Thinking and Exploring Ideas · B4 Creative Arts

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B4.1.1.1.1

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify at least three selected Ghanaian visual artists and name one artwork each is known for.
Describe how the colours and star in the Ghana flag reflect the history and culture of the people of Ghana.
Examine a visual artwork and point out at least two symbols or features in it that reflect Ghanaian history and culture.
Write brief notes about one Ghanaian visual artist using the guidelines: name, training, type of artworks, and title of some works.
Share and discuss their findings about a Ghanaian visual artwork with peers, showing respect for different interpretations.

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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: B4.1.1.1.1 - Study and talk about visual artworks created by selected Ghanaian visual artists that reflect the history and culture of the people of Ghana
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:
- Study the visual artworks (e.g. wood carvings, printed fabrics, wall paintings, cartoons, posters, photographs, clay pots) created by some Ghanaian visual artists (such as Amon Kotei, Theodosia Okoh, Ablade Glover, Oku Ampofo, Offei-Nyako, Kwame Amoah, Betty Acquah, Kofi Antubam) by: a) gathering information from library books; surfing the internet;visiting art studios, galleries, museums or exhibitions; b) watching videos, films or observing photographs of artworks of some Ghanaian visual artists; c) examining some artworks of the artists to find out how those artworks reflect the history and culture of the people of Ghana. For example, relate the colours and star in the Ghana Flag to the history of Ghana; d) identifying and discussing symbols found in the artworks being studied that reflect the history and culture of the people of Ghana; e) writing brief notes about one visual artist using the following guidelines:
- Name
- Training
- Type of artworks
- Title of some works.