Critical Reading · JHS2 Arabic

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B8.3.4.2.3 - Recognise the similarities between Arabian and Ghanaian cultures. أوجو التشابه بين العادات الغانية والعربية وتقاليدها

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify at least four cultural values shared by Arabian and Ghanaian societies from a given reading passage.
Match Arabic vocabulary for cultural values (family, respect, honour, hospitality) with their meanings in both Arabic and English.
Compare how the importance of family is shown in Arabian and Ghanaian daily life using examples from the passage and their own experience.
Explain how respect for the elderly and honour for traditional rulers appear in both cultures, giving one example for each.
Use the Arabic phrases learnt in this lesson to create a short spoken or written comparison of hospitality practices in the two cultures.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Reading (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Critical Reading (3.4)
Content standard: B8.3.4.2 - Learner identifies cultural and historical elements in reading text.
Indicator: B8.3.4.2.3 - Recognise the similarities between Arabian and Ghanaian cultures. أوجو التشابو بُ ت العادات الغانية والعربية وتقاليدىا
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 4 (Week 28 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: Arabic, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 66
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Compare beliefs, customs, and everyday life activities associated with Arabian and Ghanaian values such as:
أمهية األسرة - احً  تام الكبار - تقدير القادة احمللي ُ  ت- الضيانة
-   Importance of family
-   Respect for the elderly
-   Honour for traditional rulers
-   Hospitality: food sharing and accommodation