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Term: 3rd Term

Week: 2

Class: Senior Secondary School 1

Age: 15 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:       

Subject:      Civic Education

Topic:-       The Press

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

  1. Define the press
  2. State the functions of the Press

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 political parties

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She defines the press

 

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She discusses the functions of the press

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

THE PRESS

Press (Media) means news industry of the mass media that focus on delivering news to the general public through print media (newspapers, newsmagazines), broadcast news (radio and television) and the Internet (online newspapers).

 

FUNCTIONS OF THE PRESS

  1. influencing public opinion
  2. determining the political agenda
  3. providing a link between the government and the people
  4. acting as a government watchdog
  5. to give information on recent happenings

 

EVALUATION:    1. Define the press

  1. State the functions of the press

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively