Citizenship:
Rights, Responsibilities and Liberties
Session 1: The Meaning of Democracy

Materials

• Textbook
• White paper
• Colored pencils
• Instructional Notes (Attachment A)

Instructional Activities

1. Group Mapping Exercise: Brainstorm the meaning of the concepts of democracy. Write DEMOCRACY across the top of the board and list each concept horizontally under it. Then have students come up and place their ideas under the appropriate concept.
   
   
2. Lead the class in a discussion about how all of these ideas are linked to the concepts and how the presence of the concepts is essential for democracy to work. Refer to the instructional notes in Attachment A.
   
   
3. Concept Drawing: Have students create a poster (8.5” x 11”) depicting at least two of the concepts and write a paragraph on the back explaining the drawing and the ways in which the concepts relate to democracy.