POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND GOVERNANCE

The Constitution of Kenya - Stages in Constitution-Making
The Constitution of Kenya - Stages Arrangement
The Constitution of Kenya - Importance of Understanding

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Identify the stages in the constitution-making process in Kenya
-Explain what happens in each stage of the constitution-making process
-Appreciate the need for following a process in constitution-making

-Explain why it is important to understand the constitution-making process
-Discuss various stages in the constitution-making process
-Appreciate the value of understanding constitutional processes

- Learners study pictures showing constitution-making process in Kenya
-Learners identify stages like collection of views, constitutional conferences, referendum, and promulgation
-Learners use digital devices or textbooks to research on the stages in the constitution-making process
- Learners share with classmates reasons why it is important to understand the constitution-making process
-Learners ask each other to name the various stages in the constitution-making process
-Learners explain each stage of the constitution-making process

Why is constitution-making process in Kenya important?
Why should citizens understand the constitution-making process?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 118
-Digital devices
-Pictures of constitution-making process
-The Constitution of Kenya
- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 119
-Poster materials
- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 120
-Digital devices
-The Constitution of Kenya
-Resource person

- Oral questions -Written tests -Observation
- Oral questions -Peer assessment -Written assignments

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND GOVERNANCE

The Constitution of Kenya - Role of Parliament
The Constitution of Kenya - Role of Citizens

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Examine the role of parliament in constitution-making process
-Explain how parliamentary debates contribute to constitution-making
-Value the importance of parliament in democratic governance

- Learners study pictures showing parliamentary sessions
-Learners watch video clips on parliamentary debates about constitution-making process
-Learners discuss the role of parliament in constitution-making

How does the parliament contribute to constitution-making?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 121
-Digital devices
-Video clips
-Pictures of parliamentary sessions
- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 122
-Pictures of citizens' participation

- Oral questions -Written assignments -Video analysis

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND GOVERNANCE

The Constitution of Kenya - Citizen Participation

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Debate on the role of citizens in the constitution-making process
-Create charts on the role of citizens in constitution-making
-Value active citizenship in democratic processes

- Learners debate on the role of citizens in the constitution-making process
-Learners create charts on the role of citizens in the constitution-making process
-Learners display their charts in the classroom

What responsibilities do citizens have in constitution-making?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 123
-Chart materials
-Digital devices
-Debate materials

- Debate evaluation -Chart assessment -Observation

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND GOVERNANCE

The Constitution of Kenya - Participating in Process
The Constitution of Kenya - Class Constitution
The Constitution of Kenya - Defending the Constitution

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Participate in the constitution-making process in community
-Role-play constitution-making process
-Appreciate the importance of active participation in civic processes

-Desire to defend and promote the Constitution of Kenya
-Recite poems about defending the Constitution
-Write speeches on defending the Constitution

- Learners study pictures showing citizens participating in constitution-making
-Learners role-play a constitution-making process with some playing citizens and others playing commissioners
-Learners give views on issues they need addressed in the constitution
- Learners recite poems about the Constitution of Kenya
-Learners identify ways to defend and promote the Constitution
-Learners write speeches on how to defend and promote the Constitution

How can we actively participate in constitution-making?
How can we defend and promote the Constitution of Kenya?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 123
-Role-play materials
-Digital devices
-The Constitution of Kenya
- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 124
-Writing materials
-Chart paper
-Display board
- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 124
-The Constitution of Kenya
-Writing materials
-Digital devices

- Role-play evaluation -Oral questions -Observation
- Poem recitation assessment -Speech evaluation -Written assignments

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND GOVERNANCE

Civic Engagement - Individual Activities
Civic Engagement - Collective Activities

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Identify individual civic engagement activities in Kenya
-Explain how individual activities promote democracy
-Appreciate the importance of individual civic participation

- Learners read slogans about individual civic engagement activities
-Learners explain individual civic engagement activities from the slogans
-Learners write essays on individual civic engagement activities in their community

How does civic engagement promote good governance in the country?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 125
-Slogans on civic engagement
-Digital devices
-The Constitution of Kenya
- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 126
-Pictures of civic activities
-Chart paper

- Oral questions -Essay evaluation -Written tests

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND GOVERNANCE

Civic Engagement - Creating Awareness

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Create posters on personal and collective civic engagement activities
-Display posters for community awareness
-Appreciate the role of civic education in democracy

- Learners search from internet, civic journals, or newspapers on civic engagement activities
-Learners create posters on personal and collective civic engagement activities
-Learners display their posters in class for feedback

How can we promote civic awareness in our community?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 127
-Poster materials
-Digital devices
-Internet resources
-Civic journals

- Poster evaluation -Oral questions -Peer feedback

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND GOVERNANCE

Civic Engagement - Political Parties
Civic Engagement - Democratic Governance
Civic Engagement - Elective Positions

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Illustrate the role of political parties in democratic governance
-Explain how political parties promote democratic values
-Appreciate the contribution of political parties to governance

-Outline positions vied for in a general election in Kenya
-Identify leaders holding different elective positions
-Appreciate the electoral system in Kenya

- Learners read a conversation about the role of political parties in democratic governance
-Learners identify how political parties promote national unity and democracy
-In groups, learners name political parties in Kenya and discuss how they promote democratic governance
- Learners study pictures showing voting activities
-Learners identify positions being vied for as shown in ballot boxes
-Learners read articles about elective positions in Kenya
-Learners name leaders holding different elective positions

How do political parties contribute to democratic governance?
What are the elective positions in Kenya's governance system?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 128
-Digital devices
-Newspapers
-Political party manifestos
- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 129
-Debate materials
-Political party information
- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 130
-Pictures of ballot boxes
-Digital devices
-Newspaper articles

- Oral questions -Group presentations -Written assignments
- Oral questions -Written tests -Observation

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND GOVERNANCE

Civic Engagement - Electoral Positions
Civic Engagement - School Elections

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Complete diagrams showing various elective positions in Kenya
-Explain the roles of different elective positions
-Value the democratic electoral system

- Learners complete diagrams showing various elective positions in Kenya
-Learners discuss the roles of different elected officials
-Learners file completed diagrams in their portfolios

How are elective positions structured in Kenya?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 131
-Diagram templates
-Digital devices
-The Constitution of Kenya
- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 132
-Election materials
-Ballot boxes
-Campaign materials

- Diagram completion assessment -Oral questions -Portfolio review

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND GOVERNANCE

Civic Engagement - Promoting Values

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Compose poems on promoting values in school
-Recite poems during school events
-Value integrity, peace, and social justice

- Learners compose poems on promoting values like integrity, peace, and social justice
-Learners recite poems during school events
-Learners take part in local civic engagement activities

How can we promote civic values in our community?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 132
-Poem composition materials
-Digital devices
-Community resources

- Poem evaluation -Recitation assessment -Participation observation

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND GOVERNANCE

Kenya's Bill of Rights - Understanding
Kenya's Bill of Rights - Research
Kenya's Bill of Rights - Special Groups

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Explore Kenya's Bill of Rights for mutual social well-being
-Identify human rights and freedoms in the Constitution
-Appreciate the importance of the Bill of Rights

-Examine human rights of special groups for promotion of social justice and inclusivity
-Identify rights of elderly, refugees, and migrants
-Appreciate the importance of protecting special groups

- Learners look at the Constitution of Kenya and identify Chapter Four
-Learners study pictures showing different human rights and freedoms
-Learners identify human rights and freedoms shown in the pictures
- Learners study pictures showing special groups like elderly, refugees, and migrants
-Learners discuss what makes these people special
-Learners identify the human rights of special groups promoted in the pictures

How can we protect the special groups in the community?
What special protections do vulnerable groups need?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 133
-The Constitution of Kenya
-Pictures showing human rights
-Digital devices
- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 134
-Chart paper
- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 135
-Pictures of special groups
-The Constitution of Kenya
-Digital devices

- Oral questions -Rights identification assessment -Written assignments
- Oral questions -Written assignments -Group presentations

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND GOVERNANCE

Kenya's Bill of Rights - Protection of Special Groups
Kenya's Bill of Rights - Application

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Discuss how to protect special groups in the community
-Identify specific rights for each special group
-Value social justice and inclusivity

- Learners discuss how to protect special groups in the community
-Learners identify specific rights for elderly, refugees, and migrants
-Learners present their points in class

How can we promote social justice and inclusivity for special groups?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 136
-The Constitution of Kenya
-Digital devices
-Chart paper
- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 137
-Case studies

- Oral questions -Presentation assessment -Written assignments

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND GOVERNANCE

Kenya's Bill of Rights - Assertiveness

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Develop assertiveness necessary in standing up for human rights
-Role play situations demonstrating assertiveness
-Value the importance of standing up for rights

- Learners role play situations that bring out assertiveness in standing up for human rights
-Learners compose poems or songs that bring out assertiveness in standing up for human rights
-Learners create declarations to stand up for human rights

How can we develop assertiveness in defending human rights?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 138
-Role play materials
-Digital devices
-Song/poem composition materials

- Role play assessment -Song/poem evaluation -Declaration quality

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND GOVERNANCE

Kenya's Bill of Rights - Empathy for Special Groups
Kenya's Bill of Rights - Strategies for Protection
Kenya's Bill of Rights - Practical Application

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Cultivate empathy and solidarity with special groups in society
-Explain ways to show empathy to special groups
-Appreciate the importance of mutual social responsibility

-Identify values that promote human rights
-Explain how these values promote respect for human rights
-Embrace respect for human rights in society

- Learners study pictures showing people demonstrating empathy to special groups
-Learners discuss how people show empathy to children of refugees
-Learners identify other ways of cultivating empathy with special groups
- Learners identify values from a "fruit tree" that promote human rights
-Learners explain how the values picked promote respect for human rights in society
-Learners visit nearby homes for the elderly to learn about human rights promotion

How can we cultivate empathy for special groups in society?
How do values translate into human rights protection?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 139
-Pictures showing empathy
-Digital devices
-Chart paper
- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 140
-Table templates
-The Constitution of Kenya
- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 141
-Human rights "fruit tree" diagram
-Digital devices
-Nearby homes for elderly

- Oral questions -Written assignments -Group discussions
- Oral questions -Value explanation assessment -Visit reports

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND GOVERNANCE

Cultural Globalisation - Global Recognition
Cultural Globalisation - Kenyan Cultural Items

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Identify cultural elements and practices that have acquired a global recognition and status
-Explain how cultural elements make Kenya globally recognized
-Appreciate Kenya's cultural contributions globally

- Learners discuss how aspects like Kenyan athletes, tea, beaches, wildlife, and cultural items make Kenya famous
-Learners identify cultural items in Kenya which have acquired global status
-Learners share their answers in class

How can we preserve aspects of cultural globalisation in the community?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 142
-Pictures of Kenyan cultural items
-Digital devices
-Chart paper
- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 143
-Pictures of cultural items
-Cultural artifacts

- Oral questions -Written assignments -Group discussions

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND GOVERNANCE

Cultural Globalisation - African Cultural Practices

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Examine African cultural practices in promoting a common humanity
-Identify practices that enhance cultural globalisation
-Appreciate how cultural practices promote common humanity

- Learners study pictures showing African cultural practices
-Learners examine how the practices enhance cultural globalisation and common humanity
-Learners discuss how they promote humanity in school, home, and community

How do African cultural practices promote common humanity?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 144
-Pictures of cultural practices
-Digital devices
-Cultural artifacts

- Oral questions -Written assignments -Group discussions

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND GOVERNANCE

Cultural Globalisation - African Philosophies
Cultural Globalisation - Cultural Preservation
Cultural Globalisation - Healthy Relationships

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Explain African cultural philosophies like African Socialism, Ujamaa, and Ubuntu
-Examine how these philosophies promote common humanity
-Value African cultural philosophies

-Enumerate factors that promote healthy cultural relationships and global interconnectedness
-Analyze activities that promote cultural relationships
-Appreciate global cultural interconnectedness

- Learners research on African cultural practices like African Socialism, Ujamaa, and Ubuntu
-Learners discuss how these practices promote common humanity
-Learners present their findings in class
- Learners study pictures showing activities that promote healthy cultural relationships
-Learners analyze how these activities promote cultural relationships and global interconnectedness
-Learners identify other factors that promote healthy cultural relationships

How do African philosophies contribute to global cultural understanding?
What factors promote healthy cultural relationships globally?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 145
-Research materials
-Digital devices
-Cultural information
- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 146
-Cultural preservation materials
-Local cultural centers
- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 147
-Pictures of cultural activities
-Digital devices
-Chart paper

- Research quality assessment -Oral questions -Presentation evaluation
- Oral questions -Analysis quality -Written assignments

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND GOVERNANCE

Cultural Globalisation - Speeches on Cultural Relationships
Cultural Globalisation - Global Citizenship

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Analyze speeches on factors promoting healthy cultural relationships
-Identify factors that promote cultural interconnectedness
-Value the importance of positive cultural exchange

- Learners read speeches by Grade 9 learners on factors promoting healthy cultural relationships
-Learners identify additional factors that promote cultural relationships
-Learners research and create charts on these factors

How can speeches promote cultural understanding?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 148
-Speech texts
-Chart materials
-Digital devices
-Research materials
- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 149
-Road map diagrams
-Poster materials

- Speech analysis assessment -Chart quality -Research evaluation

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND GOVERNANCE

Cultural Globalisation - International Cultural Exchange

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

-Debate on the role of international cultural exchange in promoting global citizenship
-Document key points from the debate
-Value international cultural exchange

- Learners organize class debates on the role of international cultural exchange in promoting global citizenship
-Learners appoint secretaries to document key points during the debate
-Learners share documented points at the end of the debate

What is the role of international cultural exchange in promoting global citizenship?

- MENTOR Social Studies Learner's Book pg. 150
-Debate materials
-Documentation materials
-Digital devices

- Debate quality assessment -Documentation evaluation -Oral questions