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SS1 CIVIC EDUCATION SCHEME OF WORK – 1st, 2nd, 3rd Term

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Definition And Types

• Self Defence
• Community Service
• Hiv/Aids Continues
• Youth Empowerment
• Importance Of Skill Acquisition

SECOND TERM

• The Structure Of Government
• Law And Order
• Democracy Definition And Types
• Pillars Of Democracy I.E Constitution, Rule Of Law Etc.
• Nationalism
• United Nation Declaration Of Human Rights
• Types Of Human Rights

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• Cultism – Origin
• Cultism in Higher Institutions of Higher learning in Nigeria
• Consequences of Cultism
• Constituted Authority
• Respect for Constituted Authority
• Emergence of Leadership
• Importance of Constituted Authority

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2ND TERM SS1 CIVIC EDUCATION SCHEME OF WORK AND NOTE

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SECOND TERM E- NOTES

S.S.1. CIVICS EDUCATION

WEEK 1: Revision of last term’s work

WEEK 2-3:  Cultism

• 3RD TERM SS1 CIVIC EDUCATION SCHEME OF WORK AND NOTE
• 2ND TERM JSS2 CIVIC EDUCATION Scheme of Work and Note

 Meaning and characteristics

Different cult groups, origin and reasons for cultism,

The government’s and society’s positions on cultism.

Preventive measures

WEEK 4 – 5:  Law and order

Manifestations of law and orderliness

Importance of orderliness

Agencies for maintain law and order

Roles of agencies in maintaining law and order

WEEK 6: Respect for constituted authority

WEEK 7:  Employment and Un employment :

 Factors affecting employment

Importance of employment in alleviating poverty

Guaranteed employment

WEEK 8 – 9:  Capitalist democracy

 Features of capitalist democracy

 Factors that impede the survival of democracy in less developed states

 Political parties in capitalist democracy

Methods of political competition

WEEK 10: Revision of the term’s work

WEEK 11 & 12:  Examination & Closing

WEEKS 2 and 3

What is CULTISM? Cultism is the membership and operation of cults. It involves secret activities where the members behave in ways that are not acceptable by society. There are many cults in Nigeria especially in tertiary educational institutions and some secondary schools making life unbearable for those who go about their affairs peacefully. Their operations are secret and the locations in which they hold their meetings are solely known to their members only. Most times, they operate at night.

CHARACTERISTICS OF CULTISM:

• Members wear expensive clothes. They are bold and daring and want to enforce their will on people.
• New members are initiated secretly and both old and new members perform rituals and swear to oaths of secrecy.
• They assist one another in all situations and promote members’ interests not minding reason, justice, fairness, legitimacy and appropriateness.
• They have signs, symbols and passwords which are meant to be used and recognized by members only.
• They look kind, quiet and generous but they are deceitful and hypocritical and can become violent and deadly at any time.
• They carry different types of arms which can be tucked away in their pockets or bags.
• They drink alcohol and other hard drugs excessively.
• They are womanizers.

DIFFERENT TYPES OF CULTS

There are many cults in higher institutions and they are said to be more than 40 with different symbols. Examples of some of them are:

• Blood Suckers
• Vikings Fraternity
• Eiye Confraternity
• Green scorpion
• Trojan Horse

Some of them are gender-based meaning that they are strictly for female membership. Examples are:

• Daughters of Jezebel
• Temple of Eden
• Hot Brassiere

ORIGIN OF CULT GROUPS

Cults have existed in Africa for a long time. The Ogboni Fraternity was prominent among the Yoruba people. It is a group of elderly men whose major duty was to check the excesses of the traditional rulers to ensure that they do not overdo things. Some other cults have existed in Nigeria like Ekine, Ekpe, Okonko and others. Cultism can be traced to the Pyrates Confraternity formed at the University of Ibadan in 1952 by some male students. Their objectives include:

• To compel the colonial government to stop imposing foreign culture on Nigeria ns, so that Nigeria ns could be themselves.
• To work for Nigeria ‘s independence.
• To correct the ills of the society by fighting corruption, indiscipline and tribalism.
• To encourage humanitarian activities such as blood donation and collection of money for charity.

However, some members behaved badly due to the nature of the confraternity and so were expelled from the group. They formed their own groups which became rival groups to the Pyrates. From 1980 till date, campus cults have continued to grow in number .

WHY STUDENTS JOIN CULTS

• Family background: Some parents who were former campus cult members have their children attracted to cults. Some parents also encourage their children to join some of the cults that they like.
• Economic hardship: Many parents fail to provide for their children in the higher institutions as a result of poverty. Some of the parents are also too busy to attend to their children for one reason or the other. Cult members offer their members financial assistance and such offers are attractive to indigent members.
• Misconception:  The older members of the cults give prospective members fake reasons that undue advantage will be given to them over the other students in academics, social life and abundance of alcohol, drinks and the likes.
• Peer pressure: Some people whose friends are cult members convince their friends to become members too.
• Curiosity: A lot of information have been disseminated about cults and so many people become cult members in order to confirm what they have heard.
• Lack of self-confidence: People who have lacked affection and have unfulfilled desires may join cults in order to secure affection, popularity, protection and gain strong support from members.

CONSEQUENCES OF CULTISM

• Cultism promotes violence. They attack other cult members to gain supremacy with arms and ammunitions.
• They are potential murderers because they kill members of rival groups or anybody they feel is against them.
• They break law and order as they disregard school regulations and enact their own laws.
• Their activities disrupt school activities.
• They distort the values and practices of society like murder, immorality, violence , crime, drunkenness, drug abuse and so on.

GOVERNMENT ‘S POSITION ON CULTISM

 In order to curb cultism in our institutions of learning, government has done the following things:

• Fresh intakes are made to sign a matriculation oath, pledging not to belong to any cult while in school and to be of good conduct.
• Any student found to be in any cult would be expelled from the school

SOCIETY’S POSITION ON CULTISM

• Society at large frowns at cultism. People avoid those who are identified as cult members.
• Responsible parents disallow their children and wards from associating with cult members.
• Cult members are always accused of crime or theft in the neighbourhood, whether they are guilty of it or not.

PREVENTIVE MEASURES

• Parents should pay attention to their children’s upbringing and educate them on the acceptable ways of life.
• Students should be encouraged to join religious groups and develop the fear of God in them.
• Sports and recreational facilities should be provided in schools to engage the students during their leisure time.
• Regular seminars should be organized in schools to enlighten students on the dangers of cultism.
• Voluntary organizations should make their programmes more interesting to attract membership.
• There should be effective counseling units in schools that can assist initiated members to even denounce their membership and also stop intending members from registering.
• Institutions of learning should enact laws against cultism and enforce the laws.
• Religious groups should organise programmes against cult practices.

REVISION QUESTIONS

Choose the correct option from each list lettered A –D

• Campus cult members are ……..(a) hostile towards themselves in the group (b) hostile towards their group members (c) hostile towards members of rival groups (d) hostile towards loyal members
• A cult can better be regarded as …. (a) a cult in which the members are religious (B) a group that has a secret symbol of love ( c ) a group of secretive people who love expensive dresses (d) a secret, extreme secretive group in which the members behave unacceptably.
• Generally in Nigeria , cultism operates mostly in —– (a) primary school (b) secondary schools (c ) second-hand educational institutions (d) post-secondary schools
• The origin of cultism in Nigeria n institutions can be traced to —- (a) Pythogora’s Confrontation (b) Pyrate’s Confraternity (c ) Pyrates Confrontation (d) Pythagora’s Confraternity

ESSAY QUESTIONS

• Explain four characteristics of cult groups and their members.

b.  At the end of the your reply, write a list of ten cult groups which operate in Nigeria n institutions.

 3.  Why do students become members of cult groups? Give four reasons.

4.  a.  Your fifteen-year old cousin has heard of cultism but does not know what the expression means. Write a brief explanation of cultism, hoping that your cousin would read it and understand the term.

 b.  Explain two consequences of cultism.

5.  a.  Does the Nigeria n government support cultism?

 b.  Suggest two ways of preventing cultism.

WEEKS 4 & 5

Law and Order

Law means the whole system of rules that citizens of a country or organised group of people are expected to obey. Laws are made by the government through the legislature, which is an organ of government in a democratic state or country. Laws are made according to the constitution of a country.

ORDER is defined according to the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English as a situation in which rules are obeyed and authority is respected.

ORDERLINESS therefore is a state of or condition in which the rules or laws are obeyed. There is orderliness when citizens comply with the rules and regulations made by the government.

Law and order operate when the citizens do things according to the rules and regulations which are expected to ensure peace and progress in society. There is breakdown of law and order when laws are not obeyed and peace of society is disturbed.

MANIFESTATIONS OF LAW AND ORDER

The following things are some manifestations of orderliness or law and order in society.

• Due process: It refers to following the rules of the game or operation in anything one does. For example, following the prescribed procedure in making public purchase of materials or award of contracts.
• Peaceful conduct of elections: There is manifestation of orderliness when elections are conducted peacefully and votes counted without fear or favour and the winner announced.
• Queuing culture: In public places like the banks, hospitals, airports and so on, queuing is used to maintain orderliness. People queue up and wait to be served or attended to.
• Orderly conduct of examinations and avoidance of examination malpractices.
• Listening skills: There is need to listen attentively to others in the course of conversation or in a class room condition.
• Driving skills: It is important that the skills of driving be acquired and a drivers’ license obtained before driving on the highway. Such will forestall careless driving and accidents on the road.
• Decorum: Polite behavior which is appropriate in social situations should be exhibited always. This condition is more common in the courts.

IMPORTANCE OF LAW AND ORDER

Without law and order, people will be lawless. It will also amount to the survival of the fittest since they will not consider how the other people involved feel. The importance of law and order can be seen in the following areas:

• There will be peace and people will not be molested. They will be free to go about their work peacefully.
• There will be progress when there is peace. A peaceful situation enables people to earn a living devoid of chaos and riot. With peace, progress is sure.
• Protection of human rights: When laws and order are obeyed, human rights will be protected.
• Justice in society. People are able to get justice from the courts when law and order reign in society. People are punished deservedly and everybody is treated fairly.
• In society where there is law and order, growth and development are the resulst leading to political and economic al development.

AGENCIES FOR MAINTAINING LAW AND ORDER

• The Nigeria Police Force
• Armed Forces – The Nigeria n Navy, The Nigeria n Air Force and the Nigeria n Army
• Public Complaints Commission
• Organs of government
• Nigeria n Prisons Service
• Nigeria n Customs Service
• Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC)
• Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC)

ROLES OF AGENCIES IN MAINTAINING LAW AND ORDER

They maintain law and order. They help detect and fight crime. They protect lives and property in society

• Armed Forces of the Federation: (i) The Army ensures that there is adherence to law and order on the land. They protect the country from external aggression. (ii) The navy maintains law and order on the sea. They also ensure that the sea boarders of the country is secure. (iii) The Air Force maintains law and order in the air. They also control and supervise the air space.
• Organs of government (refer to 2 nd term e-note)
• Prisons Service officers protect prisoners and ensure that they serve their jail terms correctly. They also prevent jail break.
• Nigeria n Customs Service collects taxes on goods brought into the country from across our boarders. They check the smuggling of goods. At the ports, they check peoples’ luggage to ensure that there are no contraband in them.
• Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) deal with the enforcement of laws on financial crimes such as bribery, corruption and money laundering in the country.
• Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) is charged with the responsibility of ensuring road safety on Nigeria n highways. It makes sure that traffic laws are obeyed through enlightenment programmes for all road users. They also issue citizens that have passed the required test with drivers’ licenses.
• Code of Conduct Bureau: The bureau receives declarations by public officers on their assets. It receives complaints of non-compliance with or breach of the provisions of the code of conduct bureau. They ensure that law and order prevail by investigating complaints received by them and possibly referring such cases to the Code of Conduct Tribunal.

ROLES OF CITIZENS IN MAINTAINING LAW AND ORDER

Citizens are expected to maintain law and order through the following:

• Obeying rules and regulations and lawful authority. It is not enough to have rules and regulations. They must be obeyed to achieve the purpose of good governance and public order. Citizens must obey and also carry out their civic responsibilities.
• Reporting crimes and criminals to the police so as to assist the police to perform their duties effectively. It will also assist the police to prevent crime and bring criminals to book.
• Acting as witnesses in court. Citizens are expected to make themselves available to act as witnesses as the need arises in courts to ensure that law and order prevail in the society.
• What is orderliness?
• Mention and explain five manifestations of law and order in society.
• Ability to affect political action
• Capacity to produce desired political results
• Recognized right to exercise political power
• Ability to perform political activities

4.The following are manifestations of law and order in society EXCEPT

 a)  due process

 b)  peaceful electioneering campaign

 c)  decorum

 d)  official election rigging

WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT

• List and explain the role of five agencies in the maintenance of law and order.
• Give five reasons law and order should prevail in society.
• Obedience to traditional authority
• Obedience to civil society
• Loyalty to self
• Loyalty to the state
• Reporting crimes and criminals
• Protesting regularly
• Protecting public property
• Acting as witness in law courts

READING ASSIGNMENT: What is Respect for Constituted Authority (Reference Text page 65)

RESPECT FOR CONSTITUTED AUTHORITY

INTRODUCTION:

To ensure that people live in peace in the society, there is need to obey law and order. This gives rise to people being in positions of constituted authority and the need to respect them

POWER can be defined as the ability to affect the behavior of another person by threat of some form of sanction. It is the capacity to make people do what they otherwise would not have done. Power is a relationship. That is, power cannot be exercised all alone except there is a relationship.

AUTHORITY is the described as the recognition of the right to rule. It can be regarded as the legitimate exercise of power. Every leader needs power and authority in order to rule. The exercise of power without authority is not legitimate. Legitimacy confers recognition on the leader, the authority which is the right to rule and exercise power.

CONSTITUTED AUTHORITY

Constituted authority can be described as a person or a group of persons appointed or elected into position of authority or leadership. Authority refers to duly established leadership which is recognised by the people. It is regarded as constituted authority because that position was attained with the consent of the people, either through appointment or election.

Respect for constituted authority or leadership simply means obedience to leadership by obeying rules and regulations made by the leaders that have been elected or appointed into power. The rules and regulations are made for the common good of everybody in society. The laws are to regulate the actions and activities of the citizens. It is by showing respect to constituted authority that the objectives stated in the constitution can be achieved.

TYPES OF CONSTITUTED AUTHORITY

• Traditional authority: They are based on the traditions and customs of the people. The Obas, Emirs and Obis are custodians of the culture and customs of the people.
• Religious authority: This kind of leadership is based on religions. People like the Imans, Priests and Pastors are leaders that emerge as a result of religious authority. They are regarded as spiritual leaders.
• Legal authority: They are also governmental authority because the constitution recognizes them as leaders. Authority emanates from the offices people hold and not the people holding the offices.

HOW LEADERS EMERGE

• Through elections
• Through heredity like in African tradition
• Through appointment
• Through charisma, personal qualities that people see in them.
• By tradition. Traditional leaders emerge due to customs and traditions of the people.

IMPORTANCE OF CONSTITUED AUTHORITY

• Constituted authority enforces conformity with laid down rules and regulations and ensures that citizen obey the rules which are mean for the benefit of all.
• It make policies and decisions and implements them in order to achieve set goals
• The tax payer’s money are used by the legal authority provide social and economic facilities in the country.
• It also ensures that citizens live in peace with one another.
• The traditional rulers who are the custodian of peoples’ customs preserves these from one generation to another.
• Explain the importance of constituted authority.
• Explain four types of constituted authority.
• Constituted authority

READING ASSIGNMENT:

Read: Employment (page 13) of Civics Education for SS 2

WEEKS 7 & 8

EMPLOYMENT means to be engaged in a job or occupation.

UNEMPLOYMENT is having no paid job or to be out of job. It can also be explained to be an involuntary idleness.

FACTORS AFFECTING EMPLOYMENT

• Artificial barriers to geographical mobility of labour across the various state-based sub-labour markets.
• Culturally-biased employment practices.
• Parochial practices in employment due to lack of trust.
• Increase in population growth vis-à-vis declining growth in employment opportunities.

POVERTY is a condition of absence or poor availability of material needs of the affected people.

HOW CAN EMPLOYMENT ALLEVIATE POVERTY

The problem of alleviating poverty can be adequately solved through full employment in the following ways.:

• It can help to shape and increase the pace of economic growth and employment in the country.
• Full employment will increase the level of savings and investment in a country
• Employment brings about high quality of life while un employment promotes low quality of life.
• The person feeds very well.
• Clothes himself or herself adequately.
• Lives in a comfortable home.
• Lives responsibly

GAURANTEED EMPLOYMENT occurs when workers are not laid off indiscriminately by their employers and some factor s are responsible for guaranteed employment .

• Free Education: Education must be generously made free and accessible to the poor but willing students. The certificates obtained after educational pursuits remain one way to guarantee employment .
• Provision of medical care: When workers are healthy and suffer from no debilitating diseases, they will be able to work effectively and they will not experience any threat of or termination of appointment. Government should support the need for free medical services to the people.
• Rural development: The rural areas need to be developed so as to forestall the movement of people from the rural areas to the urban areas.
• Self- employment : There is a great need for the idea of self- employment to be promoted to absorb the ever-growing number of graduates from the higher institutions.
• Development of the agricultural sector of the economy: Farmers and potential farmers must be encouraged through the provision of loans and other forms of assistance.
• Development of small scale enterprises: Small scale enterprises and the informal sector of the economy should be developed.

REVSION QUESTIONS:

• All must be working
• Only those qualified and willing to work find work
• Those in disguised employment form part of employed labour
• Account is taken of those working with government
• Poor availability of material needs
• Parochial practices
• Population growth

(b)  In what ways can employment help to solve the problem of poverty?

WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT:

• What is a stable employment ?
• Identify and discuss the factor s that can ensure guaranteed employment in Nigeria .

What is Capitalist Democracy? Read Civic Education SS 2 by R.W. Okunloye (Page 7.)

Capitalist democracy is the form of government in which the powers of the government flow from the citizens to the governors and the running of the government is based on the consent of the electorate.

Capitalist democracy is a form of government organized in accordance with the principles of popular sovereignty, political equality, popular consultation and majority rule.

MAJOR FEATURES OF CAPITALIST DEMOCRACY

• Periodic elections: Elections are expected to be held periodically and made open, free and fair. It must be made open to all eligible candidates.
• Popular sovereignty: This means that basic governmental decision- making power is vested in all members of the community and not in any particular person or ruling class.
• Political equity: This means that each member of the community or the state has the same opportunity as every other person to participate in the nation’s political decision-process.
• Popular consultation: Leaders should implement only popularly accepted policies and not selfish wishes. That is, government should seek and get what public policies the people would like to be adopted and adapted.
• Freedom of association and groups: There must be existence of more than one political party in a democratic setting within which alternative views can be promoted, and choices made available for the electorates to pick from during elections.

FACTORS THAT IMPEDE THE SURVIVAL OF DEMOCRACY IN LESS DEVELOPED STATES

Some factor s have been seen to be affecting the smooth running of democracy. They are:

• High level of illiteracy: This means that the majority of the people are ignorant of what role they should play and also the roles the government should play in the running of the government and how to influence government decisions.
• High level of poverty: Democracy demands high level of economic independence on the part of the people. Poverty breeds election rigging, buying of votes and people accepting to serve as thugs during election periods to molest political opponents.
• Military dictatorship: Long military rule and its attendant problem s distort democracy. Most times, there are cases of inequitable distribution of wealth, a weak press, lack of judicial interdependence and corruption.

POLITICAL PARTIES IN CAPITALIST DEMOCRACY

Political parties are formed to be important instruments for the smooth running of a state. A political party is an association of groups or individuals who have agreed to come together under certain national issues (manifesto) which they offer in competition with other groups, with the terminal aim of winning and controlling the machinery of the state.

METHODS OF POLITICAL COMPETITION

• Political campaign: This is one way political parties in a political system sell their manifestoes to the electorate. It also gives opportunity to the people to meet with their future leaders and raise questions on issues not clearly stated. In some cases, campaigns are mounted on radio and television and sometimes by the use of print media.
• Organising debates and conferences: Political parties sometimes arrange different fora or conferences during which they are able to sell their manifestoes, ideologies and candidates to the people.
• Provision of material needs of the people: It is common when elections are approaching to see political parties donating food, water, stoves and other essential needs of the people. This is done to get more people attracted to the party.
• Assisting the electorate on the day of election: On the day of elections, it is common to see vehicles donated by political parties to convey voters to the points of elections or polling booths.
• Provision of party agents: In order to prevent possible rigging of elections, political parties are allowed to nominate their party agents whose duty is to protect the interest of the party. They listen to the announcement of results and watch the counting of votes.

REVISION QUESTIONS:

b.  List and discuss its major features.

 Choose the correct option :

2. The need to peacefully change political leaders dictates the adoption of

• A strong political party
• Periodic elections
• The use of opposition parties
• Society ideology.

3.  The idea of majority rule means that

a)  everybody must be forced to speak on issues

b)  the minority must have their ways accepted

c)  discussions must reflect the issues of the large majority

d)  the minority must be kept away

1.  Describe the ways in which political parties compete for power through elections.

  2.  Write ten political parties in Nigeria and their logos.

Read Youth Community Service and highlight its significance to the society.

Reference: Civics Education for Senior Secondary, Books One and Two by R.W. Okunloye et al (Longman Publishers).

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SS1 Civic Education Scheme of Work

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Civic education for SS1 (Senior Secondary 1) in Nigeria extends what was studied throughout junior secondary school. It helps to impart students with an understanding of their rights, responsibilities, and duties as citizens. This subject instils knowledge of democratic principles, governance structures, and the importance of the rule of law. 

At this level, SSS1 students explore various topics, including the constitution, civic duties, human rights, and national values, to develop a strong sense of national identity, ethical judgement, and active civic participation. The Lagos state unified scheme of work for civic education is designed to help mould informed, responsible, and engaged citizens who can actively contribute to Nigeria’s development.

Assessment Guide

In senior secondary school 1, students are assessed in Civic Education based on the school’s prerogative. However, typically, they are evaluated through tests or quizzes (Continuous Assessment Tests) and end-of-term exams.

Grading follows a scale from A to F, with A representing excellent performance, typically scoring around 70% or 80%, and F indicating failure, usually below 50% or 45%

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Recommended Civic Education Textbooks for Senior Secondary School 1

The recommended Civic Education textbooks for SSS1 include but are not limited to the following:

• Model Civic Education for Senior Secondary school with workbook by  Anene Anthony – Mid-Field Publishers Ltd SS 1 -3 
• Pacific Civic Education for Upper UBE Class by  Victor Emeka Okafor, Francis O Arinze 

        Pacific Publishers Ltd SS 1-3 

• WABP Civic Education 

        Dayo Olagunju 

        West African Book Publishers SS 1-3 

• Varsity Model Civic Education for Secondary School and Colleges 

        Babalola G.M, Ogbalu et al 

        Varsity Publishing company SS 1-3 

• Religion and National Values by  Olisa A.C 

        New Age Press Ltd SS 1-3 

• Model Basic Civic Education 

        Obi, Franca Ego, Ph.D, et al. 

        CHASE PUBLICATIONS  LIMITED

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SS1 Civic Education 2nd Term

Ss1 civic education 2nd term lesson note.

Announcement for Students in: SS 1, SS 2 & SS 3, 2nd Term

SUB TOPICS: A. Meaning of citizenship education B. Objectives of citizenship education C. Types of citizenship education D. Meaning and types of law E. Importance of law

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, learners should be able to: 1 Define the term ‘Law’. 2 Explain various types of law and right of individuals. 3 ETC

Meaning of Government

SUB TOPICS: A. Meaning of Government B. Importance of Government C. Functions of Government D. Structures of organs of Government

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, learners should be able to: 1 Define the term ‘Government’. 2 Discuss the functions of Government. 3 ETC

Nationalism

SUB TOPICS: A. Meaning of nationalism B. Major local and world civic problems C. Roles of nationalism in Nigeria

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, learners should be able to: 1 Explain nationalism. 2 Mention major local and world civic problems. 3 ETC

Representative Democracy

SUB TOPICS: A. Meaning of democracy B. Types of democracy C. Characteristics of representative democracy

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, learners should be able to: 1 Define Democracy. 2 Mention types of democracy. 3 Highlight the characteristics of democracy. 4 Define and explain representative democracy and its features. 5 ETC

Rule of Law

SUB TOPICS: A. Meaning of rule of law B. Importance and principles of rule of law C. Factors that guarantee the successful operation of rule of law

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, learners should be able to: 1 Define rule of law. 2 Mention the importance and principles of rule of law. 3 ETC

Major Pillars of Democracy

SUB TOPICS: A. Pillars of democracy e.g. Constitution, Institution of government B. The military and para-military services

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, learners should be able to: 1 Define and explain the meaning and types of constitution. 2 Mention and explain five pillars of democracy. 3 ETC

Mid Term Revision and Test for SS1 Civic Education 2nd Term

Political parties.

SUB TOPICS: A. Meaning of political parties B. Types and functions of political parties C. Organising political parties D. Competition for power by political parties

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, learners should be able to: 1 Define political parties. 2 Mention the types of political party. 3 ETC

Human Rights

SUB TOPICS: A. Meaning and formation of UDHR B. Historical background of UDHR C. Meaning of the seven core freedom D. The principles of the seven core freedom

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, learners should be able to: 1 Define human rights. 2 Explain the meaning of UDHR. 3 ETC

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SUB TOPICS: A. Roles of individual and group in UDHR B. Roles of government in UDHR C. Problems of realization of UDHR

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, learners should be able to: 1 Mention the seven core freedom of UDHR 2 Highlight the roles of individuals and groups in UDHR. 3 ETC

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1. Revision of Last Term’s Work 2. Voter Education Meaning of voting Voters Registration and related rules 3. Voter education Process of voting Importance of voting 4. Election Meaning Importance of election 5. Electoral Bodies in Nigeria INEC, SIEC Composition and roles 6. Free & Fair Elections Meaning Importance 7. Electoral malpractice Meaning & Forms Causes Ways of preventing electoral malpractice 8. Planning for results Need for planning Benefits Consequences of not planning 9. The current Nigerian constitution Meaning Sources of Nigerian constitution 10. The current Nigerian Constitution Features Functions 12 & 13 Test & Examination

TOPIC: VOTER EDUCATION CONTENT: Voter’s education is a process of teaching, training and learning about a political activity that will guide the electorates before, during and after the election in a country.

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Week 01 – Responsibility of individuals and groups in maintaining human rights [UDHR] Week 02 – Responsibilities of Government in maintaining human right. Week 03 – Cultism I Week 04 – Cultism II Week 05 – Cultism III Week 06 – Orderliness Week 07 – Human Trafficking I Week 08/09 – Human Trafficking II Week 10 – Human Trafficking III

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Week 01 – Pressure Group Week 02 – Popular participation II Week 03 – Human rights I Week 04 – Human rights II Week 05 – Human rights III Week 06 – Human rights IV Week 07 – Drug Abuse Week 08 – Effect of drugs and drug abuse Week 09 – Prevention of drug abuse Week 10 – Drug Law enforcement and administration.

SS3 Civic Education Scheme of Work Second Term

Week 01 – Rule of Law I Week 02 – Rule of Law II Week 03 – Constitutional Democracy I Week 04 – Constitutional Democracy II Week 05 – Constitutional Democracy III Week 06 – Human Trafficking I Week 07 – Human Trafficking II Week 08 – Human Trafficking III

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• The Structure Of Government
• Law And Order
• Democracy Definition And Types
• Pillars Of Democracy I.E Constitution, Rule Of Law Etc.
• Nationalism
• United Nation Declaration Of Human Rights
• Types Of Human Rights

8 -11. Revision

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SECOND TERM SCHEME OF WORK FOR CIVIC EDUCATION SS 1 – MODIFIED I

WEEKS                                     TOPICS

• Revision of Last Term’s Work
• Voter Education
• Meaning of voting
• Voters Registration and related rules

3. Voter education

• Process of voting
• Importance of voting

4. Election

• Importance of election

5. Electoral Bodies in Nigeria

• Composition and roles

6. Free & Fair Elections

7. Electoral malpractice

• Meaning & Forms
• Ways of preventing electoral malpractice

8. Planning for results

• Need for planning
• Consequences of not planning

9. The current Nigerian constitution

• Sources of Nigerian constitution

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Topic: Democracy

Meaning/Definition of Democracy

Explain Representative Democracy

Characteristics of Democracy

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Topic: Rule of Law

Meaning/Definition of Rule of Law

Explain maximum benefits to the citizens

Topic: Rule of Majority

Meaning/Definition of Rule of Majority

Steps to safe guide the Minority

Topic: Major Pillars of Democracy

The Constitution

Strong Institution e.g. Arms of Government – (Executives, Legislature, and Judiciary), Armed Forces and Civil Societies

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Topic: Federalism

Meaning/Definition of federalism

Federal, State and Local government

Characteristics, Functions, Structures

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Topic: Citizens Responsibility

Meaning/Definition

Explain the Followings: Rights, Duties and Obligations of Citizens

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Please read on the responsibilities, duties and obligations of a citizen here

Topic: Political Parties and Freedom of Press

Meaning/Definition of Political Party and Freedom of Press

Types of Political Parties

Explain the Press Freedom and Benefits

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Topic: Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Meaning/Definition of Human Rights

The Historical Background of Universal Declaration of Human Right

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Topic: Core-Freedom of Universal Declaration of Human Rights

• Meaning of Seven Core-Freedom of Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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Topic: Core-Freedom of Universal Declaration of Human Rights continued

• Explain the 7 core Freedom of Universal Declaration of Human Rights e.g. Freedom from Discrimination, Fear etc

Topic: Responsibility of Individuals and Groups in Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Meaning/Definition of Responsibilities of Individuals and Groups.

Roles of Individuals and Groups (Advocacy through prints, electronic media and awareness campaign)

Topic: Responsibility of Government in Universal Declaration of Human Rights

• Explain the roles of Government in Universal Declaration of Human Rights e.g. Enactment of Agencies like the NAPTIP and Legal Aids Council
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Amazing facts in Civic Education Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani education activist, and she is the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize award at age 17 in 2014, for her work as a child rights activist and champion of girls’ right to education Canadians are so popular for being incredibly polite. For this reason, the province of Ontario in 2009 passed the ' Apology Act' . The apology act states that: Saying ' sorry ', which can be an expression of sympathy or regret can't legally be considered an admission of guilt or fault

Notable points in civic education all human beings are entitled to a fundamental, inalienable, non-discriminatory, indivisible and universal rights which is termed human rights . these fundamental rights of humans will allow each and every one of us to live in freedom, equality, fairness, respect, peace and justice. there is neither discrimination nor distinction in human rights. it doesn't matter if you are are white or black, a nigerian or a chinese, male or female, physically challenged or physically complete, rich or poor, yoruba, igbo or hausa, christian, muslim, hindu or an atheist. the point is: ' we all share the same human rights '. below are some of our rights as humans : right to life right to freedom, liberty and equality right to religion and belief right to food and shelter right to education right to a fair trial and to follow the due process of the law right to be free from torture right to innocence until proven guilty right to belong to a country. (right to nationality) right to freedom of thought and speech right to live a life free from discrimination right to movement right to democracy please read on the fundamental human rights here a citizen has the following rights: you have the entire right and privileges as defined in your country’s law. no one can take away your citizenship. you can hold a passport from your country of citizenship. you can pass your citizenship to your children. you don’t have to fulfill any minimum stay to become a citizen. provided you have the passport of your country of citizenship, you are free to travel to any country which your country has travel agreement with. you can have dual citizenship. a legal resident in a country has the following attributes within that country: they must provide their bio-metric information. they can enter their country of residence on many occasions. however, when they break any of the residents’ status, they may be denied further entry into the country of residence. they are able to freely live, study, work and travel within their country of residence. they will still utilize their international passport (from their country of citizenship) for travels, but not their resident card or permit. they can become a resident after fulfilling their stay requirement. as an instance, one may become a resident when they had lived for 10 years in a country without any issues. they can only naturalize (become a citizen) after faithfully living as a resident throughout the required number of years. they can lose their residential status when convicted for serious crimes. please read more on the rights of citizens and attributes of residents here . cooperation can be defined as the process of coming together, working together and helping one another to achieve a common goal according to a.w green cooperation is the continuous and common endeavor of two or more persons to perform a task or to reach a goal that is commonly cherished according to f.e merrill cooperation is a form of social interaction wherein two or more persons work together to gain a common end. there is this saying from the chairman of microsoft concerning cooperation; and it goes thus: our success has really been based on partnerships from the very beginning - bill gates read more on cooperation here.

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WEEK 1 NATIONALISM (CONT’D)

WEEK 2 CHARACTERISTICS OF DEMOCRACY

WEEK 3 RULE OF LAW AND PRINCIPLES OF RULE OF LAW

WEEK 4 LIBERTY

WEEK 5 MINORITY AND MAJORITY INTEREST

WEEK 6 MAJOR PILLARS OF DEMOCRACY

WEEK 7 ARMS OF GOVERNMENT

WEEK 8 OTHER STRONG INSTITUTIONS OF GOVERNMENT

WEK 9 FREEDOM AS A PILLAR OF DEMOCRACY

WEEK 10 MEANING OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT AND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT

WEEK 11 DEFINITION OF CITIZEN AND ALIEN

Lesson note on civic education for SS 1 Second Term

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Topic:  Nationalism (Cont’d)

• Nationalistic Roles of Individuals
• Nationalistic Roles of Groups

NATIONALISTIC ROLES OF INDIVIDUALS

PAST NATIONALIST LEADERS

HERBERT MACAULAY (1864 – 1946)

i) He was regarded as the father of Nigerian Nationalism.

ii) He formed the first political party Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP) in1923.

iii) His party contested and won the three seats allocated to Lagos in 1923, 1928 and1933 into the legislative council.

iv) He became the first president of the NCNC National Council of Nigeria and Cameroon in 1944. To learn more, Click here

Topic :  Characteristics of Democracy

• Meaning and Types of Democracy
• Representative Democracy
• Features of Representative Democracy
• Merits and Demerits of Representative Democracy

Meaning of Democracy

According to Abraham Lincoln, democracy is the government of the people, by the people and for the people.

It is the system of government in which people exercise their political power through the periodic election of leaders by themselves or their representatives.

The word democracy was traceable to ancient Greek. The word DEMO and KRATIA which form democracy means people and government.

Types of Democracy

There are two types of Democracy, which are

• Direct Democracy:  This is the system of government where everybody is involved in governing the country. It is a system whereby all citizens meet together periodically for the purpose of governing the country.
• Indirect Democracy:  This is a system of government where citizens choose their representatives to rule on their behalf. This is also called representative democracy. This system of government is practised in Nigeria, Ghana, the U.S.A etc. To learn more, Click  here

Topic:     Rule of Law and Principles of Rule of Law

• Rule of Law and Principles of Rule of Law
• Limitations of Rule of Law
• Needs/Importance of Rule of Law in a State

RULE OF LAW

The rule of law simply means that every citizen must act in accordance with the law. It is the supremacy of the law over every citizen in the political system. It is the legal principle that law should govern a nation. It basically means that the law should apply to everyone in other words; no one is above the law.

The concept of the rule of law was made popular by professor A.V Dicey in his book “enspirit de law” in the year 1885.

Principles of the rule of law

• Principle of impartiality: This principle states that the law should not be partial to anybody. This means that no one should be punished for any offence except if he/she has been found guilty by the court.
• Principle of equality before the law: This principle states that all men must be equal before the law of the land.
• Principle of fair hearing: This principle states that anyone arrested for an offence should be listened to through normal court processes before judgment is passed. To learn more, Click  here

Topic :  Liberty

Definition of Liberty

• Types of Liberty
• Factors that safeguard the liberty of citizen

The word “Liberty” stands derived from the Latin word ‘Liber” which means ‘free’. In this sense liberty means freedom from restraints and the freedom to act as one likes. However, in a civil society such a meaning of Liberty is taken to be negative and harmful.

It is only in a jungle that freedom from restraints is available to animals. In a civil society no person can be really permitted to act without restraints. Hence, Liberty is taken to mean the absence of not all restraints but only those restraints which are held to be irrational.

Liberty is usually defined in two ways: Negative Liberty & Positive Liberty:

(A) Negative Liberty:

In its negative sense, Liberty is taken to mean an absence of restraints. It means the freedom to act in any way. In this form, liberty becomes a license. Such a meaning of liberty can never be accepted in a civil society. In contemporary times, the Negative conception of liberty stands rejected. To learn more, Click  here

Topic :  Minority and Majority Interest

• Definition of Minority and Majority Interest with Examples
• Reasons for protecting Minority Interest
• Ways of Protection/Safeguard Minority Interest

Definition of Minority and Majority Interest

Majority rule is a way of organizing government where citizens freely make political decisions through voting for representatives. The representatives with the most votes then represent the will of the people through majority rule. Minority rights are rights that are guaranteed to everyone, even if they are not a part of the majority. These rights cannot be eliminated by a majority vote. Minorities must trust that the majority will keep in mind the wishes of the minority when making decisions that affect everyone. Minorities — whether as a result of ethnic background, religious belief, geographic location, income level, or simply as the losers in elections or political debate — enjoy guaranteed basic human rights that no government, and no majority, elected or not, should remove. To learn more, Click  here

Topic:  Major Pillars of Democracy

• Definition of constitution: sources and types
• Constitution as a major pillar of democracy
• Merits and Demerits of various types of constitution

Definition of Constitution

The constitution can be referred to as a book or document which contains the rules and principles by which a state is governed. It is the fundamental laws and principles that prescribe s the nature, functions and limits of a Government.

The constitution of a country dictates how power is shared among the arms of Government and the right and duties of citizens in the country.

Sources of Constitution

• History of the people: This involves the past event or activities of the people in the country, the history of the people, therefore, need to be considered in the preparation of a constitution.
• Decrees: These are the laws made by the federal military Government; the laws form part of the constitution in Nigeria.
• Convention: These are the established ways of doing things. The convention does not have a legal implication if it is not carried out. To learn more, Click  here

Topic:   Arms of Government

• Legislative – Types and Functions
• Judiciary – Types and Functions
• Executive – Types and Functions

There are three arms of government namely, the legislature, the executive and the judiciary.

A. THE LEGISLATURE

This is the arm of government that is assigned the function of law-making. The legislature is given different names in different countries e.g. National or State Assembly in Nigeria, Parliament in Britain, and Congress in the United States.

The National Assembly in Nigeria comprises of Senate with 109 members and a House of Representatives with 360 members. The Senate is the upper house is headed by a senate president while the House of Representatives (the lower house) is headed by a speaker.

The symbols of authority for the legislative arm of government are the MACE and the GAVEL.  To learn more, Click  here

Topic :  Other Strong Institutions of a Democratic Government

• Other Strong Institutions of a Democratic Government
• Their Roles on Democratic Processes
• The roles of the police in a democratic system

Detailed below are some other institutions in a democratic society

ARMED FORCES

The armed forces include the Army, the Navy and the Air Force. They are to assist law enforcement agents to quell difficult internal crises like terrorist attack, riots or violent demonstrations. They are responsible for defending and protecting the territorial integrity of the state against any external attack or threat. They must also honour and respect the constitution and the military code of justice and accept orders from the civilian Commander-in-Chief. To learn more, Click  here

Topic:  Freedom as a Pillar of Democracy

Definition and Reasons for Freedom as a Pillar of Democracy

• Features of Federalism
• Merits and Demerits of Federalism

Freedom is the right and capacity of people to determine their own actions, in a community which is able to provide for the full development of human potentiality. This means that everyone has the same freedoms that are respected by all. There are different types of freedoms:

POLITICAL FREEDOMS

Political freedom (also known as political autonomy or political agency) as one of the pillars of democracy is described as freedom from oppression or coercion, the absence of disabling conditions for an individual and the fulfilment of enabling conditions, or the absence of life conditions of compulsion, e.g. economic compulsion, in a society. It can also refer to the positive exercise of rights, capacities and possibilities for action, and the exercise of social or group rights. To learn more, Click  here

Topic:  Meaning of the State Government and the Local Government

• Meaning of the State Government and the Local Government
• Functions of State and Local Government as Pillars of Democracy
• Problems of the three tiers of Government

The State Government

This is the second tier of the federalism system of Government, it is headed by the state governor, and currently, Nigeria has 36 states altogether. The legislative arm of the state government is called the state house of assembly.

Functions of the state government

• They are charged with the duty of providing Education for its residents
• They are to ensure that the roads at their jurisdiction are well maintained and build new roads at where necessary.
• They implement federal mandate
• They are charged with the duty of collecting and generating revenue.
• They operate judicial system.  To learn more, Click  here

Topic:  Definition of Citizen and Alien

• Definition of Citizen and Alien
• Duties of Citizen and Alien
• Functions and Responsibility of a citizen in fostering democracy

CITIZEN : A citizen is a person who is a legal member of and owe allegiance to a particular country he resides in which he enjoys full civil and political rights and will be ready to put his life at stake in defence of his territory when occasion calls for that.

The special status which is accorded to citizens by the state is called citizenship. It can rightly be said that not everybody that resides in a territory is a citizen.

DUTIES OF CITIZENS

The following are some of the duties of a citizen in a state, in return for most of the rights enjoyed.

1)  Payment of Taxes:  A citizen should pay his tax to provide the state with revenue for social services e.g. pipe-borne water, hospitals etc. To learn more, Click  here

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Civic Education Scheme Of Work For JSS 1 First Term, Second Term, And Third Term.

Civic education as a subject deals with the study of the theoretical, political and practical aspects of citizenship by way of building citizens towards awareness of their constitutional rights, responsibilities and duties to enable them recognize governance and political fields and to contribute towards progress and development of the nation. The scheme of work below is to guide learners at the junior secondary one level to achieve the aims and objectives of this subject at this level of learning.

CIVIC EDUCATION SCHEME OF WORK FOR JSS 1 FIRST TERM

1. NATIONAL VALUES a. Meaning of Civic Education b. Importance/Functions of Civic Education to the Nigerian youth. Teacher : Lead the students to find out the meaning of civic education and state their importance to them Student : Participate in class discussion Teaching aids : moral instruction books

2. NATIONAL VALUES Meaning of values i. Negative values ii. Positive values Teacher : Lead the students to find out the meaning of values Students : find out the meaning of values Teaching aids: Introductory textbooks on value 3. NATIONAL VALUES Levels of manifestations of values i. In individual ii. In the society Teacher : Use case studies and contrive situations to guide students to analyze the manifestations of values in the individual and the society. Teaching aids: Posters and cartoons 4. NATIONAL VALUES Importance of values in the society e.g. unity, cooperation, harmony etc. Teacher : Use case studies t guide the students to analyze the importance of values in the society Teaching aids : books on African proverbs and folk tales. 5. NATIONAL VALUES Factors that promote value system e.g. consistency, trust, tolerance, fairness, integrity, commitment Teacher : Guide students t identify factors that promote good value system. Students : Compile a list of wise sayings in the community that teach values. 6. NATIONAL VALUES – HONESTY Meaning of Honesty Teacher : Guide discussion on the meaning of honesty. Students : Contribute to class discussion

Instructional materials: Books on moral instructional 7. NATIONAL VALUES – HONESTY Attributes of Honesty Teacher : Guide discussion on the attributes of honesty. Students : Involve in role play to demonstrate honesty. Teaching aids: newspaper stories. 8. NATIONAL VALUES – HONESTY The Benefits of Honesty Teacher : Guide discussion on the benefits of honesty. Students : Recount instances that honesty paid off Teaching aids: Documentary. 9. NATIONAL VALUES HONESTY Consequences of Dishonesty e.g. in examination. – Malpractice, cheating, fraudulent practices etc. Teacher : Guide students role play to demonstrate honest behaviour. The teacher arranges for a quest to talk to the students about honesty. Students : Write short story on the value of honesty and also listen to quest talks. Teaching aids: poster and cartoons. 10. NATIONAL VALUES: COOPERATION The meaning of cooperation e.g. work together to achieve a goal. Teacher : Lead discussion on the meaning of cooperation. Students : Contribute to class discussion and give examples. Teaching aids: films 11. NATIONAL VALUES: COOPERATION Attributes of cooperation e.g. sharing, caring, supporting etc. Teacher : Lead discussion on the attributes of cooperation. Students : Write essays on cooperation Teaching aids: radio and TV programme 12. NATIONAL VALUES: COOPERATION Factors that promote cooperation e.g. trust, setting goals together, patience, understanding, humility, tolerance, open-mindedness etc. Teacher : Guide the students’ team activities. Students : relate their experiences in team activities. 13. REVISION 14. EXAMINATION

CIVIC EDUCATION SCHEME OF WORK FOR JSS 1 SECOND TERM

1. NATIONAL VALUES –COOPERATION Benefits of Cooperation – Harmony – Progress – Good Achievement Teacher : Lead discussion on the benefits of cooperation. Students : contribute to the discussion and give examples. Teaching aids: Documentary of ECOWAS. 2. SELF RELIANCE Meaning of self reliance and examples of self reliance Teacher : Lead class discussion on meaning of self reliance. Students : Contribute to the discussion of what they think their talents are. Teaching aids: introductory textbook on self reliance 3. SELF RELIANCE Attributes of Self Reliance Teacher : Lead class discussion on attributes of self reliance Students : Participate in the discussion of Teaching aids : Visit to hair dressing saloon, barbing shop, mechanic workshop, fashion designer shop. 4. SELF RELIANCE Meaning of talents and skills Teacher : Give a practical example of what people can do. Students: Discuss possible areas of specialization Teaching aids : Visit to skill acquisition centre 5. SELF RELIANCE Processes of identifying, nurturing and perfecting talents and skills Teacher : Create activities to help identify students’ skills and talents. Students : identify their skills and talents Teaching aids: Visit to skill acquisition centre 6. SELF RELIANCE Benefits of self reliance to: – Oneself – Family – society Teacher : Lead class discussion on benefits of self reliance to oneself,family and society. Students : Participate in the class discussion. Teaching aids: Visit to tailor’s workshop. 7. SELF RELIANCE Teacher : Make students understand that the wealth of a nation is contained wealth of a nation is in its natural and human resources. Students : Identify the processes of identifying one’s natural talents. Teaching aids: Practical activities.. 8. SELF RELIANCE – Consequences of undiscovered talents and undeveloped skills. Teacher : Create activities to help identify students’ skills and talents. Students : Mention the consequences of wasted talents and undeveloped skills. Teaching aids: Visit to practical skill acquisition centre 9. CITIZENSHIP – Meaning of citizen and citizenship – Meaning of a nation based on laid down conditions. Teacher : Guide students to explain the meaning of citizenship. Students : Find out and report on the birth places of their parents. . Teaching aids: Sample of National ID card, Permanent voters card. 10. CITIZENSHIP Types of citizenship – by birth, registration and naturalization Teacher : Guide students to explain the types of citizenship. Students : Explain differences betweennplaces of birth and places of origin. Teaching aids: Copy of citizenship and the Nigerian constitution. 11 REVISION 12 EXAMINATION

CIVIC EDUCATION SCHEME OF WORK FOR JSS 1 THIRD TERM

1 CITIZENSHIP – Processes of becoming a citizen of a country Teacher : Guide students’ discussion on the process of becoming a citizen of a country. Students : Find out and report on their places of birth. Instructional Material: Sample of Birth Certificate 2. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF CITIZENS The meaning of rights and duties Teacher : Prepares flash cards Students : read about citizens right and duties with examples e.g. – Right to education – Right to life – Right to freedom of worship etc. Teaching aids : School rules and regulation 3. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF CITIZENS – Differences between rights e.g. voting rights and duties e.g. payment of taxes, obedience to the laws) of citizens. Teacher : Guide students to discuss the rules and identify their rights and duties to the school. Students : Participate in class discussion and debate. Teaching aids: The Nigerian constitution. 4. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF CITIZENS Importance of citizens’ rights and duties. – Social control – Peace – Due process – Discipline Teacher : State the importance of rights and duties Students : sort out flash cards on rights and duties. Teachings aids: flash cards. 5. OBJECTS OF NATIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS National Symbols and their meanings – Coat of arms – National flags – National currency etc Teacher : Bring pictures and charts to the classroom. Identify and discuss national symbols. Teaching aids : A chart showing all the Nigerian national symbols. 6. OBJECTS OF NATIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS – Describe the unifying measures included in the National Anthem and pledge. Teacher : Guide students to describe the features of National symbols and their meanings. Explain the meaning of symbols. Instructional material: National Flag 7. OBJECTS OF NATIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS – Purposes of Establishment of National institutions like NYSC, Unity schools, Federal Character etc. Teacher : Discuss the national institutions that foster national unity among Nigerians. Students : Participate in class discussions. Teaching aids : Specimen of Nigerian currency 8. OBJECTS OF NATIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS Teacher : Guide the students in identifying ways of promoting national Ways of Promoting National Unity – Tolerance – Hospitality – Non-discrimination – Inter marriages etc unity among Nigerian. Students : Participate in class discussion Instructional material; Nigerian constitution.

9. OBJECTS OF NATIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS Teacher : Describe the measures adopted by government to promote national unity among Nigerians. Analyze the national anthem, pledge and identify national goals. Students : Identify and discuss national symbols. Teachings aids : posters and documentaries 10. OBJECTS OF NATIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS – Discuss how individuals and groups can promote national unity Teacher : Guide students to discuss how individuals and groups can promote national unity. Students : Participate in class discussion. Teaching aids: cartoons and films. 11. OBJECTS OF NATIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS Discuss parts of the Nigerian consolation that seek to promote national consciousness and national unity Teacher : Analyze the parts of the Nigerian constitution that seek to promote consciousness and unity. Students : Discuss parts of the Nigerian constitution that seek to promote national unity Teaching aids : Nigerian Constitution 12 REVISION 13 EXAMINATION

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