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Public opinion

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Term: 3rd Term

Week: 8

Class: Senior Secondary School 1

Age: 15 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:       

Subject:      Government

Topic:-       Public opinion

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

  1. Define public opinion
  2. Discuss the formation of public opinion
  3. Highlight how to measure public opinion

 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 pressure groups

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

He defines public opinion and explains how it is formed

 

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

He further discusses how public opinion is measured

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

PUBLIC OPINION

This  is an aggregate of the individual views, attitudes, and beliefs about a particular topic, expressed by a significant proportion of a community. This is a belief, values and attitudes which are commonly held and expressed by majority of the people by giving of public issues.

 

FORMATION OF PUBLIC OPINION

  1. Through election
  2. Through mass media
  3. Through pressure group and political parties
  4. Symposium and lecture
  5. Individual influence

 

MEASURE OF PUBLIC OPINION

  1. Through an opinion pool
  2. Through mass media
  3. Demonstration by member of the public
  4. Through referendum which involves people voting yes/no on an issue
  5. During a general election

EVALUATION:    1. Define public opinion

  1. Explain how public opinion is formed
  2. What are ways public opinion can be measured?

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively