Displaying and Sharing

Curriculum details

Strand

Performing Arts (Strand 2)

Sub-strand

Displaying and Sharing (2.3)

Content standard

B2.2.3.4 - Demonstrate understanding of how to plan a display/ presentation of a portfolio of own artworks by identifying and preparing a venue, selecting and grouping artworks and inviting target audience for the planned display/ performance

Indicator

B2.2.3.4.3 - Plan a display of own performing artworks to share creative experiences based on ideas that reflect topical issues in other Ghanaian communities

Suggested placement

Term 2, Week 12 (Week 24 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. 50

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

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Learners are to:
- watch a short video that shows topical issues in other Ghanaian communities;
- plan a display of own music, dance and drama to educate and inform the public on the topical issues experienced in other parts of Ghana.
Suggested Process/Steps
- discuss the need for performing the collection of own and/or others' music, dance and drama;
- develop a roadmap for the event (performance):
- fixing a date
- selecting a venue
- inviting an audience
- select and agree on a theme for the performance by brainstorming, discussing and reaching a consensus;
- send manual and/or electronic invitations (e.g. letters, postcards, WhatsApp) to target audience;
- select own and/or others' compositions for the event/performance, by considering criteria like creativity and originality, relevance to the theme, social and cultural importance, mode of performance and so on;
- plan the sequence of events, stage/site plan identifying the positions of all facilities (e.g. PA system, lightings, performance zone, entry, exit, changing and makeup rooms/corners, characters);
- post-performance activities: cleaning, appreciation, appraisal, evaluation, reporting, etc..
Note: plan a display of portfolio of own performing artworks (music, dance and drama) to educate, inform and entertain the public.