SHS3 Art And Design Foundation · Semester 2 Week 7: Making Judgements

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 3.2.2.LI.3 - Apply criticism to their own works and art and design in general.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Apply the six-stage sequence of art criticism (aesthetic questioning, formal analysis, historical analysis, contextual analysis, interpretation, and audience judgement) to critique one of their own artworks from their personal archive.
Critique a selected public artwork in Ghana using the correct hierarchy of sequence and supporting each stage with specific visual evidence.
Distinguish between subjective personal preference and objective critical judgement when evaluating artworks by peers.
Construct a mind map that shows the relationships and sequence among the stages of art criticism and use it to guide a group critique session.
Deliver a brief oral critique of a peer’s artwork using ethical and respectful language, free from emotional bias.

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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.3 - Apply criticism to their own works and art and design in general.
Suggested placement: Semester 2, Week 7 (Week 27 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. 126

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Experiential Learning; Group Work/Collaborative Learning:
- In group discussion, critique selected artworks with hierarchy of sequence and relationships of the different aspects of art criticism.
- Example: Aesthetic questioning- Formal Analysis-Historical analysis- Contextual analysis-Audience judgement-etc.
Problem-based Learning; Group Work/Collaborative Learning: Brainstorm with mind maps the hierarchy of sequence and relationships in the application of the different aspects of art criticism in group presentation.
Project-based Learning:
- Critique personal artworks with hierarchy of sequence and relationships of the different aspects of art criticism from personal archives.

Assessment (3.2.2.AS.3). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: 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