Basic 2 Creative Arts Term 1 Week 2 Lesson Plan

Learners are to watch a short video that reflects topical issues in the local community; 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.

Learners are to watch documentaries on the history and culture of people from other parts of Ghana. Identify the history and culture of people from other parts of Ghana by studying their cultural activities such as staple foods, dressing, festivals, buildings, chiefs. Listen to stories told by resource persons or interview leaders of different ethnic groups and associations (e.g. Ga, Ewe, Akan, Dagaare), opinion leaders, traditional rulers. Visit historical sites such as centers for national culture, theatres, museums, galleries, festival grounds, studios of performing artists, and performing arts departments of educational institutions. Organize collection of samples to create a ‘history learning corner’ in the classroom. Draw concepts and ideas from the activities to plan own. performing artworks that express the history and culture of the people studied. For this activity, learners use locally made drum, gourd shaker and printed photographs of Ghanaian and African performances to study local performance examples and create or accompany their own rhythmic performance.

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.