Week 1 – My Democracy Sketch

Type of Activity – Art based activity

Contents

Week 1 – My Democracy Sketch............................................................................................................ 1

Type of Activity – Art based activity .................................................................................................. 1

Steps for the activity .......................................................................................................................... 2

Handout 1 ............................................................................................................................................... 3

Reflection Sheet ................................................................................................................................. 5

5 Pillars of the Indian Democracy: What all can be done to make the 5

th

pillar

the strongest?

Introduction

“ACTIZEN democracy means people getting involved in their local communities, and governance at

all levels, from towns to cities, to nationwide activity. ACTIZEN democracy can be as small as a

campaign to clean up the streets or as big as educating young people about democratic values, skills,

and participation. ACTIZEN democracy is one of the most important steps towards healthy societies,

and towards the largest democracy like India.”

Judiciary

Executive

Legislative

Citizens

hip

Media

Time Required – 45-60 Minutes

Material Required – Chart papers, sketch pens, glue or printouts and scissors

Steps for the activity

DAAC President as a facilitator

1. Discuss for 5 minutes about the activity, and brainstorm on the following questions with

other DAAC members -

a. What does Democracy mean to you?

b. Does it mean only voting whenever the elections are declared or something more

than that?

c. Do children have the right to vote in a Democracy?

d. Are children eligible to vote now?

e. If not, how can we participate in Democracy?

f. If Yes, How?

2. Let us all think about different ways to participate in a democracy and be responsible

citizens of the world’s largest democracy.

3. Ask questions to debrief -

a. What do you understand by the definition given?

b. If democracy is more than the right to vote or responsible voting, what does it exactly

looks like to us?

4. Divide the class into 4-5 groups and distribute the print outs and other material to design

their democracy sketch.

5. Brief that there are no upper or lower limits to use the cutouts for designing ACTIZEN

democracy. The students could design the ACTIZEN democracy in their own way with the

help of the given cut-outs. (No restrictions. The group can draw, cut, paste and design their

ideal democracy). Groups also can select some of the cutouts, or all of them to design the

ACTIZEN Democracy, but they also need to describe why they have selected the cut ous?

6. The students have 30 minutes to complete the task and for each group to display their

definitions

7. Each group will come and present their definitions of ACTIZEN democracy for 5 minutes after

the completion of the activity

Handout 1

Vote

Protest

Planting tree

Local Governance

Education for all

Press/ Media

Volunteering

Public Speech

Parliamentary system

Paying taxes

Fundamental Rights

Fundamental Duties

Law and Order

Political Parties

Writing and Article or

Blog for awareness

Filing Petition

Attending community

meetings

Following Rules

Reflection Sheet

Write down your experience of the group activity.

1. What is ACTIZEN Democracy? (Your own definition) For Ex.

a. ACTIZEN Democracy means not only asking for rights but before that performing our

duties as citizens.

b. ACTIZEN Democracy means making government responded by filing petitions for raising

voice for a social cause.

c. ACTIZEN Democracy means supporting government to take corrective actions to solve

our problems.

__________________________________________________________________________________

d. Which Top 3 cut outs did your group select first to design your ACTIZEN democracy

chart? Why?

__________________________________________________________________________________

e. Which cut outs didn’t your group consider to design ACTIZEN democracy, and why?

__________________________________________________________________________________

Closing and Pre-preparation for Week 2

1. Vice President – Discuss the next Week plan with DAAC members and finalise date and

agenda. Take prior permissions for the activity and circulate the agenda.

2. Secretary - Collect the reflection sheets and presentations, click photographs of the activity

and share with your DA teacher and request him/her to share the same with Desh Apnayen.

3. Treasurer – Take Print outs and cut outs ready for the next activity as per number of group

members.