Appreciating and Appraising · B4 Creative Arts

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B4.1.4.6.2 - Develop guidelines for appraising and appreciating own and others’ visual artworks that reflect the natural and manmade environments of some communities in Ghana

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

List at least four elements of art (line, shape, colour, texture, tone, form, dot) and three materials used in making artworks that show natural or manmade environments in Ghana.
Group appraisal questions under the three headings: Description, Subject Matter, and Appraisal, using a class-agreed guide.
Apply the class guideline to appraise one artwork (a drawing, clay piece, or wood carving) that shows a Ghanaian natural or manmade environment.
Use at least three correct art vocabulary words (e.g., texture, tone, composition, mood) when speaking about an artwork.
Decide with the class on how to record and share the appraisal report (manual or digital) and suggest one appropriate use for the report.

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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: B4.1.4.6.2 - Develop guidelines for appraising and appreciating own and others' visual artworks that reflect the natural and manmade environments of some communities in Ghana
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 4 (Week 28 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. 53
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 (dot, lines, shapes, forms, colour, texture, tone), materials used (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 (connection to other areas of learning);
- Experiences to share: the design process through thinking and composing, planning and making, displaying and sharing, etc.