B2 Creative Arts · Term 1, Week 7

Thinking and Exploring Ideas

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Curriculum details

Strand
Performing Arts (Strand 2)
Sub-strand
Thinking and Exploring Ideas (2.1)
Content standard
B2.2.1.1 - Demonstrate understanding of how to generate own ideas for artistic expressions about the people, based on their history and culture, the environment and the topical local/national/global issues
Indicator
B2.2.1.1.4 - Explore own experiences to talk about performing artworks that reflect topical issues in other communities in Ghana
Suggested placement
Term 1, Week 7 (Week 7 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. 38

Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Learners are to:
- discuss the topical issues (e.g. no rainfall, rising temperatures, flooding, domestic and bush fires, road safety, burglary) of concern in Ghana;
- identify the causes of these topical issues (e.g. deforestation, poor waste
- disposal, unsafe driving, illegal mining);
- brainstorm on how these topical issues can be reversed or prevented; develop own ideas and concepts for composing and performing own music, dance and drama based on topical issues in other communities