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TERM: 1ST TERM

WEEK: 3 and 4

CLASS: Junior Secondary School 1

AGE: 12 years

DURATION: 40 minutes

DATE:

SUBJECT: History

TOPIC: Sources of history

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, the learners should be able to

  1. ) Discuss the sources of history
  2. ) Explain the primary, secondary and tertiary sources of history

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, story-telling, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Basic History for Junior Secondary Schools 1 by Ijeoma E.O

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES:

WEEK 3

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPIL’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

Review

The teacher revises the previous lesson

Learners pay attention

STEP 2

Introduction

She then introduces the new topic by defining historical sources

Learners pay attention and participate

STEP 3

Explanation

She further explains the primary sources of history

Learners pay attention and participate

STEP 4

NOTE TAKING

The teacher writes a short note on the board for the learners to copy

The learners copy the note from the board

NOTE

SOURCES OF HISTORY

Historical sources also known as historical material or data are the original sources that contains important historical information that are traceable to an event.

 

There are three sources of history

  1. Primary sources
  2. Secondary sources
  3. Tertiary sources

 

PRIMARY SOURCES
these are materials produced by the people or groups directly involved in the event or topic under discussion either as participants or as witnesses.

Examples of primary sources are:

  1. Oral tradition(forefathers)
  2. Artifacts
  3. Legends
  4. Folklores
  5. Arhival materials e.g Benin art, Nok art
  6. Photography
  7. Audio and video recording etc

Some primary sources of history are written documents:

  1. Diaries
  2. Letters
  3. Census data
  4. Speeches
  5. Court record
  6. manuscript

EVALUATION:   

  1. Define historical sources
  2. List five primary sources of history

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher marks their books and commends them positively

 

WEEK 4

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPIL’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

Review

The teacher revises the previous lesson

Learners pay attention

STEP 2

Introduction

She explains the secondary sources of history and gives examples

Learners pay attention and participate

STEP 3

Explanation

She explains the tertiary sources of history and gives examples

Learners pay attention and participate

STEP 4

NOTE TAKING

The teacher writes a short note on the board for the learners to copy

The learners copy the note from the board

 

NOTE

SOURCES OF HISTORY

SECONDARY SOURCES

A secondary source is one that gives information about a primary source. They are evidence of the primary source.

Some examples of secondary sources of history include

  1. textbooks
  2. journals
  3. government publication
  4. biographies
  5. autobiographies
  6. magazines and newspaper articles
  7. reprint of artworks
  8. websites
  9. anniversary brochure etc

TERTIARY SOURCES

A tertiary sources presents summaries or condensed versions of materials, usually with references back to the primary and/or secondary source.

Some examples of tertiary sources of history include

  1. student’s projects
  2. bulletins
  3. memos
  4. almanac
  5. encyclopedia
  6. manuals
  7. guidebook

EVALUATION:   

  1. Define secondary sources and give five examples
  2. Define tertiary sources and give five examples

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher marks their books and commends them positively