Lesson Template

Name of the Student : Felsiya Mary .AName of the School : St.John’s HSS, Undancode.Name of the Subject : Social ScienceName of the Unit : People and State GovernmentName of the Topic : Adult Franchise

Standard : VIIIDivision : AStrength : 50Duration : 45 MinutesDate :

Curricular Statements: Students learn about the importance of election, and

Election Campaign Students try to understand ‘Adult Franchise’, and

realize the need and necessity of Election. Pupil tries to give priority to voter I.D, which represents

that the individual belong to that particular country.

Learning Outcomes: Students try to understand the importance of election and

election campaign. To understand the Adult Franchise this provides the citizen

an opportunity to participate in the process of democracy.

To know about the importance of Election, as an inevitable process in democratic country.

To examine the voter I.D issued by the Election commission.

To analyse the notification, of the Election. To examine the voter I. D issued to the Adult.

Content Analysis.

Terms: Indian citizen, Creed, Religion. Race, Community, Language, Adult Franchise, Democratic, Election, Election Campaign, Participate, Voter identity card, Adult members, Details, Official system, Candidate, Significance, obstacles, Violence, threat, bogus votes, notification, inevitable process, representatives, prescribed, extended, emergencies.

Facts: At the time of election, there will be meetings and

demonstrations throughout our country. Both candidates and their campaign workers engage in

various activities to ensure that the voters cast their vote.

The election commission conducts campaign through notifications in the media to make the people aware of

the significance of franchise. The whole official system will function vigilantly at the

time of election. In all places in our country, the voter can’t cast his/ her

vote freely. In many regions, obstacles in the form of violence,

threat, bogus votes, booth capturing, influencing the voters by giving them money etc.

These undemocratic activities prevent many of the people from exercising their right to vote.

Hence level of participation in the election process may not be the same everywhere.

Election is an inevitable process in any democratic country.

The people of a democratic country elect their own representatives directly.

Any Indian citizen who has completed 18 years of age can exercise vote in the election regardless of his/ her caste, creed, religion, race, community language and region.

Exercising of franchise provides the citizens an opportunity to participate in the process of democracy.

Concepts: Adult Franchise:

Any Indian citizen who has completed 18 years of age can exercise vote in the election regardless of his/ her caste, creed, religion, race, community language and region. Adult franchise is the most important right conferred on a citizen in any democratic country.Exercising of franchise provides the citizens an opportunity to participate in the process of democracy.

Curricular Objectives: Through pictures of Election campaign, Voter I.D

enactments of School parliament Students learn about the importance of election in any democratic country.

Learning Materials: Video Clippings Pictures. Charts Voter I.D

Class room Interaction Procedure. Response.

Introduction:Teacher interacts with students in a friendly

manner, and asks about who is the class representative? Is it important to have a class leader? Why?

Then the teacher proceeds with further questions about the recent election that just we came across.

Having got their view Teacher shows some News paper cuttings related to Election campaign, Election before and after.

Teacher asks the students to observe in detail thereafter to highlight few points based on their observation.

Activity : 1

Teacher divides the students in 8 groups, and asks them to discuss the various activities on a polling day and prepare a report on it.

Hints: Voter Identification. Exercising the voting right.

Reflection: Voting right is the most important features

of democracy. Electoral identity card is issued by the

election commission of India.Codification:

Election is an inevitable process in any democratic country.

The people of a democratic country elect their own representatives directly.

In India people representatives, are elected directly for period of five years.

Activity : 2

Having highlighted about the election as an inevitable process the teacher asks the students to discuss about ‘Adult Franchise’.

Students were active and interested to know more about Election

Election campaign

Competitive Spirit

Celebration.

Voter identification Exercising the voting rights Voters queue Polling officials Voting time Voting machine Agents of Candidate Posters of candidates and

their symbols The procedures completed

before the exercise of voters

Students were attentive and interested to gain new ideas.

Adult Franchise: Any Indian citizen who has completed 18 years of age can exercise vote in the election regardless of his/ her caste, creed, religion, race, community language and region. Adult franchise is the most important right conferred on a citizen in any democratic country.Exercising of franchise provides the citizens an opportunity to participate in the process of democracy.

Hints: 18 years of age Most important Right.

Reflection: Adult franchise is the most important right

conferred on a citizen in any democratic country. Any Indian citizen who has completed 18 years of

age can exercise vote in the election.Codification:

It provides the right to vote in the election regardless of his/ her caste, creed, religion, race, community language and region

Exercising of franchise provides the citizens an opportunity to participate in the process of democracy.

Activity : 3

Teacher distributes to the students the voter I.D and asks them to See the picture of the electoral identity card issued by the election commission of India. Examine the voter identity card and write What are the details on it?

Concluding Activity: With the help of learning materials, specially using video clippings the teacher summarize the entire topic. In order to check the understanding of the students the teacher asks few questions.

Review:

What were the various activities are held on a polling day?

Why does the Election commission publish the notification at the time of election?

Who can cast vote? Define Adult Franchise? Can you mention different details you can identify

in the voter I.D?Follow up Activity:

Prepare an Album by Collecting Registered Political Parties with their symbols.

Name and address of the voter

Signature of the Electoral officer

Father’s name Male/ Female Address Photo Age Constituency