Law Unit 1 Lessons: HERITAGE LAW
AGENDA:
Wed. Sept. 4th Learning Goal: to get to know the class and to introduce the Understanding Canadian Law course
1. Go through website and class files (Course Outline, Classroom Expectations, etc.)
2. Bookmark my website "www.hstepanek.weebly.com"
3. Create an "Canadian Law" folder under your documents in your home folder (u:/drive)
4. For school and home access: Google "oerb" - bookmark the OERB (Ontario Education Resource Bank) website *OERB Login Information * Please write this info. in your student planner/agenda:
User ID: durhamstudent
Password: oerbs
For school access only: Click on the CLU3E icon, then "Assignments", then CLU3E, then Unit Overview
5. Who Are You Questionnaire
6. Learning Styles Activity
7. Law BINGO Activity
8. Avatar - Get to Know You Activity (if time)
Thurs. Sept. 5th Learning Goal: to get to know students and to discover current knowledge of Canadian Law
**Welcome Back Assembly - wait for call down
1. Print and present Avatars
2. Distribute Law Binders and sort remainder of the worksheets for Unit 1
3. Go through True/False: How Much Do You Know about Laws Sheet
Fri. Sept. 6th Learning Goal: to understand the differences between rules and laws and how they influence our society
*Cell Phone Contracts
1. Finish taking up How Much Do You Know about Laws Sheet
2. Rules vs. Laws
3. What Do You Think?
4. Read Scalping Article
5. Read Old and Weird Laws Article - watch *Top 10 Weird Laws*
6. Build Your Understanding
7. Island Rule Group Activity
Mon. Sept. 9th Learning Goal: to learn the purposes and functions of law
1. Present Island Group Activity Rules
2. Purposes of Law
3. Functions of Law - extra handout
4. No Spitting Assignment
5. What do you Think?
6. Read "The Rule of Law" and answer questions
Tues. Sept. 10th Learning Goal: to learn how we feel about controversial issues (capital punishment, abortion, etc.)
1. Roncarelli vs. Duplessis
2. Lady Justice
3. Reflection: R V. Dudley and Stevens
4. Historical Roots Legal Timeline
5. History of Law PowerPoint (fill in the blanks)
Wed. Sept. 11th Learning Goal: to learn the history of Canadian law and identify where our laws came from
1. Continue History of Law PowerPoint
2. Video - Robert Latimer and Sue Rodriguez - Answer questions
Thurs. Sept. 12th Learning Goal: to learn how to analyze and summarize relevant law videos and articles
1. Finish Sue Rodriguez video
2. Finish History of Law PowerPoint
3. Article Analysis #1 Tattoo Guide
4. Article Analysis #2 Supreme Court case to test "Internet Luring" law (if time)
Fri. Sept. 13th Learning Goal: to apply knowldege of anaylzing and summarizing law articles
1. Article Analysis #2 Internet Luring
2. To Catch a Predator Article and Video questions
Mon. Sept. 16th Learning Goal: to define and analyze the topic of ethics
1. Article Anaylsis #3 "Photos of gang rape go viral on Facebook"
2. Rape and Sexual Assault Statistics + Question
3. Ethics Journal Entry Questions
4. History Channel - Ancient Torture Techniques
Tues. Sept. 17th Learning Goal: to apply and demonstrate knowledge of the history of Canadian Law
1. History of Laws Group Assignment - PowerPoint, brochure, poster
Wed. Sept. 18th Learning Goal: to identify sources of law and to learn how a law is passed in Canada
1. Distribute Booklet #2 (Unit 1 Part B)
2. Sources of Law Triangle
3. Passing of a Law Chart
4. Levels and Branches of Government
5. Finish History of Law Group Project
Thurs. Sept. 19th Learning Goal: to learn the classifications, categories and divisions of Canadian Law
1. Jurisdiction and the Constitution
2. Classification of Law
3. Categories/Divisions of Law
4. Divisions of Law Worksheet
5. Start Categories of Law Assignment
Fri. Sept. 20th Learning Goal: to demonstrate understanding of one category of Domestic Law
1. Finish Categories of Law Assignment - good copy with colour etc.
Mon. Sept. 23rd Learning Goal: to analyze the contributions of groups and individuals in Canada who have
influenced the making of new laws or the modification of old laws
1. Watch "Bowling for Columbine" and answer questions on handout
Tues. Sept. 24th Learning Goal: to critically analyze actions of others with regards to various legal and ethical issues
1. Finish watching "Bowling for Columbine" and answering video questions
Wed. Sept. 25th Learning Goal: to become aware of some staggering statistics about teen related drinking and driving incidents
1. Criminal Law vs. Civil Law Handout and Case Citation Sheet
2. T/F Facts About Teens Drinking and Driving
3. Article Analysis - Holding Everyone Accountable
Thurs. Sept. 26th Learning Goal: to come to a decision about where you stand with regards to the gun control law
1. Teens and the Legal Driving Age Article + Questions
2. CBC Video - The Gun Laws Pros and Cons
3. Career in the Canadian Justice System Assignment
Fri. Sept. 27th Learning Goal: to use appropriate research methods to gather, organize, evaluate, and synthesize
information about a career in law
1. Continue Career in the Canadian Justice System Assignment
2. Catch up on any missed work
**Unit 1 TEST on Wednesday
Mon. Sept. 30th Learning Goal: to continue to use appropriate research methods to gather, organize, evaluate, and
synthesize information about a career in law
1. Finish Career in Law Assignments
2. Catch up Day - all UNIT 1 work due today!
**Unit TEST on Wednesday
Tues. Oct. 1st Learning Goal: to apply understanding of Unit 1 terminology and concepts using Review assignments
1. Hand back all marked assignments
2. Unit 1 Review
Wed. Oct. 2nd Learning Goal: to demonstrate understanding of Unit 1 terminology and concepts
1. UNIT 1 TEST
Link to Unit 2
Wed. Sept. 4th Learning Goal: to get to know the class and to introduce the Understanding Canadian Law course
1. Go through website and class files (Course Outline, Classroom Expectations, etc.)
2. Bookmark my website "www.hstepanek.weebly.com"
3. Create an "Canadian Law" folder under your documents in your home folder (u:/drive)
4. For school and home access: Google "oerb" - bookmark the OERB (Ontario Education Resource Bank) website *OERB Login Information * Please write this info. in your student planner/agenda:
User ID: durhamstudent
Password: oerbs
For school access only: Click on the CLU3E icon, then "Assignments", then CLU3E, then Unit Overview
5. Who Are You Questionnaire
6. Learning Styles Activity
7. Law BINGO Activity
8. Avatar - Get to Know You Activity (if time)
Thurs. Sept. 5th Learning Goal: to get to know students and to discover current knowledge of Canadian Law
**Welcome Back Assembly - wait for call down
1. Print and present Avatars
2. Distribute Law Binders and sort remainder of the worksheets for Unit 1
3. Go through True/False: How Much Do You Know about Laws Sheet
Fri. Sept. 6th Learning Goal: to understand the differences between rules and laws and how they influence our society
*Cell Phone Contracts
1. Finish taking up How Much Do You Know about Laws Sheet
2. Rules vs. Laws
3. What Do You Think?
4. Read Scalping Article
5. Read Old and Weird Laws Article - watch *Top 10 Weird Laws*
6. Build Your Understanding
7. Island Rule Group Activity
Mon. Sept. 9th Learning Goal: to learn the purposes and functions of law
1. Present Island Group Activity Rules
2. Purposes of Law
3. Functions of Law - extra handout
4. No Spitting Assignment
5. What do you Think?
6. Read "The Rule of Law" and answer questions
Tues. Sept. 10th Learning Goal: to learn how we feel about controversial issues (capital punishment, abortion, etc.)
1. Roncarelli vs. Duplessis
2. Lady Justice
3. Reflection: R V. Dudley and Stevens
4. Historical Roots Legal Timeline
5. History of Law PowerPoint (fill in the blanks)
Wed. Sept. 11th Learning Goal: to learn the history of Canadian law and identify where our laws came from
1. Continue History of Law PowerPoint
2. Video - Robert Latimer and Sue Rodriguez - Answer questions
Thurs. Sept. 12th Learning Goal: to learn how to analyze and summarize relevant law videos and articles
1. Finish Sue Rodriguez video
2. Finish History of Law PowerPoint
3. Article Analysis #1 Tattoo Guide
4. Article Analysis #2 Supreme Court case to test "Internet Luring" law (if time)
Fri. Sept. 13th Learning Goal: to apply knowldege of anaylzing and summarizing law articles
1. Article Analysis #2 Internet Luring
2. To Catch a Predator Article and Video questions
Mon. Sept. 16th Learning Goal: to define and analyze the topic of ethics
1. Article Anaylsis #3 "Photos of gang rape go viral on Facebook"
2. Rape and Sexual Assault Statistics + Question
3. Ethics Journal Entry Questions
4. History Channel - Ancient Torture Techniques
Tues. Sept. 17th Learning Goal: to apply and demonstrate knowledge of the history of Canadian Law
1. History of Laws Group Assignment - PowerPoint, brochure, poster
Wed. Sept. 18th Learning Goal: to identify sources of law and to learn how a law is passed in Canada
1. Distribute Booklet #2 (Unit 1 Part B)
2. Sources of Law Triangle
3. Passing of a Law Chart
4. Levels and Branches of Government
5. Finish History of Law Group Project
Thurs. Sept. 19th Learning Goal: to learn the classifications, categories and divisions of Canadian Law
1. Jurisdiction and the Constitution
2. Classification of Law
3. Categories/Divisions of Law
4. Divisions of Law Worksheet
5. Start Categories of Law Assignment
Fri. Sept. 20th Learning Goal: to demonstrate understanding of one category of Domestic Law
1. Finish Categories of Law Assignment - good copy with colour etc.
Mon. Sept. 23rd Learning Goal: to analyze the contributions of groups and individuals in Canada who have
influenced the making of new laws or the modification of old laws
1. Watch "Bowling for Columbine" and answer questions on handout
Tues. Sept. 24th Learning Goal: to critically analyze actions of others with regards to various legal and ethical issues
1. Finish watching "Bowling for Columbine" and answering video questions
Wed. Sept. 25th Learning Goal: to become aware of some staggering statistics about teen related drinking and driving incidents
1. Criminal Law vs. Civil Law Handout and Case Citation Sheet
2. T/F Facts About Teens Drinking and Driving
3. Article Analysis - Holding Everyone Accountable
Thurs. Sept. 26th Learning Goal: to come to a decision about where you stand with regards to the gun control law
1. Teens and the Legal Driving Age Article + Questions
2. CBC Video - The Gun Laws Pros and Cons
3. Career in the Canadian Justice System Assignment
Fri. Sept. 27th Learning Goal: to use appropriate research methods to gather, organize, evaluate, and synthesize
information about a career in law
1. Continue Career in the Canadian Justice System Assignment
2. Catch up on any missed work
**Unit 1 TEST on Wednesday
Mon. Sept. 30th Learning Goal: to continue to use appropriate research methods to gather, organize, evaluate, and
synthesize information about a career in law
1. Finish Career in Law Assignments
2. Catch up Day - all UNIT 1 work due today!
**Unit TEST on Wednesday
Tues. Oct. 1st Learning Goal: to apply understanding of Unit 1 terminology and concepts using Review assignments
1. Hand back all marked assignments
2. Unit 1 Review
Wed. Oct. 2nd Learning Goal: to demonstrate understanding of Unit 1 terminology and concepts
1. UNIT 1 TEST
Link to Unit 2