Appreciating and Appraising · B4 Creative Arts

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B4.2.4.6.2 - Develop guidelines for appraising and appreciating own and others’ performing artworks that reflect the natural and manmade environments of some communities in Ghana

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify performing artworks (music, dance, drama) that reflect natural environments (rivers, forests, mountains, the sea) and manmade environments (marketplaces, schools, lorry stations, buildings) in Ghanaian communities
Use correct appraisal vocabulary when discussing music, dance and drama performances
Develop a agreed-upon set of guidelines for appraising performance artworks that reflect Ghanaian environments
Justify their choices of appraisal criteria with reasons linked to the specific performance
Work collaboratively in groups to present their guidelines to the class for approval

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Curriculum details

Strand: Performing Arts (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Appreciating and Appraising (2.4)
Content standard: B4.2.4.6 - Demonstrate understanding of how to analyse, appreciate, appraise/critique and present report on own works and that of others based on established guide for judging artworks (the theme, subject matter, media, techniques, elements and principles of design, social, aesthetic, cultural and functional values), the recordings and reports
Indicator: B4.2.4.6.2 - Develop guidelines for appraising and appreciating own and others' performing artworks that reflect the natural and manmade environments of some communities in Ghana
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 7 (Week 31 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 4-6), 2019, p. 55
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Learners are to:
- discuss and accept a guide for analysing and appreciating/appraising own and/or others' compositions and performances on the guidelines suggested below.
- identify the correct vocabulary to use for appreciating and appraising music, dance and drama;
- agree on what to use the appraisal report for and how to share it;
- agree on the approach/method (manual/digital) to use in recording/documenting the appraisal process;
- fix a day/date for the appreciation/appraisal/jury.
Suggested Guidelines
- Music: theme, voice production and diction, harmony and blending of parts, interpretation, the elements and knowledge of music;
- Dance: theme, entrance/exit, movement variation, gestures, creativity, makeup, movement in relation to singing and drumming, costume, props, energy, stage use, stage setting and dynamics;
- Drama: characterisation, makeup, gestures, voice projection, diction, use of space, aesthetics, creativity.