Appreciating and Appraising

Curriculum details

Strand

Visual Arts (Strand 1)

Sub-strand

Appreciating and Appraising (1.4)

Content standard

B4.1.4.6 - Demonstrate understanding of how to analyse, appreciate, appraise/critique and present report on own works and that of others based on established guide for judging artworks (the theme, subject matter, media, techniques, elements and principles of design, social, aesthetic, cultural and functional values), the recordings and reports

Indicator

B4.1.4.6.1 - Develop guidelines for appreciating and appraising own and others' visual artworks that reflect the history and culture of the people of Ghana

Suggested placement

Term 3, Week 4 (Week 28 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. 53

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

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Learners are to:
- discuss and accept a guide for appreciating and appraising own and/or others visual artworks based on the guidelines suggested below.;
- identify the correct vocabulary to use for appreciating and appraising artworks;
- agree on what to use the appraisal report for and how to share it;
- agree on the approach/method (manual/digital) to use in recording/documenting the appraisal process;
- fix a day/date for the appreciation/appraisal/jury.
Suggested Guidelines:
- Description of the work: the elements in the work (dot, lines, shapes, forms, colour, texture, tone), materials used (paper, pencil, clay, wood), size of the work, number of objects/items in the work;
- Subject matter: meaning, message, topic, mood, feelings, history, religion, environment, global warming;
- Appraisal: what the work can be used for, likes, good things in the work, beauty, social and cultural value, correlation connectional to other areas of learning;
- Experiences to share: the design process through thinking and composing, planning and making, displaying and sharing, etc.