Appreciating and Appraising · B3 Creative Arts

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B3.1.4.7.1 Use the agreed guidelines to make decisions on the beauty and usefulness of the displayed visual artworks as representations of artworks produced or found in other African communities.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

recall and state the agreed guidelines (theme, subject matter, media, techniques, elements and principles of design) used for judging visual artworks.
examine displayed visual artworks from at least three other African communities and identify their theme, subject matter, media and techniques.
make informed decisions about the beauty of displayed artworks using the senses (seeing and touching) and the agreed guidelines.
make informed decisions about the usefulness of displayed artworks (functional, cultural, aesthetic and social values) using the agreed guidelines.
justify their decisions about the beauty and usefulness of displayed artworks with clear reasons drawn from the agreed guidelines.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Visual Arts (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Appreciating and Appraising (1.4)
Content standard: B3.1.4.7 - Demonstrate understanding of how to make informed decisions about displays, presentations, performances, recordings and/or reports based on an established guide for judging artworks (the theme, subject matter, media, techniques, elements and principles of design, social, aesthetic, cultural and functional values) for correlation, correction and future modifications
Indicator: B3.1.4.7.1 - Use the agreed guidelines to make decisions on the beauty and usefulness of the displayed visual artworks as representations of artworks produced or found in other African communities
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 9 (Week 33 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: Creative Arts Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 91
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Learners are to:
- view and make informed decisions on the artworks using the senses and the agreed guidelines
- examine the features of the artworks based on the agreed guidelines (e.g. the theme, subject matter, media and techniques used);
- assess the beauty and usefulness of own and others' displayed visual artworks as representations of artworks produced or found in other African communities.