Early Protest Movements · B5 History

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.5.1.1.2 - Examine sources of evidence about the role of Joseph Mensah Sarbah in the Aborigines Rights Protection Society (ARPS) 1897

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify Joseph Mensah Sarbah from pictures and describe at least three key facts about his background, including his birthplace and education.
Explain what the Aborigines Rights Protection Society (ARPS) was and why it was formed in 1897.
Describe at least two key actions Joseph Mensah Sarbah took as a leader of the ARPS, especially regarding the Lands Bill of 1897.
Examine at least two different sources of evidence (such as pictures, written records, or oral accounts) about Sarbah’s role and state what each source tells us.
Present a simple poster summarising Joseph Mensah Sarbah’s role in the ARPS.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Journey to Independence (Strand 5)
Sub-strand: Early Protest Movements (5.1)
Content standard: B5.5.1.1 - Show understanding of the factors that led to the formation of early protest movements in Ghana before1945
Indicator: B5.5.1.1.2 - Examine sources of evidence about the role of Joseph Mensah Sarbah in the Aborigines Rights Protection Society-ARPS- 1897
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 9 (Week 21 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:

exemplars - p.35: A stray ':' is printed on a line of its own above 'Enquiry routes:'. Not transcribed.
Curriculum reference: History Curriculum (Basic 1-6), 2019, p. 35
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Enquiry routes: Who was Joseph Mensah-Sarbah? Where was he born? What was his role in the ARPS?
1. Identify the key leaders of the ARPS by pictures/documentary
2. Find out from the internet how the ARPS got the land bill withdrawn
3. Present report as a poster