Basic 2 Creative Arts Term 1 Week 8 Lesson Plan

Learners are to watch a short video or pictures on an exhibition or visit an exhibition Centre, preferably during the circuit, district or regional cultural festival. Ask learners to talk about parts of the video or pictures that interest them. Ask learners questions to review learners understanding in the previous lesson.

Art exhibition may present or showcase paintings, drawings, drama, music, dance performance by individuals’ artists, groups of artists. Guide learners to plan for the exhibition by: - fixing a date - selecting a venue - inviting an audience Brainstorm to agree on a theme for the exhibition (e.g. Healthy living); Select works for the exhibition by considering factors such as creativity and originality, finishing and decoration, relevance of the works to the theme, social and cultural importance Decide on mode of display, e.g. hanging, draping, spreading; Plan the layout of the exhibition hall, prepare labels for the works (e.g. title, name of artist, date); Clean and prepare the hall and its environment and make it ready for the exhibition; Plan for post exhibition activities such as cleaning, appreciation, evaluation, reporting, etc. For this activity, learners use locally made drum, gourd shaker and kente cloth sample to perform a short piece and discuss how the instruments and costume support its meaning.

Ask learners to tell the whole class what they have learnt. Learners tell what they will like to learn Use series of questions and answers to review learners understanding of the lesson. Call learners in turns to summarize the lesson