B5 Creative Arts · Term 3 Week 11: Appreciating and Appraising

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.2.4.7.2 - Analyse and appreciate own or others’ performing artworks and present reports as feedback on compositions that reflect the physical and social environments of some communities in Africa

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify and describe the physical and social environment features shown in a performing artwork from an African community.
Analyse a recorded or live performance using the agreed guidelines from Weeks 6 and 7 (theme, subject matter, media, techniques, elements and principles of design, and social, aesthetic, cultural and functional values).
Present a verbal and written feedback report on a performance, giving praise and constructive suggestions in a dispassionate (fair and calm) manner.
Use the feedback received to modify or improve their own performance or composition.
Document the appraisal activity and share it with the class using an agreed digital platform such as WhatsApp or Facebook.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Performing Arts (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Appreciating and Appraising (2.4)
Content standard: B5.2.4.7 - 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: B5.2.4.7.2 - Analyse and appreciate own or others' performing artworks and present reports as feedback on compositions that reflect the physical and social environments of some communities in Africa
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 11 (Week 35 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. 94
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Learners are to:
- display (photographs/video) of selected performances (own or that of others) that reflect the physical and social environments of some communities in Africa;
- talk about the performances dispassionately using agreed guidelines;
- use the outcome of the appreciation/appraisal to modify the product or to produce similar or another composition and performance;
- record/document the activity and share using an accepted social media by the class/group (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp).