B5 Creative Arts · Term 3 Week 7: Appreciating and Appraising

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.2.4.6.2 - Develop guidelines for appreciating and appraising own and others’ performing artworks that reflect the physical and social environment of some communities in Africa

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify the key features of the physical and social environment (such as landscape, weather, occupations, family life, festivals and community gatherings) that appear in performing artworks from African communities.
Develop a class guide with at least four clear criteria for appreciating and appraising music, dance or drama that reflects the physical and social environment of an African community.
Use correct appraisal vocabulary (such as characterisation, projection, harmony, dynamics, costume, theme) when discussing a performance.
Decide on a method, either manual or digital, for recording and sharing the appraisal report, and justify their choice.
Apply the agreed guide to appraise a short recorded or live performance, giving at least one strength and one area for improvement.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Performing Arts (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Appreciating and Appraising (2.4)
Content standard: B5.2.4.6 - 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: B5.2.4.6.2 - Develop guidelines for appreciating and appraising own and others' performing artworks that reflect the physical and social environment of some communities in Africa
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 7 (Week 31 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. 90
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 analysing and appreciating/appraising own and/or others' compositions and performances on the guide guidelines suggested below;
- identify the correct vocabulary to use for appreciating and appraising music, dance and drama;
- 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
- Music: theme, voice production and diction, harmony and blending of parts, interpretation, the elements and knowledge of music.
- Dance: theme, entrance/exit, movement variation, gestures, creativity, makeup, movement in relation to singing and drumming, costume, props, energy, stage use, stage setting and dynamics.
- Drama: characterisation, makeup, gestures, voice projection, diction, use of space, aesthetics, creativity.