The World Around Us · SHS1 Art And Design…

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 1.2.1.LI.2 - Differentiate between tradition, culture and worldviews in terms of design.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define tradition, culture, and worldview in their own words with reference to design and visual art.
Distinguish between tradition and culture, giving at least two examples of each from Ghanaian visual art and design.
Explain how a designer’s or artist’s worldview shapes the objects they produce.
Construct a Venn diagram or organogram showing how culture and worldview combine to produce artefacts.
Present and justify their analysis of a chosen cultural object, showing how tradition, culture, and worldview are reflected in its design.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Aesthetics and Criticism (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: The World Around Us (2.1)
Content standard: 1.2.1.CS.2 - 1.2.1.CS.2 Demonstrate the understanding of modern design cultures, in relation to the environment as a cultural product. 1.2.1.LO.1 Communicate how sensory perceptions translate into visual literacy in response to the environment and cultural products 1.2.1.LO.2 Articulate and contextualise different world views, modern cultures and objects in relation to the environment as a product of art and design production.
Indicator: 1.2.1.LI.2 - Differentiate between tradition, culture and worldviews in terms of design.
Suggested placement: Semester 2, Week 2 (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: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 42

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Initiating Talk for Learning: In a class discussion, brainstorm the meanings of tradition and culture.
Managing Talk for Learning: In mixed groups, compile similarities and differences between culture and worldviews.
Project-based Learning; Group Work/Collaboration Learning: In mixed groups, create Venn diagrams/organograms to analyse how culture and worldview combine to produce artefacts, especially visual art and designs for class presentations.

Assessment (1.2.1.AS.2). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 1 Recall; Level 2 Skills of conceptual understanding; Level 4 Extended critical thinking and reasoning.

Teaching and Learning Materials:
- The environment
- Textbooks
- magazines
- journals
- web references
- audio-visual gadgets
- videos, flip charts
- TLMs on architecture and engineering
- aesthetics and criticism
- posters
- flyers
- buntings
- paintings
- sculpture
- drawings and illustrations