B4 Creative Arts · Term 1, Week 4

Thinking and Exploring Ideas

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Curriculum details

Strand
Visual Arts (Strand 1)
Sub-strand
Thinking and Exploring Ideas (1.1)
Content standard
B4.1.1.1 - Demonstrate understanding of how to generate own ideas for artistic expressions about the people based on their history and culture, the environment and topical local/national/global issues
Indicator
B4.1.1.1.6 - Explore through brainstorming to generate ideas for creating own visual artworks that reflect topical issues in Ghana
Suggested placement
Term 1, Week 4 (Week 4 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 4-6), 2019, p. 29

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

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Learners are to:
- learn about issues of national concern through library studies, watching films, surfing the internet, interviewing people, etc.;
- document their findings by: a) writing simple notes and statements b) taking photographs and drawing pictures c) recording spoken words/voice messages, etc.;
- discuss their findings in class with peers;
- think about comments made by peers on their findings during class discussions;
- use knowledge gained to generate ideas for designing and making own artworks that will reflect topical issues of national concern.