MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
LILANDA SECONDARY SCHOOL
CIVICS GRADE 8 SCHEMES
TERM THREE
NAME: ………………………… YEAR: 2024
WK TOPIC SUB-TOPIC SPECIFIC OUTCOMES METHODS SKILLS VALUES REFERENCE
1 SYSTEMS OF Identify • Group Identification Promotion of Social Studies
GOVERNANCE systems of research of good and justice in Pupils
• Systems of governance • Question bad society Book 8
governance and answer Governance
Discussion CIVIC pupils
• book
• Characteristics Describe the 8
2 of good and bad characteristics of
governance. good and bad
• Institutions that governance
Effective
promote good communication
governance Identify
through lobbying
institutions that and advocacy
promote good
governance
3 CONSTITUTION State the types of • Discussion Identification of Appreciation Social Studies
- Types of constitutions different types of of a good Pupils Book 8
constitutions constitution
constitutions:
Written and unwritten Explain the importance of • Question and Awareness of
constitutions a Constitution answer the
Importance of a Group research qualifications CIVIC pupils
constitution for Zambian book
citizenship
and qualities Other resource
of a good materials
citizen
Respect for
human rights
Responsibility
and hard work
4 CITIZENSHIP Qualifications • group research Identification Awareness of Social Studies
of Zambian • tr exposition of the Pupils
• Qualifications citizenship qualifications qualifications Book 8
for Zambian • Question and for Zambian for Zambian
citizenship: by birth Describe answer citizenship citizenship
or naturalisation qualities of a good Analysis of and qualities CIVIC pupils
• Qualities of a citizen Group qualities of of a good book 9
good citizen: presentation good citizenship citizen
loyalty, honesty, Respect for Other resource
respect for human State rights, human rights materials
rights etc duties
• Rights: health, Responsibility
life, voting, etc and responsibilities of a and hard work
Duties: pay tax, obey Zambian citizen
laws, report crime, etc
Responsibilities:
personal, family and
community.
5 POLITICAL Describe a Differentiation Promotion of
ORGANISATION political party • Text book of one party honesty and Social Studies
• Group of people study democracy from integrity Pupils
coming together to multi-party Book 8
promote a political Describe a democracy
agenda one party political • Question and
• Existence of system. answer CIVIC pupils
one book
political party Describe • Group
• Existence of multi-partism presentation Other resource
more than one materials
political party
• Advantages: State the
wider freedom of advantages and
political disadvantages of
multi-partism.
choice
Disadvantages:
interparty conflicts,
costly to manage etc
6 ELECTIONS Explain types Identification Knowledge
• Types of of elections • Question and of different of the Social Studies
elections: answer types of electoral Pupils
Presidential, Elections process Book 8
parliamentary, • Discussion
local government Describe the
(general or electoral process • Tr exposition CIVIC pupils
tripartite), by- book 9
elections • Group work
• Electoral Describe the Other resource
procedure: role of the Electoral materials
delimitation, Commission of
registration, etc Zambia(ECZ)
• Election Identify
management electoral malpractices
• Electoral
malpractices:
• rigging,
cheating
7 CENTRAL State organs • Question and Identification of Appreciation Social Studies
GOVERNMENT of government answer organs of of different Pupils
• Legislature, government and functions of Book 8
• Executive, • Discussion
their functions government
• Judiciary Describe functions of
organs CIVIC pupils
Functions of Central government • Tr exposition
book 9
Government
Group work
Other resource
materials
8 LOCAL GOVT Explain the Appreciation
• History of local history of local • Text book of the Social Studies
government from government in study decentralised Pupils
1964 to present Zambia system of Book 8
• Functions of • Question and government
local govt State the answer CIVIC pupils
functions of local • Tr exposition book
government
FINAL
9-13 EXAMS
14 END OF
TERM
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