DETAILED LESSON PLANS IN DISCIPLINES AND IDEAS IN THE SOCIAL

SCIENCES

Most Essential Learning Competencies: Analyze the practical use of Social Sciences in
addressing social concerns and phenomena.
Learning Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:
 Describe politics, governance, and government.
 Illustrate the concepts of politics, governance, and government; and
 Show awareness of the significant value of learning politics and governance as a
student and as a good citizen.

I. Subject Matter
Topic: Concepts of Politics, Governance, and Government (HUMSS PG12 - Ia- 1)
References: Handbook of Politics: State and Society in Global Perspective
Materials: slide presentation, projector, bond paper, pencil, colors

II. Procedure:
Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity Duration
A. ROUTINE ACTIVITY

1. Classroom Management/ 5 mins.

Preparation

 Greetings and Opening

Prayer

“Good Morning Class!” “Good Morning Ma’am!”

“Please stand for a prayer.” (The students stand for a prayer.)
“Thank you, you may now take your
seats.”

 Cleanliness and orderliness

“Before we start, kindly pick up the (The student will pick up the
pieces of paper under your chairs and garbage and arrange their chairs)
put them in the garbage bin.”

“Please arrange also your chairs and

make sure that you’re on your proper
seats.”

 Checking Attendance

“Secretary, may I know who is absent I already noted it in your logbook

today?” Ma’am.
 5 mins.
“How are you today class?” We’re fine Ma’am.

2. Review of the Lesson

“What is our topic last meeting?” Ma’am!

Yes, Louie will you share our last topic?
Correct!
Our last topic is about political
science which focuses on the theory
and practice of government at the
local, state, national and
international levels and the field of
political science which is the public
law, political theory and public
administration.

Political science is the systematic study

of governance, and it has 3 fields public
law, political theory, and public
administration. 5 mins

B. MOTIVATION

Now, let’s look at these jumbled letters

and guess each word.
GOVERNMENT

Very good!

POLITICS

Correct!

GOVERNANCE

Very good!

Who would like to share his/her (The students will share their
knowledge about politics? answers.)

As defined by Jenny, politics is the

study of the affairs of the city-state.

Politics also defines the activities of the

government and the state. All
government officials and all those
working in government are participating
in politics.
And what do you mean by governance? (The students will share their
answers.)
Very good!

As defined by Samantha, governance is

the action of the government.

Governance also means the process of

decision making and the process by
which decisions are implemented.

What do you think is the word that is

similar among politics and governance? Government, they are both under the
government.
What do you know about ‘government’?
(The students will share their
Correct! Government is a state of answers.)
community of persons, occupying a
definite portion of territory, having a 5 mins
government of their own whose
inhabitants render obedience and
enjoying freedom from external control.

Give yourselves three claps! (The students will follow.)

Now let’s move on to the next activity.

B. ACTIVITY 1
(The students will answer.)
I have here the words you have
arranged, enclosed in boxes. Your task
is to choose the correct statement/s that
best describes for each word from the
given choices. Put your answers inside
the boxes.

Go to the board whoever wants to

answer.

A. Played by everybody,
politicians or not.
B. Compromise, conciliation
and negotiation become
necessary.
C. Happens in all human
interactions: within the
family, among friends and
among officemates.
D. The traditions and
institutions by which
authority is exercised.
E. Power is exercised through
a country’s economic,
 political and social
institutions.
F. Citizens are rightly
concerned with a -
government’s responsiveness
to their needs and protection
of their rights. 10 mins.
G. It is a name given entity Group work
exercising authority. and
H. It is run to avoid anarchy and presentation.
disorder.
I. It exists for the benefit of the
(The teacher will check and process people of the state.
their answers.)

ACTIVITY 2.
Now that you know the concepts of
politics, governance, and government, (The students will proceed to their
let us have another activity. groups.)

The class will be divided into three

groups.
Group 1 – Politics
Group 2 – Governance
Group 3 – Government

Each group is tasked to make a concept

map that will represent your Group 1
understanding about the word assigned Group 2
to your group. Afterwards, your output Group 3
must be explained in one minute only.
15 mins group
Before you go to your respective groups, work and
let me tell you first the rubrics: presentation

Rubrics:
Relativity to the Content – 5
Logic & Understanding - 5 (The students will present their
Presentation - 10 outputs.)
TOTAL - 20
points

Give yourselves five claps!

F. APPLICATION (ACTIVITY 3)

Now, let’s proceed to the next group

activity. You are tasked to create a
slogan that will establish the significant (The students will follow.)
value of learning politics and
governance as a student and as a good
citizen.

Bring out your long bond paper, colors, 5 mins.

and pen. You will present your work to
the class later on. Base your output on
the given rubrics below.

CRITERIA (The students will follow.)

Rubrics:
Relativity to the Content – 5
Creativity -5
Explanation - 10
TOTAL - 20 (The students will discuss the
points message of their slogans.)
10 mins.

G. GENERALIZATION

From the activities you have done, will (SUMMARY)

you recall what we have discussed
today?
III. Value Integration
The students will be aware of the value
of politics, governance, and government.
They will also learn how to cooperate
with their fellow students as they work
in groups for a unified purpose.

IV. Assessment
Get one whole sheet of paper. In your
own words, explain in not more than
five sentences about the concepts of
politics, governance, and government. (The students will follow.)
Base your output on the given rubrics.

Rubrics:
Mechanics – 5
Organization – 5
Content - 10
TOTAL - 20 points

V. Assignment

Read and take notes about the major

political ideologies: liberalism,
socialism, and conservatism. Write your
answers on your notebook.

Prepared by:

FLORENCE C. DE LEON,LPT
SHS Teacher Applicant