Appreciating and Appraising · B4 Creative Arts

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B4.1.4.6.3 - Develop guidelines for appraising and appreciating own and others’ visual artworks that reflect topical issues in Ghana

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Explain what a topical issue is and give at least three examples of topical issues currently discussed in Ghana (such as galamsey, plastic waste, deforestation, or road safety).
Develop a set of at least five clear guidelines for appraising and appreciating a visual artwork that addresses a topical issue in Ghana.
Use correct art vocabulary (elements, principles, media, subject matter, mood) when drafting appraisal guidelines.
Decide as a class on the purpose of the appraisal report and the method (manual or digital) for recording the appraisal process.
Agree on a date for the appraisal/jury session and state how the guidelines will be shared with others.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Visual Arts (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Appreciating and Appraising (1.4)
Content standard: B4.1.4.6 - 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: B4.1.4.6.3 - Develop guidelines for appraising and appreciating own and others' visual artworks that reflect topical issues in Ghana
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 5 (Week 29 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. 54
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 appreciating and appraising own and/or others' visual artworks based on the guidelines suggested below;
- identify the correct vocabulary to use for appreciating and appraising artworks;
- 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:
- Description of the work: the elements in the work (e.g. dots, lines, shapes, forms, colour, texture, tone), materials used (e.g. paper, pencil, clay, wood), size of the work, number of objects/items in the work;
- Subject matter: meaning, message, topic, mood, feelings, history, religion, environment, global warming;
- Appraisal: what the work can be used for, likes, good things in the work, beauty, social and cultural value, correlation (connecting to other areas of learning);
- Experiences to share: the design process through thinking and composing, planning and making, displaying and sharing, etc.