**Lesson Plan: Why Leaders Fail to Protect the Interest of Their Followers**
**Grade Level**: Senior Secondary 2
**Subject**: Civic Education
**Duration**: 80 minutes
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### **Learning Objectives:**
1. Students will understand the concept of leadership and the responsibilities of leaders.
2. Students will analyze common reasons why leaders fail to protect the interests of their followers.
3. Students will explore the impact of leadership failures on society.
4. Students will discuss strategies to hold leaders accountable.
### **Materials Needed:**
- Whiteboard and markers
- Projector and computer (if available, for multimedia content)
- Handouts with case studies/examples
- Paper and pens for students
- Flipchart paper and markers for group activities
### **Introduction (10 minutes):**
1. **Warm-up Question**:
- Write on the board: "What qualities make a good leader?"
- Have students respond verbally and list their answers on the board.
- Discuss briefly the importance of leadership qualities in protecting the interests of followers.
### **Body of Lesson (60 minutes):**
#### **Part 1: Understanding Leadership and Responsibilities (15 minutes)**
1. **Definition and Discussion**:
- Define leadership and outline the typical responsibilities of a leader in different contexts (politics, business, community).
- Discuss the concept of "followers" and what it means for leaders to protect their interests.
2. **Class Activity**:
- Hand out slips of paper with different leadership roles and have students discuss in pairs what the responsibilities of these roles might be.
- Roles could include a president, a company CEO, a school principal, a community leader, etc.
#### **Part 2: Reasons for Leadership Failure (20 minutes)**
1. **Lecture and Discussion**:
- Present common reasons why leaders fail to protect the interests of their followers:
- Corruption and greed
- Lack of transparency
- Poor decision-making skills
- Incompetence or lack of vision
- External pressures and influences (e.g., political, economic)
- Conflicts of interest
2. **Case Studies**:
- Distribute handouts with brief case studies or examples of leadership failure (one case per group).
- Each group will identify the main reasons for the leadership failure in the case they were given.
3. **Group Presentations**:
- Have each group present their case study findings to the class.
#### **Part 3: Impact of Leadership Failure (15 minutes)**
1. **Class Discussion**:
- Discuss the broader impacts of leadership failures on society, including loss of public trust, social unrest, economic problems, etc.
- Use real-world examples to illustrate these impacts.
2. **Video Segment (if available)**:
- Show a short video clip that highlights the impact of failed leadership in a specific context (e.g., a documentary excerpt, news report).
#### **Part 4: Holding Leaders Accountable (10 minutes)**
1. **Brainstorming Session**:
- On a flipchart, write down ideas on how followers can hold leaders accountable. Possible points include:
- Electoral processes (voting)
- Legal and institutional frameworks (anti-corruption agencies)
- Civic education and awareness
- Media and journalism
- Public protests and advocacy
### **Conclusion (10 minutes):**
1. **Summary**:
- Summarize the main points discussed: definition of leadership, reasons for failure, impact on society, and methods of accountability.
2. **Q&A Session**:
- Open the floor for any questions from the students.
3. **Assignment**:
- Ask students to write a one-page essay on a real-life example of a leadership failure and propose solutions on how such failures can be prevented in the future.
### **Assessment:**
- Participation in class discussions and activities.
- Group presentations on case studies.
- Quality and insightfulness of the homework essay.
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### **Additional Notes:**
- Adjust the complexity of the case studies and examples based on the students' comprehension levels.
- Encourage students to bring in their own examples from current events for discussion.