CIVIC EDUCATION SS2 SECOND TERM NOTE (2021-2022 Session) - 2
CIVIC EDUCATION SS2 SECOND TERM NOTE (2021-2022 Session) - 2
CIVIC EDUCATION SS2 SECOND TERM NOTE (2021-2022 Session) - 2
SURULERE LAGOS
SECOND TERM
2021/2022 SESSION
CIVIC EDUCATION
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, students shall be able to:
CONTENT
There are ways by which people exercise their popular participation in the
politics of their country and they include:
e. It corrects the government so that they will not repeat their past mistakes.
7 One party system which does not give room for choice may keep people
away from politics especially when the party in power does not perform
well.
PERIOD 2
FORMATION OF POPULAR ORGANIZATION
Evaluation
Assignment
For further reading see: African Resource Civic Education Senior Secondary
School 2 Theme 4 Pages 69-78
WEEK THREE
HUMAN RIGHTS
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, students shall be able to:
CONTENT
1. Civic and political rights (known as first rights); they are as follow
Right to vote.
Right to seek redress.
Right to freedom of personal liberty.
Right to life.
Right to petition.
Freedom of joining and forming associations.
Right to freedom of conscience.
Right to work.
Right to fair compensation.
Right to own property.
Right to petition.
Right to form and join trade unions.
Right to free choice of employment.
Freedom of movement.
Right to social security.
Right to private and family life.
Freedom from slavery.
Right to security and protection from inhuman treatment.
ASSIGNMENT
PERIOD TWO
EMERGENCY
The following are some of the things that happen during the period of
emergency:
For further reading see: African Resource Civic Education Senior Secondary
School 2 Theme 5 Pages 80-86
WEEK FOUR
DRUGS AND DRUG ABUSE
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, students shall be able to:
CONTENT
What is Drug?
A drug can be defined as a substance used for chemical purposes, either alone
or in a mixture. It is a chemical preparation for the diagnosis, prevention or
treatment of diseases or ailments. It can also be defined as any substance that
modifies biological, psychological and social behaviour. To a lay man, drug is
synonymous with medicine. Drug, when taken, if it changes the functioning of
the body for good e.g. healing an ailment or disease, it is called medicine, but if
the changes produce bad effect, it is referred to as drug abuse.
Drugs are taken based on Doctors prescription. Drugs when taken may have
other effects other than those needed. Such effects are generally known as side
effects
It is misuse or improper way of using drug. It can be defined as the use of hard
drug. A drug is said to be abused when it is taken without medical prescription.
It also involves indiscriminate use of any drug.
Drug abuse can also be defined as the use of illegal drugs in such a way that it
may be harmful to the user or to others. It is also the habitual use of drugs to
alter one’s mood, emotion or state of consciousness. In addition, drug abuse
means an excessive or improper use of drugs, especially through self-
medication for non-medical purposes. Drug abuse could lead to addiction or
dependence, serious physiological damage or injury, (such as damage to
kidneys, liver, heart, brain, etc) or psychological harm (such as dysfunctional
behaviour patterns, hallucination, memory loss, etc or even death. Drug abuse is
also known as substance abuse.
It is important to state that most of the drugs prescriptions are not abused but
rather “misused”
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says that drugs are
abused when;
Evaluation
What is the psychological implication of drug abuse?
ASSIGNMENT
1. Give the meaning of the followings: (a) Drug (b) Drug Abuse
2. Explain the difference between drug and drug abuse
For further reading see: African Resource Civic Education Senior Secondary
School 2 Theme 6 Pages 87-91
WEEK SIX AND EIGHT
DRUG ABUSE II
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, students shall be able to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R23KUZvjg4A
Drug abusers often try to downplay their drug use and hide their symptoms.
Although different drugs have different physical effects on their users, the
symptoms of addiction or abuse are the same no matter the drug. Here are some
of the symptoms of drug abuse:
4. Becoming manipulative
19. Spending large sums of money and asking for money always.
21. Weight changes or unusual eating patterns (type of food, time of day, etc)
1. Drug addicts may have poor relationship with other members of the
society due to harmful effects of such drugs.
5. There may also be a reduction in self esteem as such a person may feel
neglected by the people who may not want to associate with him or her.
14. They are usually responsible for lawless behaviours in the society.
The following among others are means by which drug abuse can be prevented.
6 Government should ban sale of hard drugs in the markets, buses and
public places.
8. People should exercise their body to relief stress and to lift their mood.
10. People should rely on their personal effort rather than using performance
enhancing drugs in competition.
6. it investigate people suspected to have dealings with hard drug and enforce
law against cultivation, processing, sales and use of hard drug
Functions
For further reading see: African Resource Civic Education Senior Secondary
School 2 Theme 6 Pages 92-108
WEEK NINE
RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, students shall be able to:
i: define parenthood.
ii: identify the roles of responsible parents.
Evaluation
Mention eight duties of responsible parenthood.
For further reading see: African Resource Civic Education Senior Secondary
School 2 Theme 6 Pages 109-117