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Teacher: Maia Teliashvili / Samtskhe-Javakheti /Vale Public School No 1

Lesson Topic: Governmental Systems

Class profile: Grade 6.

Overall Objective: SWBA to compare two political systems and use appropriate vocabulary for each system

Language Objective: SWBA to use words such as throne, king, president, suit, inauguration, coronation, sworn, inherit, is elected, etc.

Civic Education Objective: SWBA to compare a Monarchy and a Presidential Democracy.

Materials: two videos ( Barack Obama’s inaugurationhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4RzFiF3z78) (the coronation of the queen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inKSvLk7kiI) , power point presentation, pictures, handouts, flipcharts

Assessment: making posters and presenting them

Stages timing

Stage aim Teacher activity Student activity Resources

Activity1 Warm up6 min

Watching two videos to have an idea about monarchies and presidential democracies

T says that they are going to watch two videos about the president’s inauguration and the queen’s coronation. She asks Ss to pay attention how these ceremonies are held and what things are used during these ceremonies

Ss watch the videos attentively

Inauguration video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4RzFiF3z78)Coronationhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inKSvLk7kiI

Activity25 min

To introduce vocabulary, categorizing the pictures, demonstrating the knowledge in a visual way

T distributes handouts 1(pictures), then writes the words Monarchy and Presidential Democracy on the board and asks Ss to divide pictures into two parts. One part should go to Monarchy, another part to Presidential Democracy

Students divide the pictures into two parts, then they go to the board turn in turn and put stickies with words underneath the words Monarchy and Presidential Democracy

Handouts ( pictures on the stickies), board

Act 3/10 min

To have students read a

Teacher shows power point with pictures based upon the text about two

Ss read the text turn in turn and pay attention to the

Power point Presentation

text on the power point, to memorise words in a visual way

Governmental Systems -Monarchy and Presidential Democracy. T asks Ss to read the text next to the picture. Each frame of the power point shows different aspects of the characteristics these two political systems

words that are bold and also the pictures next to them

4 min To remember new words, to reinforce new vocabulary

Teacher distributes handouts 2( the words) in the groups and asks Ss to come to the board and put the new words next to the pictures

Ss come to the board and put the new words next to each picture

Handouts 2

10 min To make posters Teacher distributes flip charts to each group. They should make posters. T hands out the pictures (handouts1) to one group, and the words (handouts 2) to another group. There are two political systems written on the paper and also there are common questions about these systems. One group should stick the words and another -the pictures next to each question under both systems so that they show the answers with these pictures or words

Students make the posters. They put the words or pictures next to the appropriate question.

Flipcharts, handouts, glue

10 min To present the posters

Teacher asks the members of each group to come and make a presentation.

Ss stand by their poster and the members of the group go over the vocabulary as it relates to the questions on the poster

posters

Assessment /2min

To know the results

Teacher assesses the groups. they receive the points according to the numbers of correct answers

Handouts 1

Divide these pictures into two parts: the ones that go to Monarchy and the ones that go to Presidential Democracy

Handouts 2

match these words with the pictures

a robe, a suit, a throne ,

a chair, a crown, a scepter,

the Bible, constitution,

coronation, inauguration,

royal palace, presidential

mansions (white house),

a queen, a president,

an archbishop, a judge, an

oath of office, electionspower point presentation

A poster

G O V E R N M E N T A L S Y S T E M S

Monarchy Presidential Democracy

1. How does he/she get power

2. What is the name of the ceremony

that puts a person in power

3. Who swears a person into office

4. What things are symbolic during these ceremonies

5. Where does this person live

6. How does he/she hold office

7. What does he/she wear

8. What countries is he/she in charge of

The posters made by students