SHS1 Art And Design Foundation · Semester 1 Week 6: Art Across Time

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 1.1.1.LI.2 - Evaluate the impact of indigenous artworks on African cultures.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Explain at least three ways indigenous African artworks have shaped cultural identity, social organisation, and spiritual life in African societies.
Analyse how the materials and making processes of indigenous artworks connect to the myths and legends of the cultures that produced them.
Evaluate the continuing influence of indigenous artworks on contemporary African cultural practices, festivals, and ceremonies.
Work collaboratively in groups to examine and present how specific indigenous artworks (e.g., Akan goldweights, Asante kente, Dagomba drums) influence socio-cultural activities in their communities.
Construct a reasoned written or oral argument assessing whether indigenous African artworks have had a stronger impact on spiritual life or on social and political structures, using specific examples.

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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.2 - 1.1.1.CS.2 Demonstrate understanding of the history of African art and culture in terms of materials, processes and institutions from pre-colonial to 21st century. 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.2 - Evaluate the impact of indigenous artworks on African cultures.
Suggested placement: Semester 1, Week 6 (Week 6 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. 30

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Project-Based Learning; Group Work/Collaborative Learning: In smaller groups, develop a pictorial chart to deduce the relationship between art and design works and myth and legends found in indigenous African cultures in terms of materials and making process.
Problem-Based Learning; Group Work/Collaborative Learning: In smaller groups, examine how art and design works influence the socio-cultural activities in selected African cultures
Problem-Based Learning; Group Work/Collaborative Learning: In convenient groups, use the knowledge acquired in the study of the myths and legends in major indigenous African cultures and their art and design works to determine how they helped in the development of African Cultures.

Assessment (1.1.1.AS.2). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 1 Recall; Level 3 Strategic reasoning; Level 4 Extended critical thinking and reasoning.

Teaching and Learning Materials:
- Textbooks
- web references
- audio-visual resources
- projector
- TLMs on indigenous African art
- camera
- charts and illustrations
- video clips on subject matters