SHS2 History · Semester 1 Week 20: Response to Colonial Rule

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 2.3.4.LI.2 - Identify nationalist movements in Ghana before the WWII.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define a nationalist or protest movement in the context of colonial Ghana.
Identify at least six nationalist movements formed in Ghana before the Second World War, with their dates of formation.
Name the key leaders associated with each identified nationalist movement.
Arrange the nationalist movements chronologically on a timeline from earliest to latest formation.
State the location or town where each nationalist movement was formed, and identify at least three common features shared by these movements.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Age of Encounter and Exchanges Up to the 20th Century (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Response to Colonial Rule (3.4)
Content standard: 2.3.4.CS.1 - Demonstrate understanding of the nature and activities of Nationalist Movements including their efforts in resisting colonial domination in the Gold Coast. 2.3.4.LO.1 Use relevant historical sources to investigate the activities of Ghanaian nationalists and nationalist movements and develop arguments on why their actions were justified at the time, while exhibiting patriotism, loyalty, national consciousness, tolerance, teamwork, and other characters.
Indicator: 2.3.4.LI.2 - Identify nationalist movements in Ghana before the WWII.
Suggested placement: Semester 1, Week 20 (Week 20 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: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 81

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Enquiry Routes: What is a Protest Movement? Which protest movements existed in Ghana before WWII? Who were the leaders of these protest movements? Where were these protest movements formed? What were the common features of protest movements in the pre-WWII era?
Talk for Learning:
- Learners brainstorm to come out with the names of protest movements and activist groups in Ghana before the World War II (WWII), including The Fante Confederation (1868-1873), Aborigines Rights Protection Society (ARPS) - 1897, National Congress of British West Africa (NCBWA) - 1920, West African Students Union (WASU) - 1925, Gold Coast Youth Conference (GCYC) - 1930, West African Youth League (WAYL) - 1934.
- In small groups, learners discuss common features of nationalist movements in Ghana before WWII.
Activity-Based Learning:
- Learners build a chronological chart showing the order of the formation of nationalist movements in Ghana before WWII.
- With the help of internet sources, learners develop a bio-data on the key leaders of the nationalist movements in Ghana before the WWII.
Collaborative Learning: In pairs, learners trace on a map where each of the Protest movements was formed.
Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Secondary Sources (textbooks, newspaper articles/opinion papers, etc.)
- Tape/audio recorder
- Internet access
- Computer/ laptop/mobile phone, speaker-out devices.
- Stationaries
- Photographs of leaders of the UGCC and the CPP.
- A chart showing the list of achievements and aims of the early political parties.
- Documentaries on activities of early post WWII political parties
- Resource person
- Primary sources (old photographs, art forms, old artefacts, etc. of traditional leaders who resisted colonial rule)
- Documentaries on individuals who stood against colonial rule in Ghana.
- Photographs of leaders of Nationalist groups.
- A chart showing the list of nationalist movements and some of their major achievements.
- Documentaries on the activities of nationalist groups
Assessment (2.3.4.AS.2). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 1 Recall; Level 2 Skills of conceptual understanding.