Civic Education - Junior Secondary 1

Term: 2^nd Term

Week: 6

Class: Junior Secondary School 1

Age: 12 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:

Subject: Civic education

Topic:- Citizenship

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

Define “rights” and “duties”
Give examples of rights and duties

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

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

PRESENTATION	TEACHER’S ACTIVITY	STUDENT’S ACTIVITY
STEP 1 INTRODUCTION	The teacher revises the previous lesson on citizenship	Students pay attention
STEP 2 EXPLANATION	She defines “rights” and “duties”	Students pay attention and participates
STEP 3 DEMONSTRATION	She outlines some examples of rights and duties	Students pay attention and participate
STEP 4 NOTE TAKING	The teacher writes a summarized note on the board	The students copy the note in their books

NOTE

CITIZENSHIP

Rights are claims of individuals as citizens of a country. These rights include:

(i) Right to life;

(ii) Right to personal liberty;

(iii) Right to fair hearing;

(iv) Right to dignity of human person;

(v) Right to education;

(vi) Right to freedom of association;

(vii) Freedom to vote and to be voted for during election; etc.

Duties on the other hand, are the obligations and actions which are expected from citizens in return for the rights of freedom they enjoy as citizen of a country. For example it is our duty as citizens:

(i) To pay taxes and other levies promptly;

(ii) To vote during election;

(iii) To obey the law of the country

(iv) Having respect and obedience to oneself, the community and the government.

(v) To maintain peace and order in the State.

(vi) Obeying the Laws of the State.

(vii) Enlisting in the armed forces when military service is compulsory to defense one’s Nation.

(viii) Protecting the good name of one’s country.

(ix) Assisting in keeping the state secure by reporting, criminals and law breaker to police.

(x) Environmental cleanliness- keeping the environment clean is the responsibility of every citizen.

(xi) Taking good care of public property.

EVALUATION: 1.) Define

a.) rights

b.) duties

2.) List and explain four

a.) rights

b.) duties

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively

Civic Education - Junior Secondary 1 - Citizenship