LESSON PLAN

CLASS VIII SUBJECT: CIVICS

CHAPTER: WHY DO WE NEED A PARLIAMENT
NO. OF DAYS: 05

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Learner will be able to
 Know the meaning of democracy and universal adult franchise
 Get general information about Parliament.
 Get familiar with the various function of the parliament
 Know about the role of parliament
 Learn about how the parliamentary government works
 Get familiar with the parliament and its two houses
 Acquire the knowledge about the need of parliament
 Know about the role of parliament
 Differentiate between MP and MLA
 Acquire knowledge about government forms at the national level

SPECIFIC OUTCOMES:
The learner will be able to:-
 Know about the Meaning of Parliament
 Explain the general things about parliament
 Know the Composition of parliament
 Get information about the Two houses of parliament
 Know the Functions of parliament
 Get familiar with the Number of Seats of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
 Gain knowledge about the Members, President nominates in both the houses
 Know about MLA’S and MPS
 Acquire the knowledge about the number of seats a party needs to form the
government
 Get familiar with Coalition government
 Analyse the results of general elections of 2014 and 2019
 Know about the about Question hour
 Gain knowledge about the Role of opposition for the healthy functioning of
democracy.
  Evaluate the election process.

PEDAGOGICAL STRATEGIES:
 Interaction session
 Discussion
 Quizzes
 PPT
 Brain storming

GROUP ACTIVITIES/EXPERIMENTS/HANDS ON LEARNING:

 Students were asked to analyse the table given in the group of lok sabha results of
2014 and 2019 and answer the questions
 Discussion with the teacher on difference between legislative assembly and lok sabha
 Flow chart of two houses of parliament

INTERDISCIPLINARY LINKAGES AND INFUSION OF LIFE SKILLS, VALUES,

GENDER SENSITIVITY ETC:
Integrating with Hindi “SANSAD”
SANSAD TV
MATHS( Number of seats in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha)
 LIFE SKILL
 Awareness
 Responsibility

 VALUES
 Civic and political sense
 Responsible citizen
RESOURCES (including ICT)
 Videos
 Ppt
 Board
 NCERT book

DAY 01
TOPIC/ SUB TOPIC:-
 Parliament and its two houses
CLASS ASSIGNMENT
1.Flow chart of parliament and its houses with number of seats
2.What are the other names of lok sabha and rajya sabha?
3. What are the three tiers of parliamentary form of government that exist in India?
HOME ASSIGNMENT
1.What are the basic ideas of democracy?
2.What is the purpose of the parliament?

DAY 02
TOPIC/SUB TOPIC:-
 Elections and constituencies
CLASS ASSIGNMENT
1. When were general elections held last and which party won ?
2. How many seats do winning party gets in the last held elections?
HOME ASSIGNMENT
1. What is a constituency?
DAY 03
TOPIC/ SUB TOPIC:-
 People and their representatives (MPS AND MLAS)
CLASS ASSIGNMENT
1.Write about MLAS and MPS?
2.Which state is having the largest number of seats in the Lok Sabha?
HOME ASSIGNMENT
1. Who (name ) is the current representative from your area. (State and central
government)
2. How is national government selected?
DAY 04
TOPIC/ SUBTOPIC
 Government forms at National level , Coalition government , UPA and NDA
CLASS ASSIGNMENT
1. How many seats are required to form the government at the national level?
2. Write about coalition government?
HOME ASSIGNMENT
1. When was the last coalition government formed in Jammu and Kashmir?
2. Give the examples of other states of India where coalition government is formed ?
DAY 05
TOPIC/SUB TOPIC
 Who forms Opposition ,Role of opposition and question hour of the parliament
CLASS ASSIGNMENT
1. Which party forms the opposition in Lok Sabha elections of 2019?
2. Why opposition is important for the healthy functioning of democracy?
HOME ASSIGNMENT
1. What is question hour of the parliament?

ASSESSMENT ITEMS FOR MEASURING THE ATTAINMENT OF LEARNING

OUTCOMES:

WORKSHEET:-

Fill in the blanks:-

1. When the parliament is in session it begins with_________

2. The _____ parties plays a crucial role in the healthy functioning of democracy.
3. The prime minister is the __________ of the ruling party in the lok sabha.
4. The parliament of India is also known as ______.
5. The supreme Law making institution is the ________.

MCQ’S:-
1.During British rule which Government of India Act allowed some elected representation
(a) Government of India Act 1919
(b) Government of India Act 1909
(c) Government of India Act 1916
(d) Government of India Act 1947

2.Representatives to the Parliament are chosen by the

(a) People
(b) Rulers
(c) Government
(d) None of these
3.Who is the Chairman of Rajya Sabha?
(a) Prime Minister of India
(b) President of India
(c) Vice-President of India
(d) None of these

4.How many seats were won by BJP in Lok Sabha Election 2014?
(a) 285
(b) 14
(c) 114
(d) 141

5.The highest law-making body of our country consisting of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya
Sabha is known

(a)High court
(b) Supreme court
(c) Parliament
(d) None of these

One word answer

1. Who selects ministers to work with him/her to implement decisions?
2. Which act allowed some elected representation?
3. What is Universal Adult Franchise?

FEEDBACK
Some of the learners found difficulty in the number of seats of both the houses and members
nominated by the president.

REMEDIAL TEACHING PLAN

 Identify pupil’s diverse learning needs
 Summarize the main points
 Use of concept map
 Minimum learning packages
 Important terms of the lesson
 Framing the answers in own words
 Recapitulating the key points after frequent intervals

INCLUSIVE PRACTICES:
 Minimum learning packages
 Summarize the main points
 Use of concept maps
 Framing the answer in own words
 Recapitulating the key points after frequent intervals