JHS1 Creative Arts And Design · Term 3 Week 10: Connections in Local and Global Cultures

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B7.2.3.3.5 - Select artworks of dance and drama artistes in the community or other places, and identify the history, culture, environment and topical issues that are reflected in them

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Select at least one dance or drama artwork by an artiste in the community or elsewhere and name the artiste and the title of the work.
Research and write short notes on the history behind the selected dance or drama using at least two sources of information (interviews, books, internet, community elders).
Identify and list two or more cultural elements (clothing, language, rituals, values) reflected in the selected artwork.
Identify and describe at least two features of the environment (landscape, settlement, occupation, climate) that appear in or influence the selected artwork.
Identify and write about at least one topical issue (current social, economic, political or moral concern) that the selected artwork addresses.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Creative Arts (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Connections in Local and Global Cultures (2.3)
Content standard: B7.2.3.3 - Dance and Drama: Demonstrate the ability to correlate and generate ideas from creative artworks of dancers and actors in the community that reflect a range of different times, cultures and topical issues.
Indicator: B7.2.3.3.5 - Select artworks of dance and drama artistes in the community or other places, and identify the history, culture, environment and topical issues that are reflected in them
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 and Design, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 34
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Research and write about the history, culture and important sites of the environment.
2. Select a dance or play and identify and write about the history, culture, environment and topical issues in them.