The World Around Us · SHS2 Art And Design…

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 2.2.1.LI.3 - Analyse and explain social conditions as inspirations behind works of art and design.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define social condition and explain at least three ways in which social conditions (such as religion, politics, economy, and daily life) inspire the creation of artworks.
Analyse one Ghanaian cultural object or artwork in small groups, identifying the specific social conditions that inspired its creation, and present findings orally to the class.
Differentiate between the social conditions that inspire anonymous art (such as community regalia or traditional masks) and those that inspire works by known artists.
Produce a short written analysis (one paragraph) of a local artwork or cultural object found in their community, explaining how the social conditions of the makers shaped its form, material, and purpose.

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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.3 - Analyse and explain social conditions as inspirations behind works of art and design.
Suggested placement: Semester 1, Week 16 (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.
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)

Experiential Learning / Collaborative Learning:
In small mixed groups analyse selected artworks from the points of view of material and process as alternative representation in the absence of an artist signature or proper attribution.
Managing Talk for Learning; Group Work/Collaborative Learning: Analyse materials and processes for making cultural objects as social conditions of a society .

Assessment (2.2.1.AS.3). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 3 Strategic reasoning; Level 4 Extended critical thinking and 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