Merit Academy Secondary School

Annual Lesson Plan 2016 E.C

Teacher’s Name:Dinberu Anteneh General Objectives

1. Recognize the concept, scope and branches of geography;
Grade: 9th Subject: GEOGRAPHY
2. Understand geologic processes that shaped the land surface of
Total no of School Day per year: 207
Ethiopia; and the different landforms of Ethiopia.
Total no of Periods per week: 3
3. Know the meaning and concepts of weather and climate
Semeste

Date Unit Contents General Teaching Teach Evaluation Com

needed
Month

Period
Week

Page
Objectives Methods ing Method men
Aids ts
1st 02-04 GEOGRAPHY:  define geography as a subject; explanation  Class work
Graph  Quiz
MEANING, SCOPE AND 3  describe the scope of geography; discussion s  Class work
GEOLOGICAL HISTORY AND TOPOGRAPHY OF

01-08
BRANCHES  identify the branches of  group work  Home work

geography
2nd 07-11  Location, size and shape describe the absolute and relative  Lecture Map  Class work
 Quiz
of Ethiopia location of Ethiopia  explanatio  Class work
 discuss the effects of size n Home work

and shape of Ethiopia on its  discussion

09-15 sociocultural, political and
economic condition.
3

3rd 14-18  Geological history of  explain the geological history of  Lecture Map  Class work
 Quiz
Ethiopia Ethiopia  explanatio video  Class work
 describe major landforms of n Home work
UNIT ONE

16-22

Ethiopia.  discussion
3

4th 21-25  The Geological  distinguish the geological  Lecture Map  Class work
 Quiz
Processes in Ethiopia processes that result in the  explanatio  Class work
n Home work
ETHIOPIA

current landform of Ethiopia;

22-26

 discussion
3

5th 28/01-  Landforms of Ethiopia  Identify the locations of explanation Map  Class work
 Quiz
27-35

02/02 Highlands and lowlands highlands and lowlands of discussion  Class work
Ethiopia group work Home work
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1st 05-09 Meaning of weather and  recognize the meaning and  Lecture Map  Class work
 Quiz
CLIMATE OF ETHIOPIA

climate concepts of weather and climate  explanatio Graph  Class work

 Elements of weather and  define weather and climate; and n Chart
Home work
38-43

 discussion
UNIT TWO

climate  describe the difference between s

Controls of weather and weather and climate.
climate

2nd 12-16 Climatic regions and  identify agro-climatic zones of  explanatio Map  Class work
 Quiz
seasonal variation in Ethiopia n  Class work
Ethiopia  compare and contrast the spatial  discussion Home work
group work
43-48

Agro-climatic Zones of and temporal variations of

Ethiopia climate in Ethiopia.
 Seasonal Variation in
Ethiopia
 3rd 19-23  Rainfall Regions of  compare and contrast the spatial  explanation Map  Class work
 Quiz
Ethiopia and temporal variations of  discussion

49-51
 Class work
 demonstra
October
Home work
climate in Ethiopia.
tion

4th 26-30  Measurements of  measure the temperature  Lecture Graph  Class work
 Quiz
weather and climate variation from the thermometer  explanatio s  Class work
 read the amount of rainfall n Home work

receipt from a rainguage  discussion

52-55
1st 03-07
MID-EXAM

2nd 10-14  Meaning of natural  recognize the concept natural  explanatio Map  Class work
 Quiz
resources resources n Graph  Class work
 Drainage systems of  describe the classification of  discussion Home work
group work
Chart
Ethiopia natural resources s
 elaborate major drainage
NATURAL RESOURCE BASE OF ETHIOPIA

 Major Rivers and Lakes

60-69
of Ethiopia and Their systems of Ethiopia.
Characteristics and
importance
November

3rd 17-21 Major soils types of  elaborate major mineral  explanatio Pictur  Class work
 Quiz
Ethiopia resources of Ethiopia n e  Class work

70-75
Mineral resources and their  describe the spatial distribution  discussion Home work
demonstration
Graph
distribution in Ethiopia minerals in Ethiopia Chart
UNIT THREE

 Class work
4th 24-28 BIOTIC RESOURCES  describe the major types of  explanatio Map  Quiz
OF ETHIOPIA natural vegetation in Ethiopia; n Graph  Class work
 Major Types of Natural  explain variations in the  discussion Home work
 demonstra
Chart
76-83

Vegetation of Ethiopia distribution of wildlife in s

tion
 Main Kinds of Wild Life Ethiopia.
of Ethiopia
 Class work
1st 01-05 CONCEPT OF HUMAN  define the concept of human  explanatio Pictur  Quiz
POPULATION population n e  Class work
UNIT FOUR

 Concepts of Human  recognize the pattern of  discussion Home work

87-97

 group
Graph
Population population growth in Ethiopia Chart
work
 Trends of Human  examine population structure and
Population growth trends in Ethiopia;
 2nd 08-12  Composition of Human  demonstrate the population  Lecture Pictur  Class work
 Quiz

98-101
Population distribution and settlement  explanatio e  Class work
 Population distribution patterns of Ethiopia n Graph
Home work
 discussion
Chart
3rd 15-19  Factors affecting  identify factors influencing  explanatio Pictur  Class work
 Quiz
population distribution in spatial distribution of health n e  Class work

101-110
Ethiopia and diseases in lowland and  discussion Home work
group work
Graph
 Urban and rural highland of Ethiopia; Chart
settlement patterns
4th 22-26  Health and disease in  Identify factors influencing  Lecture Pictur  Class work

111-116
 Quiz
Ethiopia spatial distribution of health and  explanatio e  Class work
 Impacts of population diseases in lowland and highland n Graph
Home work

growth on sustainable of Ethiopia;  discussion

Chart
development in Ethiopia
1st 29/04-  Language and religious  describe the diversity of  Lecture Map  Class work
 Quiz
03/05 diversity in Ethiopia language and religion in  explanatio Graph  Class work

117-120
 Language Ethiopia n Chart
Home work
 discussion
 Religion s

2nd 06-10
Revision
January

3rd 13-17
1st semester final exam

4th 20-24
Final Exam correction and Mark filling

5th 27-
01/06
First Semester Break for Students
Semeste Date Unit Contents General Teaching Teaching Evaluati Comm
Month

needed
Period
Week

Page
Objectives Methods Aids on ents
Method
1st 04-08 MAJOR ECONOMIC  explain the major  explanatio Photos  Class work
 Quiz
ACTIVITIES IN ETHIOPIA characteristics of n  Class work
Classification of Economic economic activities  discussion Home work

Activities group work

 examine how

124-132
economic activities
modify and
transform
resources.
2nd 11-15 CONTRIBUTION OF  understand the  Lecture Picture  Class work
 Quiz
SUBSISTENCE FARMING importance of  explanatio Graph
MAJOR ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL
 Class work
AND CASH CROP TO THE subsistence n Chart
Home work

132-137
ACTIVITIES IN ETHIOPIA

ETHIOPIAN ECONOMY farming to the  discussion

Ethiopian
economy a
3rd 18-22 TRADE AND TRANSPORT  explain the need  Lecture Pictures  Class work
 Quiz
UNIT FIVE

IN ETHIOPIA for expanding

February

 explanatio Charts  Class work

trade; n Home work

 describe the  discussion

138-145
major types of
trade in Ethiopia;

4th 25-29 ROAD SAFETY IN  Understand the  explanatio Video  Class work
 Quiz
ETHIOPIA n

146-153
cause and Photo  Class work
CULTURAL LANDSCAPES consequences of  discussion Field
Home work

AND TOURISM IN road traffic safety group work

trip
ETHIOPIA in Ethiopia
1st 02-06 UNIT HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT  describe the  Lecture Chart  Class work
 Quiz
SIX RELATIONSHIP relationship explanation  Class work
160-170
Home work
between human discussion
activities and the
environment
 2nd 09-13 HUMAN –  OVER POPULATION AND  know the link  explanatio Map  Class work
 Quiz
NATURA RESOURCE USE between ‘optimal’ n Graph
2n L
 Class work
d  UNDER POPULATION population and  discussion Charts
Home work
ENVIRON group work
AND RESOURCE USE sustainable
S MENT
INTERAC  IMPACTS OF RAPID development
e TIONS IN POPULATION GROWTH  explain how
m ETHIOPIA  Deforestation protecting the

171-178
es environment is in
the interest of
te humans and other
March

r living beings;
3rd 16-20  IMPACTS OF RAPID  assess the impacts  explanatio Pictures  Class work
 Quiz
POPULATION GROWTH n

179-183
of rapid population Videos  Class work
 Pollution on environmental  discussion Home work

 Soil/land degradation and socioeconomic demonstration

development
4th 23-27
Mid-Exam

1st 30/07-  NATURAL RESOURCE  know causes of  explanati Pictures  Class work
 Quiz

183-192
04/08 DEGRADATION natural resource on Videos  Class work
 Natural vegetation degradation  discussio Home work
n
ISSUES AND PUBLIC CONCERNS
CONTEMPORARY GEOGRAPHIC

demonstration
2nd 07-11  NATURAL RESOURCE  understand the  explanatio Pictures  Class work
 Quiz

193-195
n
UNIT SEVEN

DEGRADATION effects of natural Videos  Class work

 Water resource  discussion Home work
IN ETHIOPIA

degradation demonstration

3rd 14-18 THE ETHIOPIAN “GREEN  elaborate  explanatio Pictures  Class work
 Quiz
LEGACY” MOVEMENT Ethiopia’s vision n Videos  Class work
to achieve  discussion Home work

development group work

without
undermining the
195-198

potential of the
natural
environment
4th 21-25 MAP AND ITS BASIC  understand the  explanatio Map  Class work
 Quiz
COMPONENTS concept of a map n Globe
202-206

 Class work
and its basic  discussion Home work

components; demonstration
 5th 28/08- SCALE, SCALE  know scales and  explanatio Map  Class work
 Quiz

207-215
CONVERSION AND n

UNIT
02/09 interpret maps at Globe  Class work
 discussion

April
MEASUREMENTS ON MAPS different scales Home work
group work

1st 05-09 POSITION ON MAPS  demonstrate  explanatio Map  Class work

 Quiz

215-221
EIGHT
position on maps n Globe  Class work
and make sketch  discussion Home work

maps demonstration

2nd 12-16 Points Compass Direction  demonstrate  explanatio Map  Class work
 Quiz

222-224
position on maps n Globe  Class work
GEOGRAPHY INQUIRY SKILLS and make sketch  discussion Home work

maps demonstration

3rd 19-23 MAP SKETCHING  demonstrate  explanatio Map  Class work

 Quiz

225-227
n
May

position on maps Globe  Class work

and make sketch  discussion Home work
demonstration
AND TECHNIQUES

maps
4th 26-30 INTERPRETING MAPS AND  undertake  explanatio Map  Class work
 Quiz
GRAPHS investigate, gather n Globe  Class work
geographic  discussion Home work

information and group work

227-235
analyze the data
using appropriate
technique
1st 03-07
Revision

2nd 10-14
2nd Semester final exam

3rd 17-21
Final Exam correction and Mark filling

4th 24-28
Second Semester Break for Students
June

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