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 | Western art history | Styles and periods: – pre-historical Mesopotamia – Greek Art – roman Art – early Christian Art Islamic and – medieval Art – renaissance Art |
| 2 | Western art history | The differences in styles e.g. Islamic and Christian art and the style of Leonardo Da Vinci and that of Greek vase painters. |
| 3 | Impact of African art on western art and vice versa | 1. 19th and 20th Century art of Europe: – Impressionism – Expressionism – Abstraction – Cubism – New concept and media for art in Africa 2. neglect of African art education and destruction of many artifacts. |
| 4 | Impact of Nigerian art on western art. | 1. Benin primitive and looted art works. 2. Ife bronze heads, iron ceremonial screens. |
| 5 | Impact of Nigerian art on western art. | 1. Yoruba carved doors, bowls and pillar posts. 2. Nok art culture and other traditional Nigerian arts |
| 6 | Contemporary world art | New terms and direction in Art – Visual culture – Installation art – Performance art – Video art |
| 7 | Drawing and painting from life | 1. Drawing the human figure with colour crayon or colour ink 2. Control of paint, crayon or colour in from light and shade effect 3. Proportion: Relation of parts to part of the whole body. – Anatomical studies – Drawing or painting of portraits – Quick action poses -Long poses for detail drawing and painting 4. Still life drawing and painting of objects 5. landscape drawing and painting |
| 8 | Sculpture wood carving in relief | 1. Relief carving 2. types of relief – low and high 3. Carrima tods 4. Various functions of carving tools. |
| 9 | Carving in the round (simple) forms | 1. Defines carving in the round. 2. Illustrate by carving an object in the round for the students to see. |
| 10 | Carving in the round (life forms) | Carving in the round – volume – Plane – mass – Base |
| 11 | Revision | |
| 12 | Examination | |
| Term | Second Term | |
| Week | Topic | Breakdown |
| 1 | Making models for art production | Designs of objects: cars, bottles, cell phone, building, airplanes, gliders |
| 2 | Block lettering | 1. Block lettering exercise. Roman, Gothic and so on 2. construct simple block lettering 3. Know the qualities of lettering 4. Know the functions of lettering |
| 3 | Calligraphy | 1. Calligraphic lettering. Sam serif ornament 2. Calligraphic pen writing |
| 4 | Computer assisted design | 1. Corel Draw windows environment: task bar, menu bar, tool box, status bar page view 2. Clip art for illustration 3. Texts, – Dialogue boxes, interactive fill tools 4. Logout features |
| 5 | Layout and book illustration | 1. layout features: – Columns – Margin – Spine – Bleeding – Blurb etc. 2. Illustration techniques on computer using free hand tools |
| 6 | Spinning and weaving | 1. Basic principles – Warp – Weft – Colour – Pattern 2. Spinning process |
| 7 | Stencils | 1. Paper stencil cutting 2. Screen stencil laying and cutting. |
| 8 | Photography | 1. Types of camera – Double lens reflex – Single lens reflex – Box camera – Bellow camera 2. Terminologies in photography – Focus – Snap – View Panning 3. Parts of a SLR camera: – Apparatus – Lens – View finder 4. Photographic materials and equipments – Camera – Film 5. Photographic processes – Loading – Snap – Shooting |
| 9 | Revision and Examination |
The recommended Visual Arts textbooks for SSS3 include but are not limited to the following:
Bounty Press
Sea Publishers
ART MATERIALS
