DIPLOMA IN EDUCATION PROGRAMME

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES, ST AUGUSTINE
SOCIAL STUDIES
LESSON PLAN

TEACHER: Ms. Giselle Johnson

SCHOOL: Valencia Secondary DATE: 15/11/2017

FORM: 5L6 No. in class: 23 students No. of period: 1 Duration: 40 mins.

UNIT PLAN: Individual, Family and Society

TOPIC OF LESSON: Contemporary Social Issues that Influence the Caribbean Family Life

PRE – KNOWLEDGE: Students studied about the individual and the family and their place

in society. Students will also have experiences of contemporary social issues that influence

their family life.

OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to:

1. Derive a definition for the term contemporary social issue.

(Cognitive- Remembering)

2. Identify examples of contemporary social issues that influence the Caribbean family

life. (Cognitive-Remembering)

3. Describe the causes and effects of social issues that influence the Caribbean Family

life. (Cognitive-Analysis)

4. Participate in class discussions about the term contemporary social issues and types of

contemporary social issues. (Affective-Respond)

 5. Participate in class discussions about the term contemporary social issues and types

of contemporary social issues. (Affective-Respond)

6. Listen to others with respect by remaining silent when another student is making their

oral contribution. (Affective-Receiving)

SET INDUCTION: Time allotted (3 mins)

The teacher will enter the classroom wearing a school uniform while holding a child’s toy. She

will recite the lyrics of Queen Ifrika’s song entitled “Daddy” (see attachment). The monologue

rendered will be on the contemporary social issue, incest.

SECTION 1 – Time allotted 30 mins

Teaching points:
1. The word ‘contemporary’ means occurring at the time of writing or speaking. Clearly
the social issues that are of concern to people are changing all the time.
2. A social issue can best be described as any condition that is widespread and conflicts
with the norms and values of the society that affects a large number of people both
directly and indirectly.
3. Examples of contemporary social issues that influence Caribbean family life includes
incest, prostitution, crime, poverty and domestic abuse/violence.
4. The causes of effects of the aforementioned contemporary social issues will be
described.
Teaching strategy: Student Activity: Resources:

The teacher will elicit from Students will respond orally. A handout detailing the
students’ the contemporary lyrics of Queen Ifrika’s song
social issue addressed in “Daddy”, a student’s
monologue used in the set uniform, a child’s toy,
induction. stationery, whiteboard,
whiteboard markers .
The teacher will engage the The students brainstorm
students in a class examples of contemporary
discussion on social issues that influence
“Contemporary social Caribbean family life.
issues that influence
Caribbean family life”.
Group work:

Students will be divided Students will form random Handouts detailing the lyrics
into groups of no more than groups of no more than four of songs discussing
four students per group. students per group. contemporary social issues
and questions based on those
The teacher will provide The students will receive the songs, markers, pictures of
each group with handout handout and the bubble cut the singers, bubble cut outs.
containing the lyrics of outs.
songs that address
contemporary social issues
and the bubble cut outs.

The teacher will give the Students will work in groups.

students questions based
on the handout given to
each group.

Teacher led discussion:

Teacher will ask each Students will use the handout

group to make a given to make an oral and
presentation based on the visual presentation identifying
handout given to them. the social issue addressed in
The teacher will listen to the song given to each group
each group present and and describe two causes and
offer feedback. effects of that named
contemporary social issue on
the bubble cut outs.

Teaching strategy:

Teacher will elicit from Students will give their Whiteboard, whiteboard
students’ a definition for responses orally. markers and teacher made
the term contemporary handouts.
social issue. The teacher
will extend this definition
where necessary to include
aspects not included.

Students will be provided Students will receive and read

with a handout on the silently the handout given.
definition of the term
contemporary social
issues, examples of social
issues and the causes and
effects of contemporary
 social issues identified in
the lesson.

Time allotted 3 mins

SECTIONAL REVIEW: and feedback (formative assessment strategies)

Describe the causes and effects of named social and contemporary issues (oral and written
responses will be provided by students).

LESSON CLOSURE: Time allotted 4 mins

Students will be given an exit slip by the teacher.
Students would:
 State two things they liked about the lesson
 List two things they learnt
 Identify one term or word they are not clear on

FINAL EVALUATION:
 Define the term contemporary social issue (Objective #1)
 Identify examples of contemporary social issues that influence Caribbean family life.
(Objective #2)
 Describe the causes and effects of named contemporary social issues that influence
Caribbean family life. (Objective #3)

FOLLOW UP ACTIVITY– Laws to protect the family in social situations.

TEACHER’S REFLECTION ON THE LESSON:

TUTOR’S COMMENTS: