Outline
Schedule w/Activities
Resources
 
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 20
Review Ch1-PPT Read Ch 2-1 The Internet and Constitutional Rights- Ch 3
-classwork-		 Ch 3 Test-Courts- Mon. October 26th Torts
Read Ch 5 Sec. 1-2
PPT

Contracts- Ch 6-11

Ongoing Notes

Wills - Jan 4th

Write a will. Identify legal terms in a picture story
Admin Agencies-notes- Day 2 Understanding your rights: Know Amendments 1--5

The court systems

Quiz-10-7-09

puzzle due Thurs-10-8

Oct. 27th
Ch 4-Crimes -Why do children kill?
Video-Kid Crime with Mike Wallis Read Ch 4-1

 A Civil Action
novel
|read pgs 1-50 using the reading guide

Solve the problem with health care reform

 

Contract Skit Rubric

Contract videos

Jan 5th

Apply concepts of wills to real stories.

Introduction to Consumer Protection laws
Ch 1-Vocabulary Constitution notes-graphic organizer The Supreme Court-as it affects your daily life. Oct 28th
Analysis of the problem- Juvenile crime; PBS article review-ThinkPairShare
Notes organizer on Ch 4

Finish Ch 5 reading

Wed. Civil Action + video clip

Thurs. A
'puzzling'tort

 

 Monday-Dec 21st- test based on the student generated videos of contracts

Poster project

Poster Project rubric

Webquest

Final Exam- Constitution
Day 1-PPT Is bullying protected by Free speech? reading and discussion

"Pin the personality on the justice"-

Assignment

Rubric

 Save a newspaper article related to one of the crimes in the chart

Fri. Webquest work. Review it here and here
View templates

Monday- Torts test - 3-part

    
  PPT Design notes

Articles and Amendments

Articles bellringer

 Thurs. and Friday (Oct. 15-16) was an interesting student-generated diversion into the Supreme Court. We watched the Amistad movie about slavery and the role of the Supreme Court.

Crimes Handout-Criminal Law and Specific crimes

Read Ch 4-sec.2,3 for class discussion

It's Murder

Tuesday- Scavenger Hunt to town government.

Due Dec 2nd.

    
  Types of Law Sources in US

Ch2 Amendments

Ch2-section

Monday- Oct. 19
quiz on the movie
diagram-PPT

Miranda
Review Jeopardy

Introduction to Contracts

Report on work outstanding

    
  Apply concepts Checks and Balances- apply concepts Oct 19- finish PPT-Justices for presentation on Tuesday 20th

Test Chapter 4-Crimes

Webquests

Contracts notes

PPT-Ch9-10

    
  Jeopardy review Presentations on Admin.Agencies Oct 20th PA Courts video introduction. Assigned reading - quiz
FedStateNotes

 Process      
  Administration Agency presentation rubric

Constitution
Concentration review

Test

 Oct 21st- State Court Quiz
Presentations		        
  PA Standards used in Presentations Compare and contrast the US and PA Constitutions in the Battle of the Constitutions Oct 22 -Presentations
Oct 23- finish presentations
Review outline		        
  Test-1            
  Ethics PPT            
Standards  
5.1.12.B
5.1.12.A

Analyze the sources, purposes and functions of law.
Evaluate the major arguments advanced for the necessity of government

5.1.12.C
5.1.12.E
5.1.12.F

5.1.12.I
Evaluate the importance of the principles and ideals of civic life.
Evaluate the principles and ideals that shape the United States and compare them to documents of government.
Analyze and assess the rights of the people as listed in the Pennsylvania Constitution and the Constitution of the United States.
Analyze historical examples of the importance of the rule of law explaining the sources, purposes and functions of law.
5.1.12.J
5.2.12.A
Analyze how the law promotes the common good and protects individual rights.
Evaluate an individual’s civic rights, responsibilities and duties in various governments.
5.2.12.C
Interpret the causes of conflict in society and analyze techniques to resolve those conflicts.
   
   
   

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