Thinking and Exploring Ideas · B4 Creative Arts

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B4.1.1.1.5 - Develop ideas by studying the artworks of some Ghanaian visual artists that reflect topical issues in Ghana

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify at least three Ghanaian visual artists and name one artwork each that addresses a topical issue in Ghana.
Describe how a selected artwork expresses a topical national issue such as road safety, plastic waste, water pollution, climate change, or youth migration.
Discuss a selected artwork by its type (painting, sculpture, collage), topic or theme, materials used, and the style of the artist.
Generate at least two original ideas for their own artwork that respond to a topical issue, drawing on what they learned from studying a Ghanaian artist’s work.

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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: B4.1.1.1.5 - Develop ideas by studying the artworks of some Ghanaian visual artists that reflect topical issues in Ghana
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 4 (Week 4 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. 29
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Learners are to:
- select works of Ghanaian visual artists that exhibit current topical issues of national concern (e.g. road safety, plastic waste, water pollution, climate change, migration of youth);
- share ideas on how the selected artworks express issues of national concern;
- discuss the artworks by their type, topic/theme, materials used, style of artist, etc.