SHS1 Art And Design Foundation · Semester 1 Week 3: Art Across Time

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 1.1.1.LI.3 - Identify and explain the role of materials in the environments as basic media for creative expression in indigenous Ghanaian Art.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify at least five indigenous art materials found in their local environment and classify each by its source (plant, animal, mineral, or earth).
Explain, with specific examples, how each identified material has been used in creating indigenous Ghanaian artworks.
Analyse the relationship between a community’s natural environment and the kinds of art forms it produces, using at least two Ghanaian communities as case studies.
Justify, through group discussion and oral presentation, why local materials matter more than imported media for sustaining indigenous Ghanaian creative expression.
Create a simple observational chart or sketch record showing how one local material moves from its raw state to a finished artwork.

These objectives build on the period-by-period survey from Week 1 and the historical contributions covered in Week 2. This week, the focus narrows to the raw materials themselves, the “ingredients” behind the artworks learners have already met. Later weeks will examine myths, legends, and the wider African and global impact of these traditions.

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Curriculum details

Strand: The Creative Journey (from Caves to 21st Century) (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Art Across Time (1.1)
Content standard: 1.1.1.CS.1 - 1.1.1.CS.1 Demonstrate understanding of indigenous Ghanaian Art periods and artworks in terms of materials, processes, uses, and socio-cultural relevance from pre-colonial to the 21st century for creative expression in art and design 1.1.1.LO.1 Analyse indigenous Ghanaian artworks in terms of materials and methods, and their socio-cultural contexts for creative expression in art and design. 1.1.1.LO.2 Apply knowledge in the identification and analyses of African art and culture in terms of materials and methods, and their unique socio-cultural contexts for creative expression in Art 1.1.1.LO.3 Analyse indigenous Ghanaian artworks in terms of materials and methods, and their socio-cultural contexts for creative expression in art and design.
Indicator: 1.1.1.LI.3 - Identify and explain the role of materials in the environments as basic media for creative expression in indigenous Ghanaian Art.
Suggested placement: Semester 1, Week 3 (Week 3 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: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 29

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Managing Talk for Learning: In groups, identify the indigenous art materials found in the environment.
Experiential Learning: Examine through observation, how the found art materials in the environment have been used in creating indigenous Ghanaian artworks.
use relevant resources such as real objects, videos, photographs, drawings, sketches etc.,
Problem-Based Learning: in smaller groups, discuss the roles of art materials in the environment as basic media for creating indigenous Ghanaian artworks.

Assessment (1.1.1.AS.3). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 4 Extended critical thinking and reasoning.

Teaching and Learning Materials:
- Textbooks
- web references
- audio-visual resources
- projector
- TLMs on indigenous Ghanaian art
- camera
- charts and illustrations
- paintings