Appreciating and Appraising · B6 Creative Arts

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.1.4.6.2 - Develop guidelines for appreciating and appraising own and others’ visual artworks that reflect the physical and social environments of some communities in the world

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify the key components of an appraisal guide (description, subject matter, appraisal, and experiences to share) and explain each component in their own words.
Develop their own class guideline for appreciating and appraising visual artworks that reflect the physical and social environments of communities such as Accra, Kumasi, Tamale, and other world communities like Nairobi or London.
Use correct appraisal vocabulary (such as “composition,” “texture,” “mood,” “balance,” “contrast,” “subject matter”) when discussing artworks.
Agree on how their appraisal report will be recorded and shared, choosing between manual or digital methods.
Apply the class guideline to appraise one artwork and produce a simple oral or written appraisal report.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Visual Arts (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Appreciating and Appraising (1.4)
Content standard: B6.1.4.6 - 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: B6.1.4.6.2 - Develop guidelines for appreciating and appraising own and others' visual artworks that reflect the physical and social environments of some communities in the world
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. 122
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. dot, 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.