Free SS 3 Civic Education Scheme of Work
This SS 3 Civic Education Scheme of Work serves as a guide for educators/teachers to plan and carry out teaching activities across the academic Session.
Download the Lagos State Unified Scheme of Work for SS3 Civic Education below
SSS3 First Term Scheme of Work for Civic Education
| LAGOS STATE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION: UNIFIED SCHEMES OF WORK FOR SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS | ||
| Civic Education Scheme of Work for Senior Secondary Schools 3(SSS3) | ||
| Class | S.S.S 3 | |
| Subject | Civic Education | |
| Term | First Term | |
| Week | Topic | Breakdown |
| 1 | Human rights I | 1. Meaning of human rights. 2. Citizens fundamental rights e.g. right to life, right to personal liberty, right to fair hearing etc. |
| 2 | Human rights II | 1. Characteristics of human right e.g. equality, indivisibility, universality, inherent etc. 2. Categories of human rights e.g. civic and political rights, legal right, environmental right, economic, social and cultural rights |
| 3 | Human rights III | 1. Factor that protect the fundamental human right e.g. prohibition, mass illiteracy campaign, writ of mandamus, writ of certionri, independence of the judiciary. 2. Conditions that limit the rights of a citizen. |
| 4 | Fighting political apathy. | 1. Meaning of political apathy. 2. Ways of fighting political apathy e.g. knowing and defending our rights, participation in elections, joining popular organization etc. |
| 5 | Public service in democracy I | 1. Meaning of public service. 2. Reasons for the short comings in the public service e.g. corruption, waste of man power and inefficiency, colonial influence etc. |
| 6 | Public service in democracy II | 1. Ways of improving the public service in Nigeria. 2. Teaching of political education on schools, uses of code of conduct etc |
| 7 | Civil Society. | 1. Meaning of civil service. 2. Functions and need for civil society. 3. Qualities and problems of civil society. |
| 8 | Popular participation. | 1. Meaning of popular participation. 2. Types of popular participation e.g. economic, political social, civil etc. |
| 9 | Popular participation II. | 1. Need for popular participation in civil society e.g. it promotes good neighborliness, to be politically socializes etc. 2. Traditional and modern mode of popular participation. 3. Difference between modern and traditional popular participation. |
| 10 | Democracy | 1. Meaning of democracy. 2. Importance of democracy. 3. Problems of democracy. 4. Processes of democracy. |
| 11 | Revision | |
| 12 | Examination | |
SSS3 Second Term Scheme of Work for Civic Education
| Term | Second Term | |
| Week | Topic | Breakdown |
| 1 | Rule of law I | 1. Meaning of rule of law. 2. Importance of rule of law. 3. Processes of rule of law. |
| 2 | Rule of law II | Problems of rule of law. |
| 3 | Constitutional Democracy I | 1. Meaning of constitutional democracy. 2. Types of constitutional democracy e.g. plurality constitutional democracy, proportional, presidential democracy. |
| 4 | Constitutional Democracy II | 1. Features of constitutional democracy e.g. popular sovereignty, majority rights etc. 2. Advantages of constitutional democracy. 3. Disadvantages of constitutional democracy. |
| 5 | Constitutional Democracy III | Meaning of key concepts in constitutional democracy. |
| 6 | Human Trafficking I | 1. Meaning of human trafficking. 2. Causes of human trafficking e.g. poverty, greed, low self esteem, corruption etc 3. Universal causes of human trafficking. |
| 7 | Human Trafficking II | 1. Causes of human trafficking from countries of Origin e.g. abject poverty, a lack of realistic prospects, situation of armed conflict and oppression etc. 2. Causes of human trafficking from countries/region of destination e.g. increased demand for cheap and exploitable domestic labourers in the construction, agricultural sectors etc. |
| 8 | Human Trafficking III | 1. Effects and consequences of human trafficking e.g. death, unwanted pregnancy, physical and emotional traumas, loss of manpower etc. 2. Government and individual effects to stop human trafficking e.g. NAPTIP, Enactment of laws, NGO’s like WATCLEF. |
| 9 | Revision and Examination |
Recommended Civic Education Textbooks for Senior Secondary School 3
The recommended Civic Education textbooks for SSS3 include but are not limited to the following:
- Model Civic Education for Senior Secondary school with workbook by Anene Anthony
Mid-Field Publishers Ltd SS 1 -3
- Pacific Civic Education for Upper UBE Class by Victor Emeka Okafor, Francis O Arinze
Pacific Publishers Ltd SS 1-3
- WABP Civic Education by Dayo Olagunju
West African Book Publishers SS 1-3
- Varsity Model Civic Education for Secondary School and Colleges by Babalola G.M, Ogbalu et al
Varsity Publishing company SS 1-3
- Religion and National Values by Olisa A.C
New Age Press Ltd SS 1-3
- Model Basic Civic Education by Obi, Franca Ego, Ph.D, et al.
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