Basic 6 History Term 1 Week 7 Lesson Plan

Ask learners questions to review their understanding in the previous lesson. Engage learners to sing some patriotic songs to stimulate their interest. e.g. “God bless our home land Ghana” “Yen ara ya saase ne” etc. Put students into groups of three 3 and number them 1-3. Put three number statements up to the white board and ask students to explain the corresponding statements to their group. The group who explains well wins.

Explain the concepts of ‘direct’ rule Direct rule is a system of government in which a province is controlled by a central government. In the beginning , the british used the direct rule system. The whole colony was ruled directly by the colonial office in London. This means all rules were given by the british. guide learners to discuss the features of ‘direct’ rule. i. it did not need the consent of the local people in decision making. ii. the colonial master only made decisions for the people. iii. there was no representative of the local people in legislative and the executive administration. Engage learners to discuss the division of the colony into provinces The Gold Coast Colony was divided into four provinces namely i. the Gold coast itself ii. Ashanti iii. Northern Territories iv. British Togo land Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of ‘direct’ rule. For this activity, learners use Ghana map, locally made colonial timeline cards and printed photographs of Ghanaian chiefs and colonial officials to locate events, sequence them and compare direct and indirect rule.

Use series of questions and answers to review learners understanding of the lesson. Call learners in turns to summarize the lesson Ask learners series of questions to review their understanding of the lesson Call learners in turns to summarize the lesson