WELCOME TO HISTORY CLASS CONTENT FOR THE SESSION
FIRST TERM BEGINS!
WEEK 2-4 TOPIC: INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY:-
- MEASURING TIME IN HISTORY.
- WHY DO WE USE CALENDAR?
- IS IT PRIMARY OR SECONDARY SOURCE?
- WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF HISTORY?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: By the end of this lesson, Learners should be able to:
- Describe the importance of history.
- Analyze the reasons for studying History.
- Create a calendar
- Distinguish between primay and secondary source.
WEEK 5-6 TOPIC: YORUBA PRE-COLONIAL POLITICAL SYSTEM IN NIGERIA
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: By the end of this lesson, Learners should be able to:
- Identify thr name of leaders in the Yoruba political system.
- Describe the story of the Yoruba pre-colonial system in nigeria.
- Discuss in their own words the relevance of the pre-colonial era.
WEEK7. MID TERM ASSESSMENT AND BREAK
WEEK 8-9. TOPIC: IGBO PRE-COLONIAL POLITICAL SYSTEM IN NIGERIA
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: By the end of this lesson, Learners should be able to:
- Identify thr name of leaders in the Igbo political system.
- Distinguish between the Yoruba pre-colonial system and the Igbo pre-colonial system.
- Discuss in their own words the relevance of the pre-colonial era.
WEEK 10: TOPIC: HAUSA/FULANI PRE-COLONIAL POLITICAL SYSTEM IN NIGERIA
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: By the end of this lesson, Learners should be able to:
- Identify the name of leaders in the Hausa/ Fulani political system.
- Distinguish between the Yoruba pre-colonial system and the Hausa pre-colonial system.
- Discuss in their own words the relevance of the pre-colonial era.
WEEK 5:6 TOPIC: SLAVE TRADE IN AFRICA
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:By the end of this lesson, Learners should be able to:
- Understands the encounters between Western Europeans and the Arab slave traders.
- Describe the modern forns of slavery.
- Explain the effect of slavery on the local people.
WEEK 8:9 TOPIC: TRIANGULAR SLAVE TRADE ROUTE
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:By the end of this lesson, Learners should be able to:
- Understands the encounters between Europeans and people of Sub-Saharan Africa
- Discuss the origin and consequence of the trans-Atlantic African slave trade.
- Describe the pattern of change in Africa in the era of the slave trade.
SECOND TERM BEGINS
WEEK 1: REVISION
WEEK TOPIC: FREEDOM IN FREETOWN
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:By the end of this lesson, Learners should be able to:
- Describe who found the province of freedom and how?
- State the names of those who are instrumental in the British Empire’s abolition of the Trans- Atlantic slave trade.
WEEK TOPIC: FORMER SLAVE BECOME FREE
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:By the end of this lesson, Learners should be able to:
• Describe Samuel Ajayi Crowther using the seven fact.
• Explain how Samuel Ajayi Crowther became free.
WEEK : THE HISTORY OF WATERWAYS
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:By the end of this lesson, Learners should be able to:
- Outline at least three pros and cons of waterways.
- Describe the History of waterways
- Discuss the importance of waterways to slave trade.
- Highlight the importance of water ways today.
WEEK : THE COLONIAL NIGERIA
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:By the end of this lesson, Learners should be able to:
- Explain the coming of the British to Nigeria
- Discuss the Birth of Nigeria.
WEEK : DECOLONIZATION
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:By the end of this lesson, Learners should be able to:
- Explain the meaning of decolonization.
- Discuss the roles of significant individuals involved in the fight for Nigerian freedom.
WEEK : FIGHT FOR CIVIL RIGHTS
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:By the end of this lesson, Learners should be able to:
- Discuss the roles of civil rights groups.
- Justify the agitation for the human rights by the civil right group.
WEEK : EARLY CIVILISATION (BENIN)
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:By the end of this lesson, Learners should be able to:
- Locate the Kingdom of Benin on Google map.
- Describe what the Kings and chiefs of the Benin Kingdom looked like.
WEEK : NIGERIAN NATIONALIST LEADERS
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:By the end of this lesson, Learners should be able to:
- Identify significant roles played by
- Herbert Macaulay, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi Awolowo,
- Margaret Ekpo and Tafawa Balewa in Nigeria.
THIRD TERM BEGINS
WEEK 1: REVISION
WEEK 2: EARLY CIVILISATION (BENIN)
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:By the end of this lesson, Learners should be able to:
- Locate the Kingdom of Benin on Google map.
- Describe what the Kings and chiefs of the Benin Kingdom looked like.
WEEK 3 NIGERIA BEFORE AMALGAMATION AND AFTER AMALGAMATION
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson, Learners should be able to:
- Evaluate the roles of the nationalist to Nigeria today.
- Outline the various protectorates prior to amalgamation
- State the Regional leaders of the various regions before the amalgamation.
WEEK 4: HISTORY OF MILITARY RULE IN NIGERIA (1966-1998) LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Learners should be able to:
- List Nigerian military rulers since independence
- State the pioneers of the various military coup
- State the effects of military rule in Nigerian development
- Argue for or against The benefits of military rule in Nigeria since Independence.
WEEK 5: THE NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Learners should be able to:
- Identify and discuss events leading to the civil war in Nigeria
- Discuss the effects of coups and unchecked assassinations of leaders as one reason for civil war in Nigeria
- Discuss the causes and effects of conflicts in a society
- Highlight processes involved in conflict resolution as a way of rebuilding the nation after the civil war through education for peace and religious tolerance.
WEEK 6/8: CIVILIAN RULE (1999 TO PRESENT)
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Learners should be able to:
- State the civilian leaders since independence
- Create a timeline of civilian rule in Nigeria since independence
- Explore the use of Argumentative Essays to argue for or against “Military or civilian rule: Which is better?”
WEEK 7: MIDTERM BREAK
WEEK 9/10: EARLY HISTORY OF SOME OF AFRCAN STATES.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Learners should be able to:
- State the dates of independence of major African countries
- Explain the conditions around which their independence was attained