JHS1 Social Studies · Term 2 Week 12: European Encounter and the Slave Trade

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B7.6.1.2.2 - Analyse the impact of the slave trade on Ghanaian society.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Explain at least three ways the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade caused depopulation in the Gold Coast.
Describe how the slave trade disrupted traditional, social and economic structures in Ghanaian societies.
Discuss the effects of the slave trade on family life, chieftaincy and local industries.
Present a reasoned argument, either for or against a given statement about the impact of the slave trade, using evidence from the lesson.
Work collaboratively in groups to identify and present the major impacts of the slave trade on Ghanaian society.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Nationalism and Nationhood (Strand 6)
Sub-strand: European Encounter and the Slave Trade (6.1)
Content standard: B7.6.1.2 - Demonstrate understanding of the Trans- Atlantic Slave Trade.
Indicator: B7.6.1.2.2 - Analyse the impact of the slave trade on Ghanaian society.
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 12 (Week 24 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.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

indicator text - p.25: the code is printed JHS 1.5.1.2.2, but the row sits under standard JHS 1.6.1.2 in STRAND 6 SUB-STRAND 1: EUROPEAN ENCOUNTER AND THE SLAVE TRADE, and no standard 1.5.1.2 exists; filed as B7.6.1.2.2
Curriculum reference: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 25

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. In small groups, learners discuss the effects of the slave trade on Ghanaian society, including the depopulation of the people of Gold Coast and the disruption of traditional, social and economic structures.
2. Learners debate on the impact of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.