Our State Government, Class VII Shilpi Bhatia

E- Lesson Plan

PREPARED BY: SHILPI BHATIA, HANSRAJ MODEL SCHOOL

CLASS	VII
TOPIC	Our State Government
SUB TOPICS	State Legislature, Functions of State Legislature, Power of Governor, Chief Minister and Council of Ministers
Duration  (No of Periods)	7

Learning Outcome

After reading the chapter, the students will be able to:

Ø  understand the framework of state government.

Ø compare the functions of Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly

Ø appreciate the democratic structure of the government

Ø analyze the functions of council of ministers

Learning Objectives:

The students will be able to

•         explain the division of power between centre and state

•        differentiate between the features Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly

•        enlist the powers of the governor

•        describe the administration of Union Territories of India.

CONTENT  FLOW:

•        Previous knowledge of students will be checked by asking questions about government and its different levels

•        The difference between center and state governments will be explained

•        Framework of state government – (a) Legislature, (b) Executive,

 (c )Judiciary

•        Concept of State Legislature describing its two houses will be taken

•        Functions of State Legislatures , Power of Governors and role of Council of Ministers will be explained  in details

Teaching Strategy / Methodology

·       Explanation and Discussion: Framework of State Government

·       Flowchart : Levels of Government

·       Brainstorming : States and Union Territories of India

·       Role Play : Mock elections for Legislative Assembly

·       Research Work : State Cabinet Ministers along with their Portfolios

·       Tabular Charts: Two houses of State Legislature

·       Multimedia : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzGDfv9pskI

TOOLS/ AIDS/RESOURCES

1)    Videos

2)    Map work

3)    Wikipedia

4)    Flow chart

VOCABULARY

—  Legislature

—  Unicameral legislature

—  Bicameral legislature

—  Union territory

—  Government

—  State Government

Value intended to be inculcated:

·       Responsibility

·       Active Citizenship

·       Equality

·       Obeying laws

Assessment technique- multidisciplinary activities

SUBJECT	TASK
•        English	•        Debate on “should Delhi get its statehood or remain a union territory”
•        Maths	•        Make a bar graph on number of constituencies in any five states of India
•        Social Science	•        Map work- on a political map of India, locate and mark the states having bicameral legislature.

Rubrics for assessment

SOCIAL STUDIES

Accuracy in locating(3mks), key(1mk), proper shading (1mk)

Assignments: Differential Assignment

Average Students	Slow Learners	High Achievers
What are the functions of State Government?	What is State Government?	“State should be given more powers”. Justify.
Define a Union Territory. Name them.	Which one of the following is not a Union Territory – Chandigarh, Delhi, Daman and Diu, Himachal Pradesh	Should Delhi get its statehood or remain the Union Territory. Explain.
Mention any three powers of Governor	Who appoints the leader of the majority party as Chief Minister	“Governor has some discretionary powers”. Explain.
Name the two houses of Legislature. Also, mention the states having two houses	What is the other name of Legislative Council	When is President’s rule imposed in a state? Find out in which state President’s rule was imposed recently. Prepare a report

Assignment for General students

Q1) Mention three functions of the state legislature.

Q2) Name the two houses of state legislature?

Q3) What is the meaning of legislature?

Q4) What is the difference between unicameral and bicameral legislature?

Q5) Ravi wants to write a letter addressing the sanitation problem of his state and requesting to make a new law for the same, whom he will write the letter.(HOTS)

Assignment for slow learners

Q1)COMPLETE THE FLOW CHART SHOWING THE LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT



Q2) Match the following
a) Chandigarh         Legislative Council
b) Vidhan Parishad     Union Territory
c) Vidhan Sabha    Legislative Assembly

ASSIGNMENT FOR GIFTED STUDENTS

RESEARCH WORK-   Find out the names of cabinet ministers of Delhi with their portfolios in the following tabular format:

Serial no.	Name of Minister	Portfolio

Follow-up / Remedial Strategy

1.  Conceptual Errors

·       Difference between Vidhan Sabha and Vidhan Parishad

·       Difference between Unicameral Legislation  and Bicameral Legislature

·       Functions of  State Legislature

2.  Assignment Errors

Conceptual errors discussed actual errors committed in the assignment can be discussed as per our lesson planning.

Remedial strategies

·       Practice can be given for the correcting the spellings mistakes

·       Peer groups can be made to help  the week students

·       Correction of mistakes must be done in their notebooks

·       Playful activities can be taken up