Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Senior Secondary School 1

Browse through topics for Senior Secondary 1 1st, 2nd and 3rd Terms, All Weeks, All Subjects

  1. Home
  2. Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term v2 Classes
  3. Senior Secondary 1
  4. Pillars of Democracy (Major)

Term: 2nd Term

Week: 6

Class: Senior Secondary School 1

Age: 15 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:       

Subject:      Civic Education

Topic:-       Pillars of democracy (Major)

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

  1. Define constitution
  2. Enumerate the sources of the Nigerian constitution
  3. Discuss the functions of the constitution

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 majority and minority interest

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She defines constitution and enumerates the sources of the Nigerian constitution

 

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She further discusses the functions of the constitution 

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

CONSTITUTION

Constitution is the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it

 

SOURCES OF THE NIGERIAN CONSTITUTION

  1. International laws
  2. Acts of parliament
  3. Constitutional conferences and conventions
  4. History of the people of Nigeria
  5. Judicial precepts

 

FUNCTIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION

  1. The constitution detects the powers of three arms of government
  2. It lays down the election system
  3. The constitution states the procedures for state creation
  4. Constitution empowers national assembly to enact international treaty into law
  5. It provides for federal character reflection in government’s composition.
  6. It provides the procedures for citizenship
  7. Constitution provides provision for renouncement of citizenship
  8. Constitution provides for fundamental rights of the citizens
  9. It protects the rights of the minority
  10. it provides for the independence of judiciary and the rule of law

EVALUATION:    1. Define constitution

  1. List the sources of the Nigerian constitution
  2. Discuss the functions of the constitution

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively