SHS3 Art And Design Foundation · Semester 2 Week 5: Making Judgements

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 3.2.2.LI.1 - Identify and explain various aspects of art criticism.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define the five aspects of art criticism: aesthetic questioning, formal analysis, historical analysis, contextual analysis, and audience judgement.
Explain the purpose of each aspect and the type of information it seeks from an artwork.
Differentiate between the five aspects by matching sample questions and observations to the correct category.
Create a mind map, chart, or table that organises the key questions and focus areas for each aspect of art criticism.
Apply at least three aspects of art criticism to a familiar Ghanaian artwork or cultural object during class discussion.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Aesthetics and Criticism (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Making Judgements (2.2)
Content standard: 3.2.2.CS.1 - 3.2.2.CS.1 Demonstrate understanding of aesthetic questioning, formal, historical and contextual analysis as vocabulary in art. 3.2.2.LO.1 Employ aesthetic questioning, formal, historical and contextual analysis as vocabulary in art criticism.
Indicator: 3.2.2.LI.1 - Identify and explain various aspects of art criticism.
Suggested placement: Semester 2, Week 5 (Week 25 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. 125

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Initiating Talk for Learning:
- Discuss in class the concept of: a) Aesthetic Questioning b) Formal Analysis c) Historical Analysis d) Contextual Analysis e) Audience Judgement as basic aspects of art criticism.
Structuring Talk for Learning
- In convenient groups, research, document, and explain basic procedures in various aspects of art criticism.
Managing Talk for Learning/Project-Based Learning
- Create mind maps, charts and tables of what to look for in selected objects/artworks as requirements in art criticism.

Assessment (3.2.2.AS.1). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 1 Recall; Level 2 Skills of conceptual understanding; Level 3 Strategic reasoning; Level 4 Extended critical thinking and reasoning.

Teaching and Learning Materials:
- Textbooks
- magazines
- journals
- web references
- audio-visual gadgets
- videos
- flip charts
- TLMs on technology and art, photography, film, time-based art, internet-based media, aesthetics and criticism
- Projector
- LCD Screens
- TLMs on human geography, environmental issues, gender politics and 21st century ethnicities,
- posters
- flyers
- buntings
- paintings
- sculpture
- drawings and illustrations
- computer