ETHNICITY
TITLE: LESSON NOTE ON CIVIC EDUCATION
SUBJECT: CIVIC EDUCATION
TERM: FIRST TERM
WEEK: WEEK 9
CLASS: PRIMARY 6/ BASIC 6
NAME OF TEACHER:
DATE:
AGE OF STUDENTS:
CLASS COMPOSITION: Slow and fast learners.
PERIOD:
DURATION: 40 MINUTES
TOPIC: ETHNICITY
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
At the end of this discussion in this unit, students should be able to know:
- Meaning of ethnicity
- Problems of ethnic state and group loyalty
TEACHING AND LEARNING MATERIALS
- Textbook
- Writing materials
- Whiteboard/ chalkboard
- Interactive poster
- Interactive video
REFERENCE MATERIALS
- Lagos State Civic Education Scheme of Work.
- Universal Basic Education Curriculum.
- NERDC Basic Education Curriculum for Primary Schools
- Unified Schemes of Work Primary Schools for Civic Education (MIDDLE BASIC)
- Internet
- Nigeria Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC)
- Edudelight Civic Education Text Books for Primary Schools.
ENTRY BEHAVIOUR/ PREVIOUS LESSON: the students are familiar with patriotism.
WORD FILE: Instability, allocation, Illiteracy.
CONTENT OF THE LESSON
MEANING OF ETHNICITY
Ethnicity is the recognition of ethnic groups which show that a person is from a particular tribe.
PROBLEMS OF ETHNIC STATE AND GROUP LOYALTY
- Political Instability
- Election Malpractice
- Inflation of consensus figures
- Ethnic crises
CAUSES OF ETHNICITY IN NIGERIA
The following are causes of ethnicity in Nigeria
- Illiteracy
- Poverty
- political strategy to win election
- Problem of allocation sharing
- Problem of resources sharing
CONSEQUENCES OF ETHNICITY
- Underdevelopment
- Man power wastage
- Discrimination
- Political violence
- Communal conflicts
SOLUTIONS TO ETHICITY
The following are the ways out of ethnicity problems.\:
- Public enlighten campaign
- Inter-tribal marriage
- Fair distribution of resources
- Patriotism
- Tolerating one another
- Government policies
PRESENTATION
- The Teacher revises the previous term lessons (PATRIOTISM).
- Teacher leads the pupils to understand the topic:ETHNICITY
- She/he explain the meaning of ethnicity.
- Teacher leads pupils to mention Problems of ethnic state and group loyalty.
EVALUATIVE ACTIVITIES
- What is the Meaning of ethnicity?
- Mention three Problems of ethnic state and group loyalty
CONCLUSION: the teacher summarize the lesson.
PREVIOUS LESSON: PATRIOTISM
NEXT LESSON: NATIONAL SYMBOLS
