Basic 3 Creative Arts Term 1 Week 1 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 gather information through library research, surfing the internet for African music, dances and drama. Watch short documentaries on the performing arts of Africa Discuss the resources that are used (e.g. instruments, elements, costumes, props) for composing and performing music, dance and drama in Africa and the rest of the world imitate the skills and techniques that the composers, arrangers and performers use. Discuss the subject matter, the occasions on which they are performed – festivals, entertainment shows, sporting activities, independence anniversary celebrations and their social and cultural importance. Develop ideas and concepts for composing and performing music, dance and drama from the compositions and performances from Africa. 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.