B6 Our World And Our People · Term 3 Week 2: Being a Citizen

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.4.1.2.1 - Explain the importance of public accountability

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define public accountability in their own words using familiar examples from home, school, and community.
Explain at least three reasons why public accountability is important for promoting social justice and peace in Ghana.
Identify at least four ways by which people can be held accountable for their stewardship.
Discuss how public accountability helps people work together and contribute to national development.
Demonstrate an understanding of their own responsibility to be accountable in their daily actions.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Our Nation Ghana (Strand 4)
Sub-strand: Being a Citizen (4.1)
Content standard: B6.4.1.2 - Demonstrate understanding of the importance of social accountability
Indicator: B6.4.1.2.1 - Explain the importance of public accountability
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 2 (Week 26 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Our World and Our People Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 57
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Learners explain public accountability e.g. Public Accountability is a process by which people are held responsible for their actions and activities in the society
Learners discuss the importance of public accountability in promoting social justice e.g.
i. Peace building avoids conflicts.
ii. When there are no conflicts people work together.
iii. People see themselves as one people.
iv. Everybody contributes to development.
In groups learners identify ways by which people can be held accountable for their stewardship e.g.
i. development of self-consciousness about accountability
ii. ensuring compliance to rules and regulations
iii. awareness that there are societal institutions to ensure your compliance e.g. court action, report to the police, etc.