Connections in… · JHS3 Creative Arts And Design

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B9.2.3.1.1 - Identify, discuss, and analyse creative artworks of African visual artists that reflect their background, influence and way of solving continental issues

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify at least six prominent African visual artists and classify their artworks according to discipline, background, and key themes.
Explain how the personal backgrounds and life experiences of African visual artists influence the subjects and styles of their work.
Analyse specific artworks by African artists to identify the continental issues they address, such as environmental degradation, urbanisation, women’s empowerment, or cultural preservation.
Discriminate between factual information and generalised claims about African artists by evaluating the quality and validity of sources used during research.
Present and defend a brief analysis of one African artist’s work, citing evidence from the artwork itself to support their interpretation.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Creative Arts (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Connections in Local and Global Cultures (2.3)
Content standard: B9.2.3.1 - Visual Art Demonstrate the skill to correlate and generate ideas from creative artworks of African artists that reflect a range of different times, cultures and topical issues
Indicator: B9.2.3.1.1 - Identify, discuss, and analyse creative artworks of African visual artists that reflect their background, influence and way of solving continental issues
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 and Design, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 87
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Scout for, gather and classify information on prominent African visual artists and record their respective artworks according to disciplines. Example: Tribe, Education, Philosophy and Competition/ Exhibition, Achievements etc. (Ablade Glover, Dorothy Amenuke, Saka Aquaye, etc
2. Reflect, discuss and appreciate prominent African visual artists, their motivation and inspiration in solving environmental and continental issues.
3. Analyse and make presentations on the contributions of artworks of prominent African visual artists in addressing continental issues.