JHS1 Creative Arts And Design · Term 2 Week 7: Media and Techniques

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B7.2.1.3.9 - Explore and experiment with techniques of dance, body movements and voice projections in the Ghanaian performance space

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify and name the basic parts of the performance space, including stage directions, body profiles and positions.
Demonstrate low, medium and high levels of movement in an indigenous Ghanaian dance genre.
Experiment with body flexibility, postures and facial expressions to characterise different roles in a performance space.
Apply voice projection techniques (volume, clarity, pitch variation) while performing a short dramatic line or call.
Use peer- and self-evaluation checklists to give and receive constructive feedback on movement and voice work.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Creative Arts (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Media and Techniques (2.1)
Content standard: B7.2.1.3 - Dance and Drama: Demonstrate understanding and apply media, voice and movement techniques in dance and drama
Indicator: B7.2.1.3.9 - Explore and experiment with techniques of dance, body movements and voice projections in the Ghanaian performance space
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 7 (Week 19 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 and Design, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 20
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Identify and explain the basic parts of the performance space, body profiles and positions.
2. Mimicking and characterisation of different postures and make facial expressions of characters in the performance space.
3. Demonstrate low/medium/high levels of indigenous genre dance movements.
4. Demonstrate flexibility in body movements in the performance space and use peer- and self-evaluation.