B4 Creative Arts · Term 1, Week 8

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
B4.2.1.1 - Demonstrate understanding of how to generate own ideas for artistic expressions about the people based on their history and culture, the environment and topical local/national/global issues
Indicator
B4.2.1.1.5 - Study the performing artworks of some Ghanaian performing artists that reflect topical issues in Ghana
Suggested placement
Term 1, Week 8 (Week 8 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. 33

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

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Learners are to:
- select compositions and performances of some Ghanaian performing artists that reflect topical issues of national concern (e.g. road safety, plastic waste, water pollution, climate change, migration of youth);
- discuss the compositions and performances to share ideas on how the selected artworks express topical issues of national concern in Ghana;
- assess the artworks by comparing the types, topic/theme, materials used, style of artist, etc.