B5 Creative Arts · Term 3 Week 12: Appreciating and Appraising

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.2.4.7.3 - Analyse and appreciate/appraise own or others’ performing artworks and present reports as feedback on compositions that reflect topical issues in Africa

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify at least three topical issues in Africa (such as climate change, deforestation, child labour, or the fight against COVID-19) that are reflected in performing artworks.
Analyse a recorded performance (drama, dance, or music) about a topical African issue using the agreed guidelines from earlier lessons, discussing the theme, subject matter, media, techniques, and social or cultural values.
Write a structured feedback report on a performance, giving both positive observations and suggestions for improvement using dispassionate language.
Use the outcome of their appraisal to suggest at least one meaningful modification or improvement to the performance.
Share their feedback report with classmates through an approved digital platform (such as WhatsApp or the class group page) as part of class documentation.

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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: B5.2.4.7.3 - Analyse and appreciate/appraise own or others' performing artworks and present reports as feedback on compositions that reflect topical issues in Africa
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 12 (Week 36 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 current topical issues of much concern 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).