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Review Exercise

Activities
1. Conduct an election using all the students in your classroom. Make a
model of local government for your community. For this election, select
one leader, one deputy leader and three members. Use your teacher to
conduct the election. Similarly, nominate any two active members from
the different areas, caste and ethnic groups, religion and girls so that you
have equal representation. Make a list of functions to be carried out by this
government, for example:
- Prepare a student code of conduct to be followed in the community
- Observe whether the code of conduct is implemented or not
- Decentralize the power and functions by forming various groups like
a cleaning group, drinking water management group, cultural group,
literature group, etc.
- Find out the various problems of the community
- Plan appropriate measures to solve the problems of the community
- Discuss the community welfare
- Help maintain discipline and good attitudes and manners in the
community, etc.
2. Conduct a meeting of the model government and discuss classroom
management and effective teaching learning. Prepare minutes from the
meetings which includes all the decisions made. Have each participant sign
the minutes.
3. Show an example of a service oriented activity in the local community.

Project Work

What are the problems in transportation and communication in your local
community? Follow the following activities to solve the problems:
a. Make a list of activities that you can carry out personally.
b. Prepare a description about the activities that can be carried out by the
local community.
c. Separate the activities that can be carried out by the Rural Municipality,
Municipality and District Assembly respectively.
d. Write a letter to the District Co-ordination Committee mentioning the details
of the development activities in your local community that can be carried
out by the Rural Municipality or Municipality and District Co-ordination
Committee. Also request to formulate and execute a plan for this. You can
ask the school management or principal to send the letter.
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