Content Standard 1: Basics of the Law - Analyze the relationship between ethics and the law and describe the sources of the law, the structure of the court system, different classifications of procedural and substantive law.
1.0 - Understand the role that the law and ethics plays in business and society.
2.0 - Describe the sources of the law.
3.0 - Identify the structure of the court systems.
4.0 - Identify the classifications of procedural law.
5.0 - Identify the classifications of substantive law
Content Standard 2: Contract Law, Law of Sales and Consumer Law - Analyze the relationship between contract law, law of sales and consumer law.
1.0 - Analyze the relationship between contract law, law of sales and consumer law.
Content Standard 3: Employment Law - Analyze employment law as it relates to the conduct of business in the state and national marketplace.
1.0 - Analyze the role and importance of employment law as it relates to the conduct of business.
Content Standard 4: Property Law - Explain the legal rules that apply to personal property, real property and intellectual property.
1.0 - Analyze personal property.
2.0 - Analyze real property.
3.0 - Analyze intellectual property.
Content Standard 5: Family Law - Explain the legal rules that apply to marriage, divorce and child custody.
1.0 - Analyze marriage.
2.0 - Analyze divorce and child custody.
Content Standard 6: Wills and Trusts - Determine the appropriateness of wills and trust in estate planning.
1.0 - Analyze wills.
2.0 - Analyze trusts.
Comprehension and Collaboration
11-12.SL.1 - Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 11–12 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
11-12.SL.1.a - Come to discussions prepared having read and researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence from texts and other research on the topic or issue to stimulate a thoughtful, well-reasoned exchange of ideas.
11-12.SL.1.b - Work with peers to promote civil, democratic discussions and decision-making, set clear goals and deadlines, and establish individual roles as needed.
11-12.SL.2 - Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) in order to make informed decisions and solve problems, evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source and noting any discrepancies among the data.
11-12.SL.3 - Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, assessing the stance, premises, links among ideas, word choice, points of emphasis, and tone used.
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
11-12.SL.4 - Present information, findings, and supporting evidence, conveying a clear and distinct perspective, such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning, alternative or opposing perspectives are addressed, and the organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and a range of formal and informal tasks.
Key Ideas and Details
11-12.RST.2 - Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; summarize complex concepts, processes, or information presented in a text by paraphrasing them in simpler but still accurate terms.
11-12.RH.1 - Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, connecting insights gained from specific details to an understanding of the text as a whole.
11-12.RH.2 - Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary that makes clear the relationships among the key details and ideas.
11-12.RH.3 - Evaluate various explanations for actions or events and determine which explanation best accords with textual evidence, acknowledging where the text leaves matters uncertain.
Craft and Structure
11-12.RST.5 - Analyze how the text structures information or ideas into categories or hierarchies, demonstrating understanding of the information or ideas.
11-12.RH.4 - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including analyzing how an author uses and refines the meaning of a key term over the course of a text (e.g., how Madison defines faction in Federalist No. 10).
11-12.RH.5 - Analyze in detail how a complex primary source is structured, including how key sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text contribute to the whole.
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
11-12.RST.9 - Synthesize information from a range of sources (e.g., texts, experiments, simulations) into a coherent understanding of a process, phenomenon, or concept, resolving conflicting information when possible.
11-12.RH.7 - Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, as well as in words) in order to address a question or solve a problem.
11-12.RH.8 - Evaluate an author’s premises, claims, and evidence by corroborating or challenging them with other information.
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
11.12.RST.10 - By the end of grade 12, read and comprehend science/technical texts in the grades 11–CCR text complexity band independently and proficiently.
Text Types and Purposes
11-12.WHST.1 - Write arguments focused on disciline-specific content.
11-12.WHST.1.a - Introduce precise, knowledgeable claim(s), establish the significance of the claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and create an organization that logically sequences the claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.
11-12.WHST.1.b - Develop claim(s) and counterclaims fairly and thoroughly, supplying the most relevant data and evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both claim(s) and counterclaims in a discipline-appropriate form that anticipates the audience’s knowledge level, concerns, values, and possible biases.
11-12.WHST.1.c - Use words, phrases, and clauses as well as varied syntax to link the major sections of the text, create cohesion, and clarify the relationships between claim(s) and reasons, between reasons and evidence, and between claim(s) and counterclaims.
11-12.WHST.1.d - Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing.
11-12.WHST.1.e - Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from or supports the argument presented.
11-12.WHST.2.d - Use precise language, domain-specific vocabulary and techniques such as metaphor, simile, and analogy to manage the complexity of the topic; convey a knowledgeable stance in a style that responds to the discipline and context as well as to the expertise of likely readers.
11-12.WHST.2.e - Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the information or explanation provided (e.g., articulating implications or the significance of the topic).
Production and Distribution of Writing
11-12.WHST.4 - Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
11-12.WHST.5 - Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
11-12.WHST.6 - Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments or information.
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
11-12.WHST.9 - Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.