JHS2 Religious And Moral Education · Term 2 Week 3: Authority and Obedience

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B8.3.1.1.2 - Explain the need to obey God, parents and those in authority

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

State at least four reasons why it is necessary to obey God, parents and those in authority.
Explain, with reference to Deuteronomy 6 and Qur’an 4:59, why obedience to authority is a command from God.
Discuss how obeying authority promotes peace and progress in the family, school and nation.
Justify the need to obey authority using the Ghanaian proverb “Woe to a person who has no elder (authority).”
Create a short story that demonstrates the consequences of disobeying authority and present it to the class.

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Curriculum details

Strand: The Family and the Community (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Authority and Obedience (3.1)
Content standard: B8.3.1.1 - Identify and explain the importance of obeying authority
Indicator: B8.3.1.1.2 - Explain the need to obey God, parents and those in authority
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 3 (Week 15 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: Religious and Moral Education, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 37
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Learners to identify and discuss different reasons for obeying authority
Reasons
• It is a command from God (Ghanaian proverb: "Woe to a person who has no elder (authority)"; Deuteronomy. 6 and Qur'an 4:59)
• We learn from the experience of people in authority
• It makes us be law abiding
• People in authority guide us to do the right and avoid the wrong
• To promote peace in society
• Obeying authority ensures progress, etc.
Project Work
Create a story to demonstrate the consequences of disobeying authority. Present it to class for discussion.