Civic Education - Junior Secondary 1 - Citizenship

Citizenship

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Term: 2nd Term

Week: 7

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

  1. List and explain the types of rights

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 lists the types of rights

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She explains the types of rights, giving examples of each

 

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

Types of Human Rights

(i) Civic Rights of Nigerian Citizens

These are the rights that enable a citizen to live a decent life and relate with other members of the community. Such rights include:-

  1. Right to life
  2. Right to education
  3. Right to dignity of human person
  4. Right to personal liberty
  5. Right to fair hearing
  6. Right to privacy and family life

(ii) Economic Rights of Nigerian Citizens

These are the rights which a citizen enjoys, that enable him to be engaged in a profitable business in order to earn a living. These include:-

  1. Right to employment
  2. Right to acquire and own properties
  3. Right to freedom of movement
  4. Right to a just and favourable condition of work
  5. Freedom from all forms of discrimination in employment due to sex, race or colour.

(iii) Political Rights of Nigerian Citizens

These are the rights that enable us to participate in government. These include:-

  1. Right to vote and be voted for
  2. Right to constructive criticism
  3. Right to freedom from discrimination
  4. Right to peaceful assembly

 

EVALUATION:    1. List and explain three types of rights

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively