Planning, Making and Composing · B3 Creative Arts

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B3.2.2.3.1 - Create own artworks by skilfully using available instruments, resources and techniques to express own views of performing artworks of other Africa communities that reflect the people, their history and their culture in those areas

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify at least three performing art traditions from other African communities and describe how they reflect the people’s history and culture.
Select and use available instruments, resources and techniques to create a short music, dance or drama piece based on the culture of another African community.
Express their own views about the culture of another African community through their created artwork.
Perform their created artwork to peers and explain the choices they made in using instruments and techniques.
Give and receive simple feedback on performances, showing respect for the ideas of others.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Performing Arts (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Planning, Making and Composing (2.2)
Content standard: B3.2.2.3 - Demonstrate understanding of how to create expressive artworks based on own ideas by applying knowledge of media and methods of production to reflect other cultures in Africa as well as, the visual artists, their culture, the environment and emerging topical issues
Indicator: B3.2.2.3.1 - Create own artworks by skilfully using available instruments, resources and techniques to express own views of performing artworks of other Africa communities that reflect the people, their history and their culture in those areas
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 4 (Week 16 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 1-3), 2019, p. 77
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Learners are to:
- use available instruments, resources and techniques to create own music, dance and drama based on the history and culture of the people from Africa (e.g. their occupation, customs, staple foods, traditions, festivals);
- create own music, dance and drama based on the concept of performances in Africa using available instruments, resources and techniques.