Name: Zubair Kathrada Student Number: 56155336

Course Code: LADLORD

Unique Number: 557818
Assignment Number: 01
Pages: 10

1 General information

Teacher: Zubair Kathrada

Topic: Health, social and environmental responsibility: Social factors that

. contribute to substance abuse including the community and media.

Duration: 1 hour

School: Enderun College

Grade: 8

Date: 10 March 2015

2 Specific aims for Life Orientation

Guide learners to achieve their full potential (including physical,

emotional, intellectual, social and personal).
Develop learners skills to respond to challenges and play an active and
responsible role in society and in the economy.
Teach learners to exercise their constitutional rights and responsibilities
and to respect the rights of others.
Guide learners to make informed and responsible decisions about their
health, environment, subject choices, further studies and careers.
Provide opportunities for learners to demonstrate an understanding of,
and participate in activities that promote movement and physical
development.

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Name: Zubair Kathrada Student Number: 56155336
Course Code: LADLORD
Unique Number: 557818
Assignment Number: 01
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3 Lesson aims: (Knowledge, skills, values and attitudes)

Knowledge Skills Values and attitudes

Learners will gain Learners should be able to Learners should acquire
knowledge and an do the following: attitudes and values
understanding of: conducive to promoting:
Use refusal and
Themselves as decision making Interest in self and
unique and skills to avoid others.
worthwhile substance abuse Multicultural
human beings. Identify questions sensitivity.
Human rights. and issues relating The appropriate
Social factors that to Substance behaviour to avoid
contribute to abuse. and stop substance
substance abuse. Make judgements abuse.
How the and decisions that Responsibility
community and are responsible. Respecting the rights
media has an Develop of others
influence on generalisations. Understanding the
individuals. Process, interpret significance of
Healthy and and evaluate data attitudes and values in
balanced based on decision making.
lifestyles. substance abuse. Assertive skills and
seeking solutions to
social problems.

4 Possible link with other subjects

Economic and Management science

Social Science
Natural Science
Creative Arts

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5 How the link is made

Economic and management sciences - Substance abuse falls part of

the socio-economic issues that affects the economy. It makes
employees less productive at work and thus affecting production
and operations in a business.

Social Science- The environment in which an individual grows up in

plays an important role in the decisions they make. People in less
developed communities lack opportunities and are more likely to
crime and influenced by drugs and other harmful substances

Natural Science Substance abuse such as alcohol can have a

negative effect on the human body and deteriorate organs such as
the liver and kidneys.

Creative Arts- Learners are given assessments such as posters and

collages. Thus allows learners to become creative and use their
design skills.

6 Approaches

Individual - Learners were given a case study in which they had to

read and answer questions that followed.

Group work-After going through the consequences of substance

abuse, learners were put into groups of 5. They had to read a
cartoon and discuss the different scenarios.

Whole class An open discussion with learners in which they

mentioned how they are exposed to substance abuse near the
school surroundings

7 Resources

CAPS
Textbook
Pictures
Posters
Other (Internet)

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Name: Zubair Kathrada Student Number: 56155336
Course Code: LADLORD
Unique Number: 557818
Assignment Number: 01
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8 Three phases of a lesson

8.1. Prior knowledge

- In grade 7, learners were introduced to the concept of substance abuse
and how substances such as alcohol, cigarettes and drugs can have a
negative effect on a person.
- Learners have also mentioned examples of underage drinking, smoking
and the use of illegal substances in their community.

8.2. Teaching-learning moment:

Activity 1

What are the social factors that contribute to substance abuse? The following are some suggested
influences:

1. Families
Children brought up in a family with enough money to provide for all their basic
needs stand a better chance of avoiding substance abuse.
Families who show love and support to their kids are seen as good role models and
these kids are also less likely to be involved in substance abuse
Many children in South Africa come from dysfunctional families which mean they
do not function well and cannot provide proper care for the children. These children
are more likely to be involved in substance abuse.

2. Community
Teenagers spend a lot of time with their friends, so what the group wants to do
plays a big role on individuals.
Teens who do not have a secure family background are more likely to follow
whatever the group decides.
In extreme cases the group is a gang. Some community gangs have complete
control over everyone in the community and everyone lives with drug abuse and
violence.
There are many social groups within the community that offers support and
enjoyment for teenagers such as sports clubs, youth clubs and religious clubs.
Teenagers can find an interest and enjoy structured time with their peers.

3. Media
The media plays an important role in the choices and behaviour of teenagers.
Many movies and series show teenagers drinking or taking drugs. This may have a
negative influence on the individual.

Activity 2

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Activity 2

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Activity 3

8.3. Closing moment:

Activity 4

Young people are drawn into substance abuse because they let peer
pressure get to them. This can be pressure from friends, family or life in
general. Do you make your own decisions, or do you take the easy way out
and agree to things which you regret later?

Assess your decision making skills.

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Unique Number: 557818
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Once all questions have been answered, you will be able to judge yourself
by the following results:

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Mostly As - You make your own decisions and do not allow anyone to
influence you
Mostly Bs- You make decisions on your own but sometimes get influenced
by your peers
Mostly Cs- You are easily influenced by your peers

9 Assessment activities and explanation

Cooperative learning
Group work
Other

10 Data collection methods

Assessors Evaluators Feedback

Observation Self Other
Questioning Teacher - Teacher
Group - Learners
Discussions - Boarding
Listening school
Reading controller

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11 Homework

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Unique Number: 557818
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12 Special Attention

Hearing impairments - one learner has trouble hearing so it is

important that the educator speaks loud and clear. It is also
practical for that learner to sit in front of class
Socio Economic Barriers- Certain learners from poor homes did not
have stationary needed to complete activities. Even though they
were sponsored a set at the beginning of the year, they stated that
some stationery of theirs has been stolen.
Language barrier- English was not the home language for many
learners in class. Even though they understood what was being
spoken about, a few concepts needed to be explained to them.

13 Enrichment

Newspaper Article
Worksheet

As a qualified teacher, I would like to improve the lesson template as

follows:

Under each sub heading, explain what needs to be done in more

detail.

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