Thinking and Exploring Ideas · B2 Creative Arts

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B2.2.1.1.4 - Explore own experiences to talk about performing artworks that reflect topical issues in other communities in Ghana

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Name at least three topical issues affecting communities in Ghana, such as flooding, bush fires, road safety, or illegal mining.
Explain in simple terms one cause of a chosen topical issue (for example, poor waste disposal causes flooding).
Suggest at least one practical way a community can prevent or reverse a topical issue.
Work in a small group to develop a short drama, song, or dance idea that tells a story about a topical issue in another Ghanaian community.
Present their performing artwork idea to the class and talk about the issue it reflects.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Performing Arts (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Thinking and Exploring Ideas (2.1)
Content standard: B2.2.1.1 - Demonstrate understanding of how to generate own ideas for artistic expressions about the people, based on their history and culture, the environment and the topical local/national/global issues
Indicator: B2.2.1.1.4 - Explore own experiences to talk about performing artworks that reflect topical issues in other communities in Ghana
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 7 (Week 7 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. 38
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Learners are to:
- discuss the topical issues (e.g. no rainfall, rising temperatures, flooding, domestic and bush fires, road safety, burglary) of concern in Ghana;
- identify the causes of these topical issues (e.g. deforestation, poor waste
- disposal, unsafe driving, illegal mining);
- brainstorm on how these topical issues can be reversed or prevented; develop own ideas and concepts for composing and performing own music, dance and drama based on topical issues in other communities