DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

LESSON PLAN
NAME OF TEACHER: ……………………… DATE:
SUBJECT: Civic education DURATION:80 MINUTES
TOPIC: CITIZENSHIP CLASS:
SUBTOPIC: Types of citizenship NO OF BOYS…
GIRLS…
REFERENCES: long man civic education book 10 long man pg 47-65 and other sources
TEACHING LEARNING /AIDS: learners book, chalk board and chart
RATIONALE: This is lesson number one on qualifications of a Zambian citizen. Teacher Exposition,
Question and answer and group or class discussion methods will be used . This lesson will develop
learners knowledge’s about Legal and moral aspects of citizenship, natural and naturalized citizenship.
The skill of Identification. The value of Patriotism and Responsibility
LEARNING OUTCOMES: l.S.B.A.T:
 Explain citizenship
 State qualifications of a Zambian citizen
PREREQUISITE KNOWLEDGE: Learners have ideas about the topic being taught.
LESSON INTRODUCTION: Brainstorming questions about the topic being taught will be used to
introduce the topic and to revise through the previous lesson
LESSON DEVELOPMENT
CONTENT TEACHER’S ACTIVITY PUPIL’S METHODS
ACTIVITY

CITIZNSHIP The teacher ask pupils to Pupils participate by Question and

define Citizenship trying to define answer
-Citizenship is a state of belonging to a Citizenship
particular country. Or it is the relationship
between an individual (citizen) and the state
he/she belongs to. The concept of citizenship
originated from Greece.
- A citizen is a member of state who enjoys
all fundamental rights and privileges granted
to him or her by the State and in turn
perform his or her duties towards the state. A
citizen should show loyalty and allegiance to
the State.
Teacher consolidates
Learner ’responses and Learners listen
The two aspects of citizenship are
explain the two aspects of Attentively
citizenship
1. Legal aspects
- A citizen is recognised by law and receives Teacher Exposition
protection from the State both at home and
abroad.
-A citizen enjoys total freedoms and rights.
-Failure to observe the law, an individual is
liable for prosecution
2. Moral aspect
-A citizen must have a sense of responsibility
to fulfil all duties given to him or her by the
State.

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- Moral aspect also encourages a citizen to
be self disciplined and have self-control.
-He/she must be good and honourable sense
to the state/family he/she belongs to.

The teacher initiate class

discussion on the Types of
Types of citizenship citizenship Class discuss the
Types of citizenship
1.Natural citizenship GROUP/CLASS
- This is the type or kind of citizenship that is DISCUSSION
acquired by blood (descent) or place of
birth.
There are two rules that guide natural
citizenship;
Rule of Jus Sanguinis
- This rule considers citizenship based on
blood relation or descent.
- A child inherits the citizenship of his/her
parents regardless of where that child is
born
- Most countries follow this rule including
Zambia
Rule of Jus Soli:
-Considers citizenship based on the place of
birth
- A person acquires a citizenship of a country
he/she is born.
- For example a person born in Zambia from
Zimbabwean parents is a Zambian

An alien is a person living in a country

which is not his or her own. An alien,
although resident in one country, owes
allegiance to another. For example, a
Zambian living and working in Botswana
still owes loyalty to Zambia. Aliens enjoy
civil but not political rights. For instance, an
alien cannot take part in voting for leaders
in the country of residence.

Note: Countries that acknowledge both Jus

Soli and Jus Sanguinis, minors result in
having dual citizenship which Zambia
according the 2016 Amended Constitution
recognizes

2. Naturalized citizenship
- This is the type of citizenship that is
acquired upon meeting prescribed conditions

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or by registration. These principles are
a. Rule of residence
- states that an alien who lives in a host
country for an uninterrupted period of time
may apply to become a citizen of that
country if he/she wishes so. For example, an
alien who has lived in Zambia for ten years
can apply for citizenship.
bMarriage
- allows a spouse to acquire citizenship of
the wife or husband, but a host country can
demand the evidence of good character
before issuing citizenship.
c.Principle of declaration on a prescribed
form
- allows a foreigner or alien to fill in a
prescribed application forms and provide
important documents declaring that he/she
wants to apply for citizenship in the host
country. An alien must publish his/her
declaration in the daily newspaper.

d..Renunciation of previous citizenship

- an alien is required to give up his/her Teacher consolidates
previous citizenship and take an oath of learner’ responses
allegiance of the host country, also known as Learners listen
expatriation. However, a naturalised citizen attentively
Teacher Exposition
can either be partial or complete.
(a) Partial citizenship
- is a type where a citizen does not enjoy all
the rights and privileges of the country. For
example, he/she has no right to vote.

(b) Complete citizenship

- is a type which allows a citizen to enjoy all
the rights and privileges in the state.

Lesson conclusion: Tr to conclude lesson by revising through the lesson with leaners to help
remedial learners
HOMEWORK/CLASS EXERCISE
1. Explain citizenship
2.State qualifications of a Zambian citizen
3.state the types of citizenship

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