B5 Creative Arts · Term 3 Week 10: Appreciating and Appraising

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.1.4.7.3

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify at least three topical issues of much concern in Africa that are reflected in selected visual artworks
Analyse a visual artwork using agreed guidelines, covering subject matter, media, techniques, elements and principles of design, and functional value
Present a verbal or written report as feedback on an artwork, speaking dispassionately and constructively
Modify an existing artwork or produce a new one based on feedback received during the appraisal process
Share a recorded report or photograph of the activity using an agreed social media platform with teacher guidance and parental consent

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Curriculum details

Strand: Visual Arts (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Appreciating and Appraising (1.4)
Content standard: B5.1.4.7 - Demonstrate understanding of how to make informed decisions on displays, presentations, performances, recordings and/or reports based on established guide for judging artworks (the theme, subject matter, media, techniques, elements and principles of design, social, aesthetic, cultural and functional values) for correlation, correction and future modifications
Indicator: B5.1.4.7.3 - Analyse and appreciate own or others' visual artworks and present reports as feedback on artworks that reflect topical issues of much concern in Africa
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 10 (Week 34 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. 93
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Learners are to:
- display (real/photographs/video) selected works (own or that of others) that reflect current topical issues of much concern in Africa;
- talk about the works dispassionately using agreed guidelines;
- use the outcome of the appreciation/appraisal to modify the product or to produce similar or another artwork;
- record/document the activity and share using an accepted social media by the class/group (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp).