Thinking and Exploring Ideas · B4 Creative Arts

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B4.1.1.1.2 - Study and talk about visual artworks created by selected Ghanaian visual artists to generate ideas for designing and making own visual artworks

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Describe at least two visual artworks by selected Ghanaian visual artists, stating the title and the material used
Explain the purpose or topic of a selected artwork from a Ghanaian visual artist
Identify the materials and production methods used by the artist to create the selected artwork
Generate at least one original idea for a personal artwork that reflects Ghanaian history or culture, inspired by the work studied
Present and talk about their own generated idea to a partner or small group using simple art vocabulary

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Curriculum details

Strand: Visual Arts (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Thinking and Exploring Ideas (1.1)
Content standard: B4.1.1.1 - Demonstrate understanding of how to generate own ideas for artistic expressions about the people based on their history and culture, the environment and topical local/national/global issues
Indicator: B4.1.1.1.2 - Study and talk about visual artworks created by selected Ghanaian visual artists to generate ideas for designing and making own visual artworks
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 4-6), 2019, p. 27
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Learners are to:
- select an artwork of one of the visual artists studied;
- think about the topic or purpose of that artwork. For example, flower pots/vases are made to hold flowers that decorate or beautify our surroundings;
- examine the materials and production methods the artist used to design and make the selected visual artwork being studied. For example, a) The pot is made out of clay; b) The methods used are pinching/slabbing/throwing; c) The pot is decorated with Adinkra symbols through embossing or incision; d) The pot is fired.
- generate ideas for making own artworks to reflect the history and culture of the people of Ghana.