ICA1501 Assignment 3 2024 | Due 15 July 2024

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QUESTION 1
Your school principal has asked you to present a showcase for Heritage Day at your school. She wants learners not only to create artwork suited for the event but also to present an art discussion to help create cross-cultural appreciation. You have decided to let your Grade 5 Creative Arts class discuss African textiles according to art elements and principles, as well as the history of the fabric, as part of the showcase.
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Explain how you will facilitate the lesson where learners will evaluate different tribes’ fabric and report on the visual qualities (Elements of art and principles of design) of each in preparation for the showcase.
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Include images, that you will use in class, of the textiles chosen, which tribe they represent and why they were chosen as part of preparing learners for the showcase. (10)
QUESTION 2
Refer to the CAPS Life Skills Intermediate Phase Grades 4-6 document in myModules ICA1501. In accordance with the CAPS curriculum for Creative Arts,
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describe and discuss the key areas within performing arts.
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outline all four topics of these areas.
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concisely discuss the content you would teach to a Grade 5, Creative Arts class for the following topic:
Read, interpret and perform – learning the language of the art form, and interpreting and performing artistic products in the classroom. Ensure that your discussion is paraphrased and reflects your comprehension of the prescribed content in the topic. (15)
QUESTION 3
3.1 Considering the rationale for teaching Drama, list any five reasons why one should teach drama. Refer, inter alia, to the skills learners can acquire and the developmental benefits associated with Drama. (5)
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Write two paragraphs in which you give a basic explanation of the difference between process-based activities versus performance-based activities. (10)
3.3 Write three paragraphs in which you describe and discuss the value of mime in Drama education. (10)
3.4 Using your CAPS document for Life Skills, Grade 4-6 as a guide, design a performing arts lesson for Grade 4, Term 4, Topic 2: Improvise and create.

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The lesson must cover the following theme, which falls under topic 2: Mime using imaginary objects, expressing feelings and ideas through movement, gesture and facial expression.
Design your lesson in a structured format for a lesson plan. (20)
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QUESTION 4
4.1 Outline the five essential phases of the creative process in your own words.
4.2 Describe your approach as a Creative Arts teacher to guide learners through each stage, focusing on either performing arts or visual arts. Indicate your focus area (performing arts or visual arts) clearly. Use your own words to describe your approach, do not copy and paste from the study material or AI-generated content. (20)
QUESTION 5
Read the promotion caption below from Van Schaik Publishers: Teaching Life Skills in the Intermediate Phase, by Naudé and Jordaan (2018), for teachers to use in the classroom as a resource:
Life Skills is a tool to promote skills, knowledge and values about the self, the environment, responsible citizenship, a healthy and productive life, social engagement, recreation and physical activity and creative arts in all intermediate phase learners in South Africa. Teaching Life Skills in the intermediate phase focuses on encouraging learners’ optimal emotional, physical, spiritual and mental development and well-being. Teaching Life Skills in the intermediate phase aims to help teachers nurture learners whose self-esteem is matched by strong interpersonal skills and who can negotiate cultural diversity and practise a healthy lifestyle. Aligned with the South African Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements (CAPS), the book covers various topics concerning the holistic development of intermediate phase learners. Contents include the following: relationships, spiritual development and beliefs, rights and responsibilities, life and decision-making skills, creative arts and health promotion.

Write a paragraph explaining whether purchasing the book would be useful or not as a resource. (10)
TOTAL: 100 Marks