Unit 01 Intro to Law
Chapters 01 through 06- Homework Chart
& Lessons
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HOMEWORK |
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Get book covered |
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READ CHAP 1 QUIZ DAY A3 |
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Prob 1.3 & 1.4 Study for test A4 |
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TEST chapter 01 Read pages 19-22 Complete “case of unclear
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Finish reading ch22 &
all problems |
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Rough draft letter To lawmaker |
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Work on project 1 |
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Work on project 1 |
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Work on project 1
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Project 1 |
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Read ch4 Quiz in 2 classes |
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Read ch4 quiz next class |
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read chapter 5 |
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A15 |
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finish reading ch5 (quiz next class) |
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Trace, color, copy map on page 55 Create 10 questions for someone else to answer
(include answers) |
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HOMEWORK |
Read ch6 (pgs 63-65) Problem 6.1 |
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Write a summary of the movie and a one page reaction
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Prepare for a unit test in 2 days |
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A19 |
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study for unit test |
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UNIT 1 TEST |
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Day: A1
Topic: Intro to course
Objective: To introduce students to the
nature of the course & how it will operate
Procedure:
1.
Teacher takes
attendance & hands out cards for students to fill out
2.
Teacher hands out
course syllabus and outline
3.
Textbook
distribution
4.
Show students
Teacher Website on overhead
5.
intro discussion
on how familiar they are with the law in
Homework: get
book covered
Day: A2
Topic: What is Law?
Objective: To help students discover what law
is and what it isn’t.
Procedure:
6.
check to see if
books are covered and give out homework points accordingly
a.
give warning to those that don’t have them covered. Next week they will be given an AM detention.
7.
PAPER CLIP GAME
and DISCUSSION
8.
Complete problem
1.1 in the textbook page 5
9.
Power point slide
show on What is Law? Up to slide #13
10.
case of the
Shipwrecked sailor (5 points, write out answers)
11.
discussion of
case
Homework: read
chapter 1 (quiz at end of next class worth 20 points)
Day: A3
Topic: What is Law?
Objective: To
introduce students to the U.S. Constitution and the role it plays in
determining how Americans live their lives.
Procedure:
12.
Finish PPT
lecture on What is law?
13.
students have 10
minutes to study terms and prep for quiz 1
14.
students take
quiz ( go over it in class)
15.
Students complete
chapter 1 activity from student workbook and case of “apathetic bystanders” 1.6
16.
review both case
of the apathetic by standers
Homework: Problem
1.3, 1.4 and study for test on day 4
Day: A4 Thur
Topic: What is Law?
Objective: To
introduce students to the idea of Human Rights and to breakdown the U.S.
Constitution and how individuals may be affected by it.
Procedure:
17.
collect and
review homework
18.
Students work on
problem 1.7 and write out answers
19.
class discussion
of 1.7
20.
TEST on chapter 1
Homework: Read
pages19 – 22. complete “The Case of the Unclear Law on
page 22 (5 points)
Day: A5
Topic: Lawmaking
Objective: To
understand that laws come from many different sources and to understand where
the power comes from.
Procedure:
21.
collect and
review homework on unclear law
22.
PPT on lawmakers
Homework: finish
reading chapter 2 and chapter 2 activity (12 points)
Day: A6
Topic: Writing to a lawmaker
Objective: To
understand that individual citizens can have an impact on lawmakers.
Procedure:
23.
take students to the IMC or computer lab to conduct
research in order to write to a lawmaker.
Homework: rough
draft of letter to a lawmaker is due next class (can be handwritten)
Day: A7
Topic: Lawmaking
Objective: To
understand that laws come from many different sources and to understand where
the power comes from.
Procedure:
24.
rough drafts are
read by other students and given back with feedback
25.
collect and red
pen review chapter 2 student workbook
26.
problem 2.1
27.
study for quiz
chapter 2
28.
take quiz chapter
2
Homework: work
on project 1
Day: A8
Topic: Advocacy
Objective: To
understand that one of the best ways to influence legislation is to advocate
for it.
Procedure:
29.
students read
pages 2930,31,32,34,35
30.
complete problems
3.3 & 3.4
31.
discuss problems
32.
PPT ch 3 advocacy
Homework: work
on project 1
Day: A9 Thur
Topic: Advocacy
Objective: To
understand that one of the best ways to influence legislation is to advocate
for it.
Procedure:
33.
Quiz chapter 3
34.
red pen rvw on quiz
35.
Project 1 due
today
36.
students are
given test rvw sheets to work on
37.
discuss answers
to test prep
Homework: work
on project 1 / study for chapter 2 & 3 test
Day: A10
Topic: Advocacy
Objective: To
understand that one of the best ways to influence legislation is to advocate
for it.
Procedure:
38.
students
completed review sheet for test
39.
class went over
test review sheet together for content
Homework: work
on project 1 / study for chapter 2 & 3 test
Day: A11 Thur
Topic: written assesment
Objective: To
understand that one of the best ways to influence legislation is to advocate
for it.
Procedure:
40.
students took
written test on chapters 2 and 3
Homework: read
chapter 4 / study for quiz next class
Day: A12
Topic: Settling Disputes
Objective: To
understand that there are many ways to settle disputes.
Procedure:
41.
students brain
storm times in their life when they had a dispute
42.
students then try
to remember ways that they settled the dispute (if they did)
43.
Teacher lists /
discusses the various ways of settling disputes
44.
students discuss
the merits of each way of settling disputes and when each might be most
effective
45.
teacher asks
students to differentiate by writing down their responses to the differences
among the methods (such as mediation versus arbitration)
Homework: read
chapter 4 / study for quiz next class
Day: A13
Topic: The Court System
Objective: To
understand that the
Procedure:
46.
quiz chapter 4
Settling Disputes
47.
pages 46-49
Homework: read
chapter 5
Day: A14
Topic: The Court System
Objective: To
understand that the
Procedure:
48.
DO NOW=
completing the steps in a trial worksheet
49.
class reviews
sheet
50.
PPT presentation
on types of courts is
Homework: finish
reading chapter 5 quiz next class
Day: A15 Thur
Topic: The Court System
Objective: To
understand that the
Procedure:
51.
DO NOW= oral quiz
on notes from last class
52.
problem 5.3 and discuss it (which court would hear the case,
state or federal?)
Homework: Trace, copy and color the map on page 55 showing the Circuit
Court of Appeals and their numbers. Also
create 10 questions for someone else to answer by reading your map (include
your answers)
Day: A16
Topic: The Court System
Objective: To
understand that the
Procedure:
53.
DO NOW= page 60
(Gideon v. Wainwright)
54.
class discussion
of case
55.
watch first part
of Gideon’s Sword (movie with Henry Fonda)
Homework: read
chapter 6 pages 63-65 and complete problem 6.1
Day: A17
Topic: The Court System
Objective: To
understand that the
Procedure:
56.
DO NOW= review
part one of the movie
57.
watch part 2 of Gideon’s Sword (movie with Henry Fonda)
58.
discussion of
film
Homework: students
write a summary of the movie and a one page reaction to it.
Day: A18
Topic: Lawyers
Objective: To
understand how lawyers get paid, when you might need one, and what it actually
means to have a lawyer (privileges).
Procedure:
59.
DO NOW= collect
HW and read pages 68-69 and write down the ways in which lawyers get paid
60.
discussion of the
following terms and what they mean:
a.
attorney-client
privilege
b.
disbarred
c.
legal practice
61.
students work on
problem 6.4
Homework: prepare
for a unit test in two days: prepare for review game for next class
Day: A19
Topic: Lawyers
Objective: To
understand that the
Procedure:
62.
DO NOW= break up
into teams
63.
play review game
for test next class
Homework: prepare
for a unit test in one day
Day: A20 Thur
Topic: UNIT ONE
Objective: To
demonstrate an understanding of all major concepts and content from unit 1
through a written examination.
Procedure:
64.
students take a
written exam
Homework:
http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/juror.htm
(for info on NJ Jury System)