Displaying and Sharing · B5 Creative Arts

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.2.3.4.3

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Brainstorm and agree on a theme for a performing arts display that reflects a topical issue in Africa, such as climate change, illegal mining, or the future of Africa.
Select at least three own performing artworks (music, dance, drama, or poetry) that match the agreed theme, using criteria such as originality, message relevance, and cultural importance.
Prepare a simple performance roadmap that fixes a date, selects a venue, and identifies a target audience for the display.
Draft a manual or electronic invitation (letter, poster, or WhatsApp message) to invite a target audience to the planned display.
Plan the sequence of events and produce a simple stage/site plan showing key positions such as the performance zone, entry, exit, and audience area.

Sign in with your phone number to read the full note and download the GES plan - free.

Sign in with phone number

Curriculum details

Strand: Performing Arts (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Displaying and Sharing (2.3)
Content standard: B5.2.3.4 - Demonstrate understanding of how to plan a display/presentation of a portfolio of own artworks by identifying, and preparing a venue, selecting and grouping of artworks and inviting target audience for the planned display/performance
Indicator: B5.2.3.4.3 - Plan a display of own portfolio of performing artworks to educate and share creative experiences of artworks that reflect the topical issues in Africa
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 10 (Week 22 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. 83
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Learners are to:
- watch a short video or live performances (preferably during the circuit, district or regional cultural festival of the cultural education unit of the Ghana Education Service) that reflect the physical and social environments of Africa;
- discuss the need for performing compositions of own music, dance, drama, poetry etc.;
- develop a roadmap for the performances by:
- fixing a date
- selecting a venue
- inviting an audience
- brainstorm to agree on a theme for the performance (e.g. The Future of Africa);
- send manual and/or electronic invitations (e.g. letters, postcards, WhatsApp, E-mail, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, announcements, posters, jingles) to target audience, for example parents, PTA/SMC members, stakeholders, colleague learners);
- select compositions by considering (e.g. creativity and originality, lyrics, movement patterns, dynamics and relevance of the message to the theme, social and cultural importance);
- decide on mode and arrangement of performances (e.g. monologue/solo/group, costumes, props, etc.);
- getting ready: plan the sequence of events, stage/site plan identifying the positions of all facilities (e.g. PA system, lightings, performance zone, entry, exit, changing and makeup rooms/corners), characters, directors, stage managers, audience, health and security personnel);
- clean and prepare the venue and its environment and make it ready for the performance;
- plan for post-performance activities such as cleaning, appreciation, evaluation, reporting, etc.