Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Senior Secondary 1

Term: 1^st Term

Week: 12

Class: Senior Secondary School 1

Age: 15 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:       

Subject:      Government

Topic:-       Communism and Socialism

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

1. Define Communism and Socialism
2. Outline the features of Communism and Socialism
3. Differentiate between Communism and Socialism

 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 reviews the previous lesson on Feudalism and Communalism	Students pay attention
STEP 2 EXPLANATION	He defines Communism and socialism	Students pay attention and participates
STEP 3 DEMONSTRATION	He outlines the features of communism and socialism. He further differentiates between communism and socialism	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

COMMUNISM AND SOCIALISM

Communism may be define as an economic system and a system of government in which the means of production and distribution are totally controlled by the state (government)

 

FEATURES OF COMMUNISM

1. Total ownership of means of production and distribution by the state

2. Absence of classes i.e. classless society

3. The use of force in achieving communal goal

4. One-party dominance in a communist state

5. Distribution of resources to citizens according to their needs and ability

 

SOCIALISM

Socialism may be defined as a political/economic system in which all means of production and distribution are collectively owned and controlled by the state (the government) former soviet union, Bulgaria, China Poland are examples of communist state

 

FEATURES OR ATTRIBUTES OF SOCIALISM

1. State owns and control all the means of production

2. It is democratic in nature

3. Absence of economic rivalry among producers on one hand and consumers on the other hand

4. Goods and services are not produced mainly to yield profits but to satisfy the needs of the citizens

5. All factors of produces enough goods and services to meet peoples want.

 

MERITS OF SOCIALISM

1. One of the merits of socialism is that it leads to equitable distribution of resources

2. Socialism caters for the interest of all citizens

3. Socialism creates no room for hoarding

4. Socialism ensures job security

5. Socialism is democratic in nature

 

DEMERITS OF SOCIALISM

1. One of the arguments against socialism is that it suppresses individual initiatives

2. It would be recalled that socialism makes people lazy and unenterprising

3. Socialism is not self-regulating and self-functioning

4. Socialism does not economic taster economic development

5. Absence of economic competition in a socialist economic system lowers the quality of goods produced

 

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CAPITALISM AND SOCIALISM

	CAPITALISM	SOCIALISM
1	Allows free enterprise and market economy directed by the forces of demand and supply	Has a  centrally  planned economy
2	Breeds unequal distribution of wealth	Aims at reducing great inequalities of wealth and opportunities
3	Allows individual or private ownership of the factors of production	Regards factors of production as publicly or collectively-owned
4	Economic activities are duplicated. This leads to competition and waste	Economic activities are not duplicated because of central planning
5	The objective of capitalism is profit maximization	The objective of socialism is the welfare of the people

 

EVALUATION:    1. Define

a. communism

b. socialism

2. Outline three features of

a. communism

b. socialism

3. Enumerate four differences between capitalism and socialism

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively