Description

Cultural and Creative Arts for Junior Secondary Schools is a three-book series written and designed in total conformity with contents of the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council’s (NERDC) curriculum for the 9-Year Basic Education Programme.

The books are written along three basic themes: arts and crafts, performing arts and entertainment, and customs and traditions.

Arts and Crafts discusses the meaning of arts, division and categories of arts, origin and historical development of arts elements of design and Nigerian Art in both traditional and contemporary terms. It further treats crafts such as collage, mosaic, origami, beadmaking, batik, pottery, tie and dye, embroidery, knitting, crocheting, woodcarving, leather, metal and calabash works, typography, package design, lettering and graphic designs; and takes the students through the step-by-step processes involved in these crafts.

Performing Arts and Entertainment discusses the theory of Music, the fundamentals of music, ear training, the art of listening, the art of singing, creating music, playing musical instruments, solfa notations values and the uses of music.

Customs and Traditions lays emphases on moral virtues and good value system in society and treats such topic as self-control, patriotism, teamwork and unity.

Interspersed with beautiful illustrations that aid learning each book also contains suitable questions and activities that are introduced at the end of every chapter. The accompanying students’ Workbook for each year will assist teachers in their assessment of students’ achievement while the Teachers’ Guide will help to further equip the teachers.