SHS2 Art And Design Foundation · Semester 1 Week 14: The World Around Us

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 2.2.1.LI.1 - Identify and describe the origins of cultural objects in Ghana.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define anonymous art and distinguish it from attributed art using specific Ghanaian examples.
Identify at least five cultural objects from different regions of Ghana and state where each one originates.
Describe the traditional materials and production methods used to create selected anonymous cultural objects.
Explain the social conditions (who makes the object, for whom, and why) that shape the creation of anonymous art objects.
Present a short verbal or written description of the origin, material and production mode of one Ghanaian cultural object.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Aesthetics and Criticism (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: The World Around Us (2.1)
Content standard: 2.2.1.CS.1 - 2.2.1.CS.1 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the origins of anonymous art objects, mode of production and social condition of work of art to analyse art. 2.2.1.LO.1 Analyse social conditions and production modes of cultural objects and representation in Ghana. 2.2.1.LO.2 Analyse cultural memory and the role materials in the environment play in memory formation. 2.2.1.LO.3 Analyse cultural identities in relation to the constitution of art and design objects, scale and materials.
Indicator: 2.2.1.LI.1 - Identify and describe the origins of cultural objects in Ghana.
Suggested placement: Semester 1, Week 14 (Week 14 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.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

content standard text - p.81: content standard code printed '2.2.1.CS1', the separator before the final digit missing
Curriculum reference: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 81

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Experiential Learning/Project-Based Learning: In convenient groups, undertake educational trips/virtual field trip to places of artistic interest such as museums/galleries/craft shops etc. to observe and generate a digital and manual visual diary of examples of anonymous art.
Structuring Talk for Learning: In class discussion, analyse the differences between anonymous art and attributed art.

Assessment (2.2.1.AS.1). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 1 Recall; Level 2 Skills of conceptual understanding.

Teaching and Learning Materials:
- The environment
- Textbooks
- web references
- audio-visual equipment
- projector
- computer
- LCD Screens
- flip charts
- TLMs on art materials
- Materiality
- materials and methods for aesthetics and criticism