Thinking and Exploring Ideas · B3 Creative Arts

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B3.1.1.1.2 - Generate ideas from visual artworks produced or found in other African communities for making own visual artworks that reflect people in those areas in Africa.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify at least three different types of visual artworks (masks, sculptures, pottery, fabric, beads, paintings) from other African communities when shown pictures or samples.
Describe the materials and tools used to make at least two African artworks and explain where those materials come from.
Generate at least two original ideas for their own artwork based on what they have observed in artworks from other African communities.
Produce a simple 2-dimensional artwork (drawing, collage, or pattern-making) that reflects the people of a chosen African community.
Present and explain their finished artwork to a partner or small group, stating which African artwork inspired their idea.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Visual Arts (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Thinking and Exploring Ideas (1.1)
Content standard: B3.1.1.1 - Demonstrate understanding of how to generate own ideas for artistic expressions on the people, based on their history and culture, the environment and the topical local/national/global issues
Indicator: B3.1.1.1.2 - Generate ideas from visual artworks produced or found in other African communities for making own visual artworks that reflect people in those areas in Africa
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 1 (Week 1 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. 65
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Learners are to:
- study the artworks produced or found in other countries in Africa (e.g. masks, sculptures, pottery, fabric, beads, paintings);
- examine the materials and tools for the production of the artworks under study and how they are acquired;
- identify own ideas and concepts based on artistic decisions to make own 2-Dimensional artworks (e.g. drawing, collage, montage, painting, printmaking, lettering, pattern-making, collage, montage, letter collé);
- identify 3-Dimensional artworks(modelling, casting, carving, sewing, stitching, weaving, knotting, construction, assemblage, quilling) by: