The World Around Us · SHS2 Art And Design…

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 2.2.1.LI.2 - Research materials and modes of production of specific cultural objects

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify at least three specific cultural objects from their community and name the primary material used to produce each one.
Explain the step-by-step mode of production (tools, processes, and techniques) for at least one cultural object they have researched.
Describe how the choice of materials reflects the social conditions (available resources, occupation, economic status, beliefs) of the community that produces the object.
Compare the materials and production modes of a cultural object from one region of Ghana with that of another, noting at least one difference and one similarity.
Create a short annotated photo diary entry showing how a material and its process reflect the social conditions of a Ghanaian community.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Aesthetics and Criticism (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: The World Around Us (2.1)
Content standard: 2.2.1.CS.1 - 2.2.1.CS.1 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the origins of anonymous art objects, mode of production and social condition of work of art to analyse art. 2.2.1.LO.1 Analyse social conditions and production modes of cultural objects and representation in Ghana. 2.2.1.LO.2 Analyse cultural memory and the role materials in the environment play in memory formation. 2.2.1.LO.3 Analyse cultural identities in relation to the constitution of art and design objects, scale and materials.
Indicator: 2.2.1.LI.2 - Research materials and modes of production of specific cultural objects
Suggested placement: Semester 1, Week 15 (Week 15 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.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

content standard text - p.81: content standard code printed '2.2.1.CS1', the separator before the final digit missing
Curriculum reference: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 81

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Problem-Based Learning (Brainstorming/Brain-writing): In gender-sensitive groups, investigate how meanings associated with materials and processes used in making cultural objects in the community become cultural representations.
Building on What Others Say; Project-Based Learning : In a class discussion, analyse, by generating an annotated photo diary how material and processes reflect social conditions in different societies in Ghana.

Assessment (2.2.1.AS.2). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 1 Recall; Level 2 Skills of conceptual understanding; Level 3 Strategic reasoning.

Teaching and Learning Materials:
- The environment
- Textbooks
- web references
- audio-visual equipment
- projector
- computer
- LCD Screens
- flip charts
- TLMs on art materials
- Materiality
- materials and methods for aesthetics and criticism