Notes for learners

• a clan is a group of close knit and interrelated families joined together by surname. by knit we mean joined together, e.g.. the Dlamini  clan, the Mamba clan.
• clan fragmentation is when the clan break or separate into small groups

clan fragmentation can be natural or caused by human activity.
Human  activities could be:

• growth
• population causing overcrowding
• zeal for freedom
• development

natural causes could be:

• scarcity of resources like food, land and water
• wars
• geological processes such as volcanoes

migration also causes clan fragmentation, people migrate to look for jobs as a result they change to a new clan in the new area of employment and leave behind the old clan.

pictures related to the lesson plan (e.g the Dlamini Clan)

Lesson Plan

LESSON PLAN

Name of Teacher:  Gina Senzelwe         Name of School: Mbekelweni High School

Subject         : History                     Date          : 29 October 2018

Class           : Form 4A                     Day           : 1

Number of pupils : 30                         Time          : 10:15- 11:00

Avarage age     : 14

Ability grouping  : Mixed

 

Topic   : Clan Names in Swaziland

Sub-topic: The Fragmentation of Clans

Lesson Aim: to make learners appreciate the fragmentation of clans in Swaziland

Lesson Objectives: by the end of the lesson, learners should be able to:

I) define clan and Fragmentation

ii) identify clans that fragmented

iii) explain why the clans fragmented

iv) justify whether it was neccesaary for the clans to fragment.

 

Teaching methods: Question and answer, group discussions

Teaching Aids    : textbook and family tree diagrams

 

STAGE & CONCEPT	TEACHER ACTIVITIES	PUPILS' ACTIVITIES	MEDIA
INTRODUCTION Definition of terms     10:15- 10:23	Teacher ask the learners to name any clans thmoderateand also group them according to their relationship. Teacher asks the learners to define the terms; clan and fragmentation	Learners names the clans they know and group them according to how their are related.   Learners try to define the terms.	Will use tree diagrams presented by the teacher
LESSON PRESENTATION Stage 1   10:23-10:35	Ask learners to identify clans that are a result of fragmentation and explain why they have fragmented	In groups of 5, learners discuss the clans that fragmented and explain why.	Will use charts to show diagrams
Stage 2       10:35-10:53	Teacher asks learners to report back their findings. Teacher builds up learners' responses and jot down the main points on the board.	Learners report their findings to the class according to their groups. They write down the main points as presented by the teacher.
Conclusion     10:53-11:00	Teacher emphasises on the main clans that are found in Swaziland and how they fragmented	Pupils copy the notes and justify whether they would have fragmented or not.

 

LESSON EVALUATION

Work planned was successfully covered. The objectives were achieved. The group discussions went well as learners easily identified the clans which are a result of fragmentation.

 

TEACHER EVALUATION

The teacher managed the group discussions very well. Lesson pacing was moderate, hence, teacher managed time very well. Teacher managed to involve learners but at times got carried away with learners' q