Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Junior Secondary School 2

SUBJECT: CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ARTS

CLASS:  JSS 2

DATE:

TERM: 3rd TERM

REFERENCE TEXTBOOK

• A Proper Approach to Cultural and Creative Art by Peter Akinyemi and other co-authors. Book 2.

PROJECTS

1. Pattern design work in simple repeat pattern depicting butterfly as the motif.
2. Make acolourful bead that can be worn around the neck.

 
WEEK THREE

TOPIC: DANCE AS A CAREER

MEANING OF DANCE: Dance the rhythmical movement of the human body in space and time usually aligned with the rhythm of the music. Dance is a series of steps and movement that match the speed and rhythm of the music.

MEANING OF DANCE AS A CAREER: Dance as a career is one’s future ambition intended to be undertaken as a means of earning a living, either on full time or part time basis.

MEANING OF DANCE AS A PROFESSION: Dance as a profession is the career that dancers engage in to earn a living.

IMPORTANCE OF DANCE

1. Dance serves as a vocational job.
2. Dance serves as a means of entertainment.
3. Dance promotes the culture of people of various ethnic groups in Nigeria.
4. Dance brings about speedy development of the mental and physical wellbeing of the dancer.

EVALUATION

1. Define dance.

• State two importance of dance.

GENERAL EVALUATION/REVISION QUESTION

1. Define dance pattern.
2. What is choreography?
3. Define the ‘plot’.
4. Mention any two types of dance.
5. Define characterization.
6. Explain these elements of music. (i) Timbre  (ii) Duration (iii) Pitch

READING ASSIGNMENT

Cultural and Creative Art Book 2, Peter Akinyemi and other  authors, Pages 86 – 87.

WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT

1. ____ is the art of body motion in accordance with the beats of a musical piece. (a) Dance  

(b) Mimicry (c) Singing (d) Body demonstration

1. Dance is a noble career and a worthwhile career. (a) True  (b) False (c) Maybe (d) Not sure
2. Dance performances take place live on stage in a ____(a) theatre  (b) live room (c) studio 

(d) cinema

1. Dance is a sub-group of____(a) performing art (b) fine art (c) literary art (d) applied art
2. Dance as a career among dancers____the public. (a) entertains (b) mars the life of 

(c) educates (d) informs

THEORY

1. State two importance of dance.
2. Who is a dancer?