Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Junior Secondary School 3

SUBJECT: SOCIAL STUDIES    

CLASS:  JSS3

DATE:

TERM: 3RD TERM

WEEK 5

TOPIC:    INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION 

REFERENCES: 

Social studies for junior secondary schools volumes 3 by Arukpo, Mohammed, Ezegbe, Salan.

FESTAC: Meaning and message. FESTAC means festival of Arts and culture. The second world black and African festival of Arts and culture was a very elaborate and all embracing world cultural festival held in Lagos from 15th January to 12th February, 1977.

The festival was attended by thousands of people from 56 countries of the world. It was the biggest gathering of blacks from all over the world for cultural festival. 

AIMS OF FESTAC’ 77

FESTAC ‘ 77 was held to help achieve the following particular aims.

1. To ensure the revival, propagation and promotion of black and Africa values, culture and civilization. 
2. To present black and Africa culture in its highest and widest conception.
3. To bring to light the diverse contributions of black and Africa peoples to the universal currents of thoughts ad arts.
4. To promote black and African artists, performers and writers and facilitate their world acceptance and their access to world outlets. 
5. To promote better international and inter-racial understanding.
6. To facilitate a periodic return to origin in Africa by black artists, writers and performers taken to other continents.

THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE FESTAC’ 77

1. FESTAC helped to bring together many representatives of all peoples of the black race who are scattered all over the world.
2. By coming together, they were able to appreciate their common origin, destiny and position in a world where they are despised and regarded as inferior to people of other races.
3. FESTAC enabled peoples of black race to pool their efforts and talents in the fields of poetry, music and fine and applied arts, so that the world could better recognize and appreciate their contributions to world civilization.

WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT

1. FESTAC’ 77 was held in ___ city of Nigeria (a) Ibadan (b) Enugu (c) Lagos (d) Port Harcourt.
2. FESTAC’ 77 was attended by ____ countries of the world (a) 56 (b) 36 (c) 26 (d) 60.
3. Which of these can cause conflict in the home (a) Faithfulness (b) Poverty (c) Understanding (d) Love.
4. Through communication we pass ___ from one person to another (a) Money (b) Gift (c) Information.
5. Specialized health center which cure for the teeth is ___ (a) Hospital (b) Maternity center (c) Clinic (d) Dental clinic.

THEORY

1. Explain the aims of FESTAC’ 77.
2. Discuss the achievements of FESTAC’ 77