The document discusses how gazettes can serve as an important teaching and learning resource in social science subjects. It defines a gazette as an official government newspaper that provides authentic information on government activities and appointments. Gazettes can be used when teaching history, geography, political science, and economics to provide real-life examples and context for concepts. Specific lessons are mentioned where gazettes would be useful, such as teaching about treaties in history or new government policies in economics. The document also notes that modern gazettes can now be accessed online through government websites.

1. GAZETTE AS A TEACHING
LEARNING RESOURCE
Name of the Paper: CPS-3
Group C: (Roll No. 11 to 15)
Presented by:
Ashish Kumar Mohanty (11)
Deepak Garnaik (12)
Esha Ashlesha Behera (13)
Jayeta Singh (14)
Jhiki Choudhury (15)

2. Introduction:
Teaching learning resources serve as
a means to help a teacher to introduce or
explain a topic effectively. Teaching
learning resources particularly Gazette
plays an important role in getting
authentic sources about a particular topic.
Gazette is the official newspaper of the
government. It gives information about
things happening in various government
ministries and departments it gives details
of all the government appointments and
other things related to the government
activities.

3. Origin and Definition :
The word gazette comes from the Italian word gazzetta . In the 1600s, there
was a Venetian news sheet that became known as a gazeta because it cost a
gazeta, a small-valued Venetian coin.
Other experts suggest that the word comes from gazza, a kind of bird –
specifically a chattering magpie- that would spread news.
“ A gazette is an official journal , a newspaper of record, or simply a
newspaper”.
In English and French speaking countries newspaper publishers have applied the
name Gazette since the 17th century. The London Gazette is the oldest gazette
published in the year 1666. The Gazette of India founded in the year 1877.

4. The Venetian Newssheet, a precursor to the modern day Gazette

5. 2
Types
Types of
Gazettes
Extraordinary
Weekly

6. IMPORTANCE OF GAZETTE IN
TEACHING:
The gazette as a teaching learning resources in social science has immense
importance because it publish authentic government notices regarding the current
situation.
As a supplement to the more traditional social studies material, the gazette is
viewed as essential to the achievement of the goals of social science education for
following reasons
1. It provides real life references for the teaching of social science concepts and
skills.
2. By the help of this students perceive a connection between the classroom and
everyday world.
3. It gives an in-depth knowledge regarding a particular topic.

7. Gazettes
can be
used while
teaching
History
Political
Science
Economics
Geography

8. Use of gazette in teaching:
We can use gazette in many subject of social science because gazette is a
multidisciplinary data source.
gazette can be used in Geography, History, Political Science, Economics etc.
 Use of gazette for teaching History :
• The use of gazette in history class increase interest among students
• It can be used as a supportive material in some lessons
• The topic like freedom movements in India can be taught more efficiently
with the help of showing some old government notices or gazette.
• When we teach about different treaties it is more helpful to use gazette
which keep legal and authentic information about that treaty.

9. Lessons where we can use gazette
Class 7: chapter 7- Tribes; Nomads and settled communities

10.  Class 8: chapter 6- India After Independence

11.  Class 10: chapter 2- Nationalism in India

12.  Use of gazette in Geography class
• We can take help of gazette of India when we teach about states and its
location and its neighbouring states.
• When we teach about industries we can take the help of gazette by showing
the notice of government which shows provision for industrial growth.
Lessons where we can use gazette
Class 8: chapter 5- Industries
Class 9: chapter 6- Population
chapter 3- Drainage
(The Indus River System – Indus Water Treaty 1960)
chapter 5- Natural vegetation and wild life

13.  Use of gazette in Political Science class
When we studied about any Act and Law it depicts what changes have done in the
existing system. It can be better understood by showing the notice of government with
regard to the particular law or act.
Lessons where we can use gazette
Class 7: chapter 2- Role of the Government in Health
Class 8: chapter 9- Public Facilities

14.  Use of gazette in Economics class
We can describe some of the lessons by the help of the gazette because gazette is the most
trusted and authentic source of information regarding new policies, reforms and taxation
system, etc.
Lessons where we can use gazette
Class 9: chapter 3- Poverty as a challenge
Class 10: chapter 5- Consumer rights

15. E-Counter Part:
Nowadays each and every thing can be accessed through internet. The gazette
also found in online and we can read or download from websites, some of the
websites are as follows:
1. The Gazette of India
https://egazette.nic.in
2. Odisha gazette
https://egazetteodisha.nic.in
Likewise other states and districts of India has their own website from where we
can get gazettes of our own need.

16. Thank
you