B5 Creative Arts · Term 2 Week 4: Planning, Making and Composing

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.2.2.3.1 - Create own performing artworks based on own ideas, knowledge and understanding of artworks that reflect the history and culture of the people of Africa

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Recall at least three historical or cultural events or practices of an African people (for example, the Aboakyer festival of the Efutu people, the Homowo festival of the Ga people, or the stories of the Ashanti Kingdom) that can inspire a performing artwork.
Identify and select at least two performing arts elements (rhythm, movement, dialogue, expression, costume, props) suitable for expressing a chosen African historical or cultural idea.
Plan a short original performance (dance, drama, poetry, or music) based on a selected African historical or cultural theme, using a simple planning format.
Create and rehearse an original performing artwork of about one to two minutes that reflects the chosen history or culture, using available materials as props or instruments.
Present the created artwork to peers and explain, in one or two sentences, how the performance reflects the selected African history or culture.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Performing Arts (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Planning, Making and Composing (2.2)
Content standard: B5.2.2.3 - Demonstrate understanding of how to create expressive artworks based on own ideas by applying knowledge of media and methods of production to reflect other cultures in Africa, the visual artists, their culture, the environment and emerging topical issues
Indicator: B5.2.2.3.1 - Create own performing artworks based on own ideas, knowledge and understanding of artworks that reflect the history and culture of the people of Africa
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 4 (Week 16 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. 76
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Learners are to:
- demonstrate basic knowledge and skills in the use and application of the elements and principles of performing arts, instruments, equipment and techniques freely in creative and expressive ways to produce own music, dance, drama, poetry etc. based on own ideas and experiences;
- make own compositions based on reflective memory of the history and culture of a selected group of Africans;
- produce music, dance, drama etc. based on own skills, talents and experience by selecting and using available but suitable and appropriate: a) instruments, elements, resources, equipment available (e.g. xylophone, drums, flutes, bells, shakers, rasp, finger piano, rattles, clappers, castanets, horn, whistles, harp, costumes, props); b) manual/mechanical/electronic production methods/techniques (e.g. voice, gestures, movements, language, improvisation, imitation, adaptation, guided writing skills to communicate feelings, melodic, rhythmic, harmonic and dynamic elements, dramatization); c) props, scenery, and costumes for different styles and performances which support and enhance the intent of a production.