MUNALI GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
LESSON PLAN
NAME OF TEACHER: ZIILE M. MISS
SUBJECT: Civic Education
TOPIC: Culture of Peace
SUBTOPIC:
DATE:
DURATION:80 MINUTES
CLASS:
NO OF GIRLS…
REFERENCES: long man civic education book 11 long man pg 47-65 and other syllabus
TEACHING LEARNING /AIDS: learners book, chalk board and chart
RATIONALE: This is lesson is on culture of peace. Teacher Exposition, Question and answer and group
or class discussion methods will be used . This lesson will develop learners knowledge’s about Absence of
conflict and war. The skill of Analysis. The value of respect
LEARNING OUTCOMES: P.S.B.A.T:
 Explain culture of peace
 Describe methods of promoting peace
PREREQUISITE KNOWLEDGE: Learners have ideas about the topic being taught.
LESSON INTRODUCTION: Brainstorming questions about the topic being taught will be used to
introduce the topic and to revise through the previous lesson
LESSON DEVELOPMENT
CONTENT
TEACHER’S ACTIVITY
PUPIL’S
METHODS
ACTIVITY
The teacher ask pupils to
Pupils participate by Question and
CULTURE OF PEACE
define Peace
trying to define
Answer
PEACE
Peace
is the absence of war. But in reality Peace
means more than the absence of war. It also
means the presence of justice.
Sub-division of Peace
Negative Peace
-refers to the absence of direct physical
violence,
Positive Peace
-refers to the presence of conditions of wellbeing and just relationships insofar as the
social, economic, political and ecological
welfare is concerned.
Violence
-is the presence war, torture, poverty,
discrimination, and ecological violence
METHODS OF PROMOTING PEACE
Peace is very central and important to
human affairs and development. Without
peace, development suffers.
Intermarriages -among different ethnic
groupings, intermarriages are a good
method of promoting peace.
Friendship
- making friends with people secures peace
and there are different degrees which could
The teacher initiate class
discussion on the methods
of promoting peace
Class discuss the
methods of
promoting
GROUP/CLASS
DISCUSSION
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create among people of different locations
and origins.
Reciprocity:
- This is where two or more people exchange
gifts or favours in a mutual manner
Mutual Aid:
-This type of creating peace people involves
Teacher consolidates
Learners listen
Teacher Exposition
exchanging help, assistance or aid in the
learner’ responses from the Attentively
time or problems.
discussion
Forgiveness:
-When somebody has committed an offence
and people become kind enough to forgive
such a person, peace can be generated.
Tolerance:
-This refers to a way of living and accepting
different or opposing viewpoints. This
expresses peace in the sense that people
express different or opposing viewpoints.
Respect:
-This involves respecting other peoples
cultures, opinions, ideas, beliefs, languages
and human in general.
CHALLENGES TO PEACE
Teacher explains the
-People’s belief that war and violence are
challenges to peace and
Learners listen and
Teacher exposition/
organic meaning that war and violence are
allows
learners
to
ask
Ask
questions
Question and
inevitable and unavoidable features of
questions
Answer
human society.
-Peace and Justice are sometimes viewed as
contradictions in practical terms. If one
believes that the only way to prevent
injustice and create justice is by force, then
such a person believes that justice requires
hostilities and war.
-People’s desire to have power and to be at
an advantage in relation to others. Such a
situation often leads to competition which
may result in violence and war.
Examples of peaceful Countries and
Communities
-Amish (1693 to present)
-Sweden (1814 to Present)
-Switzerland (1848 to present)
-Costa Rica (1949 to present)
-Zambia (1964 to present)
Lesson conclusion: Tr to conclude lesson by revising through the lesson with leaners to help
remedial learners
HOMEWORK/CLASS EXERCISE
1.Define peace
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2.Explain some methods of promoting peace.
3.Give some examples of peaceful countries and communities.
Learners evaluation
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