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Three branches of Malaysian government

*Based on Manual Kesedaran Sivik Sekolah Menengah - Tajuk: Sistem Demokrasi


Learning standards:

Reading 3.1.2 Understand specific details and information in extended texts on a wide range of familiar topics

Writing 4.1.1 Explain information from (i) diagrams, (ii) charts (iii) tables (iv) graphs or other visuals


Objectives:

1. Students will be able to match the newspaper headlines with the branches of government.

2. Students will be able to note down the content of the newspaper article and label (who and what they do) which branch of government that it is related to. 


Materials: Notes on branches of government, newspaper headlines, newspaper headlines (teacher's copy), newspaper articles, mahjong paper, marker pen, glue, handout


Pre-lesson:

1. Ask students if they know about the branches of government

2. Explain to students that the government has three branches of government

3. Briefly tell the students that the Malaysian government has the executive, parliament, and judiciary


Lesson Development 1:

1. Divide the students into several groups (based on the number of students in your class).

2. Distribute notes on branches of government, glue, mahjong paper, marker pens, and the cut-up newspaper headlines to every group.

3. Instruct the students to read the headlines and match them with the correct branch of government (30 minutes).

4. Instruct the students to switch their mahjong paper with the next group and have them do peer-correction. (10 minutes)

5. Teacher gives answers to students.


Lesson Development 2:

1. In the same group, distribute the newspaper articles to the groups. Each group will have a different newspaper article.

2. The students read the newspaper article and have them analyse which branch of government is the issue related to. They discuss and identify the 'who' are involved, and 'what do they do' based on the notes given. They will write their discussion on the handout. (20 minutes)

3. Students submit their work to the teacher.


Post-lesson:

1. Choose one issue from the newspaper headlines. Relate how government proposal or decisions affect your personal lives. Why?


Reflection: This lesson is an introduction of the branches of government. When I asked one of the students to reflect, she said she was able to differentiate the roles of the three branches of government. As a suggestion for improvement, I think teachers should ask the students to explain verbally, in Malay, on the idea of the article. There might be a possibility that some students tend to just copy and write the explanation directly from the news article without even understanding it. 









*Please inform me if there are any errors. Email me at zell_kris@yahoo.com.

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