Charisa Steyn_22213595
TEMS701
Assignment 1: Lesson Plan
Grade: 8
Subject: Economic Management Sciences
Theme of this lesson: The Economy
Topic of this lesson: Government
Textbook page numbers: 16 – 21
Duration of lesson: 1 hour
Lesson outcomes:
Knowledge
• Understand the meaning of the government
• Understand the different levels of the government
• Understand the roles of different levels of government in respect of households
and business in the use of resources and services
Skills
Learners must be able to ask questions, make decisions and communicate
effectively. They must know how to follow instructions and work with others in a
group. It is important that learners can collect, analyse, organise and interpret
information. Learners must define new vocabulary.
Values
Develop a new vocabulary
Develop an understanding of the government and its role
Assessment criteria:
Informal assessment
Check the learners understanding of the content and vocabulary by monitoring
their answers on activities. This can be done by asking questions and checking
their answers in their workbooks. Give regular feedback and make sure that
corrections are done.
Formal assessment
Formal assessment for term 1 consists of two tasks: a data response (40%) for
week & Controlled test (60%) for week 10
Resources:
Via Afrika Economic and Management Sciences Grade 8 Learner’s Book
EMS CAPS document
Introduction
Good morning class, today we will learn about the topic the government. The
teacher will start the lesson by asking the following question: What is the definition
of the government?
Learners raise their hands to answer the question that the teacher asked. Learners
might give various of answers.
The correct answer includes:
• The government is a group of people who manage and control a country
• The government constructs policy and legislation
• The government is elected through a democratic process
• The government acts on behalf of its citizens to protect its people, enforce laws
and provide goods and services
• Main goals of government are to grow the economy, reduce inequality, prevent
monopolies forming.
•The economy is made up of government and parastatals (state owned
enterprises/ business)
Development
Follow-up question: Let’s look at the government and the levels of the government.
Can any learner give the correct answer for the levels of the government.
That is: national, provincial and local government
Each of the three levels form part of the government.
National government – responsible for legislative, executive and judicial
Provincial government – responsible for the nine provinces
Local government – metropolitan, local and district
Follow-up question: Can any learner give me an state owned business?
Answers – Eskom, Telkom, SAA, SABC
Consolidation
Question? What did the learners learn about the government in the lesson?
After responses, I will conclude the lesson by providing homework and activities
that learners should complete for next lesson.
Questions:
• What is the definition of the government?
• What is the different levels of the government?
• Roles of different levels of government in respect of households and bussienss in
the use of recourses and services
