WAEC Basketry Syllabus

Objective

Understand coiled work, woven articles, frame works, and macramé. Learn techniques of weaving, plaiting, coiling, stitching, knotting, and construction to make baskets, hats, mats, nets, footwear, cots, and rattles using materials like cowries, gourds, and beads.

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Understand the creative use of new materials for articles of cultural, functional, and aesthetic value, acquiring skills for employment, further study, and tourism promotion.

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Trace the origin of basketry and evaluate its social (entertainment), cultural, and economic importance in agriculture and commerce.

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Examine the contributions of various people and places to the development and practice of basketry.

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Develop creative thinking, weaving, and designing skills alongside values such as tolerance, diligence, honesty, commitment, time management, and communication skills.

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Identify and classify natural, synthetic, flexible/pliable, and stiff/rigid materials used in basketry.

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Master skills for preparing materials (drying, wetting), chemical/non-chemical storage methods, environmental preservation, and discovering material characteristics for article making.

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Describe and draw basketry tools, understand their functions, practice tool improvisation, safety precautions, and routine maintenance.

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Identify and create design elements (dots, lines, shapes, textures) and principles (unity, balance, proportion, repetition) using weaving, knotting, scorching, and spraying. Apply the 12-point colour wheel and Ghanaian colour concepts/symbolism.

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Define design and generate creative ideas through memory, imagination, observation, and correct tool/material usage.

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Design functional articles by hand or computer using weaving, knotting, plaiting, coiling, stitching, and framing. Evaluate items based on material, colour, technique, and finishing.

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Explore raw material sustainability strategies (re-afforestation, waste management), address challenges like plastic competition, and promote co-operatives.

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Apply decorative processes (coloured weavers, weave variations, scorching, spraying) and finishing techniques (wrapping, binding, singeing, trimming, lashing, sanding, varnishing, borders).

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Develop portfolios, structure business plans (registration, capital, location, survey), organize exhibitions, execute promotion, design primary/secondary/tertiary packaging, and calculate variable/fixed costs and pricing.