B5 Creative Arts · Term 3 Week 4: Appreciating and Appraising

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.1.4.6.1 - Develop guidelines for appreciating and appraising own and others’ visual artworks that reflect the history and culture of the African people

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

List the five key sections of an artwork appraisal guide (description, subject matter, appraisal, experiences, and vocabulary) in the correct order.
Explain the difference between describing an artwork (what is seen) and appraising it (what is judged or valued).
Use appropriate art vocabulary (tone, texture, composition, mood, subject matter) when discussing a sample artwork.
Work in groups to draft a simple class guide for appreciating and appraising visual artworks that reflect African history and culture.
Decide, as a class, how the appraisal report will be recorded (manual or digital) and how it will be shared.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Visual Arts (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Appreciating and Appraising (1.4)
Content standard: B5.1.4.6 - 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: B5.1.4.6.1 - Develop guidelines for appreciating and appraising own and others' visual artworks that reflect the history and culture of the African people
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. 88
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 (e.g. 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 (connecting to other areas of learning)
- Experiences to share: The design process through thinking and composing, planning and making, displaying and sharing, etc.