to:
- based on agreed guidelines assess the value and recognise the characteristics
- assess based on established guidelines for judging performing artworks by using the theme, subject matter, media, techniques, elements
- express own likes and dislikes about the music, dance and drama artworks
- make suggestions for developing own and others' music, dance and drama artworks