Visual Arts as a subject in Senior Secondary 3 (SS3) in Nigeria is a broad and engaging field that teaches students essential concepts, techniques, and historical backgrounds of art. The Lagos state unified scheme of work for visual arts aims to enhance students’ creativity, aesthetic appreciation, and cultural awareness through diverse forms of visual expression.
Significantly, the study of Visual Arts prepares students for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), assessing their practical skills in art-making and theoretical knowledge of art history, materials, techniques, and critical analysis. Success in the WASSCE not only validates students’ proficiency in Visual Arts but also enhances their opportunities for higher education and careers in fields such as fine arts, graphic design, architecture, and art education.
Additionally, Visual Arts in SSS3 cultivates skills highly valued in today’s global economy, such as creativity, innovation, and visual communication. These skills are transferable across various disciplines and are increasingly sought after in industries where design thinking and artistic sensibilities ar
Assessment in SSS3 Visual Arts in Nigeria includes practical artwork creation, portfolio compilation, written assignments on art history and theory, timed practical exams, exhibitions, and peer/teacher evaluations. It culminates in the WASSCE, assessing both practical skills and theoretical knowledge. These methods aim to foster creativity, technical proficiency, and critical thinking, and prepare students for careers in the arts and related fields.
| LAGOS STATE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION: UNIFIED SCHEMES OF WORK FOR SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS | ||
| Visual Arts Scheme of Work for Senior Secondary Schools 3(SSS3) | ||
| Class | S.S.S 3 | |
| Subject | Visual Arts | |
| Term | First Term | |
| Week | Topic | Breakdown |
| 1 | Drawing and Painting | 1. Explain materials and tools for painting 2. List materials and tools used for drawing and painting and use them effectively 3. Observe objects for drawing and painting purpose 4. Apply colours on natural objects 5. Demonstrate uses of colour on drawn objects (Nature composition drawing) |
| 2 | History of Art Western Art(Early Christian Art, Byzantine Art, Islamic Art) Rennaisance Art. | 1. Appraise Western Art such as early Christian, Islam art, rennaisance etc. 2. Analyse the basic knowledge on surface architecture, decoration etc. 3. Highlight the artist involved in Western Art 4. List the media used for Western art 5. State the characteristics of western art and apply skills on their art work |
| 3 | Impresionism Art Movement | 1. Explain the impressionism art movement of 19th century 2. List the artist involved in the movement 3. Identify the style of the work-Impresionism movement 4. Mention characteristics and functions of impressionalism art movement and apply them accordingly |
| 4 | Nigeria Contemporary Artist | 1. Explain the history of Nigeria contemporary artist 2. List the contribution of each artist 3. Value and criticise the work of Nigeria contemporary artist 4. List their area of specialisation in the field of art and argue for or against 5. Perform some movement skills to encourage or build creativity |
| 5 | Cubism | 1. Explain Cubism art movement-29th century 2. Discuss types nad styles used in cubism movement. 3. State the characteristics of cubism art 4. Mention the exponent of cubism 5. Explain the influence of cubism African art 6. Apply the skills on modern day art |
| 6 | Furniture | 1. State the function of furniture 2. Identify outlet and marketing of furnitureproducts and discover more 3. Use leather and fabric in furniture 4. Construct a furniture. |
| 7 | Mid Term Break | |
| 8 | Oriental Art(Chinese, Japanese and India) Oceanic Art | 1. Appriase Oriental/Oceanic Art 2. List the characteristics of Oriental Art(Chines, Japanese and India) 3. Value Oceanic Art(Malaysian, Polynesian and Micronesians) and History. 4. Mention the characteristics of oceanic art |
| 9 | Sculpture | 1. Explain relief sculpture 2. List and use the materia tools and equipment in sculpture 3. Create and craft a relief sculpture using appropraite processes 4. Partinate the relief scultural as a finishing stage |
| 10 | Photography | 1. Analyse what photography is 2. Operate a camera 3. List materials and tools used in photography and operate them 4. Mention the terminologies in photography and relate them to photography proper 5. Film making 6. Operate every part of a camera 7. Explain relevance of photography in virtual art |
| 11 | Revision | |
| 12-13 | Examination | |
| Term | Second Term | |
| Week | Topic | Breakdown |
| 1 | Cultural and Creative Arts | 1. Value and appriase cultural and creative art 2. State components of cultural and creative art i.e(Fine art, applied art, music, dance, drama, media art) etc. 3. Highlight the functions of cultural and creative art in the society 4. Discuss the difference between fine art and applied art |
| 2 | Imaginative Composition | 1. Explain imaginative composition 2. List types of ground in imaginative composition(market scene, still life, festivals, village scene) 3. Make any imaginative composition 4. List the materials used in imaginative composition and use them effectively 5. Organise imaginative composition painting |
| 3 | Craft in Nigeria | 1. Explain the meaning of Art and Craft 2. List and use materials and tools for craft 3. Demonstrate some methods of producing arts and crafts(styles and uses) 4. Mention the origin/location of craft production and discover more 5. List the functions/characteristics of craft and relate them to modern art. |
| 4 | Art Terminologies General | 1. Explain Art Terminologies General 2. Mention Art Terminologies used in the field of art 3. Apply the terminologies in art work |
| 5 | Terminologies in Two and Three Dimensional Arts | 1. Explain two and three dimensional art work 2. Difefrentiate between two and three dimensional art work 3. List items used in two dimensional art work 4. Discover more items used in two dimensional art work |
| 6 | Revision and Examination | |
The recommended Visual Arts textbooks for SSS3 include but are not limited to the following:
Bounty Press
Sea Publishers
ART MATERIALS
