9/8-9/11
Introduction to class. Attendance. Daily classroom procedure.
Discussion of Class Participation Guidelines/Rubric (Parents need to read through and complete on-line form acknowledging it)
Materials Needed: 1/2 inch loose leaf binder exclusive for this class
Remind students of on line syllabus and google form
Hand-out textbooks and workbooks and take a look through.
Each chapter is divided in two Sections 1.1 and 1.2. Students should be reading Chapter 1 The Law and the Courts at home.
Section 1.1 Foundations of Law pgs. 6-14
View Hammurabi's Code clip. Who was Hammurabi and how long ago was his code of law written?
9/14-9/18
Vocabulary Section 1.1 quiz FRIDAY.
Discussion of "Why law is necessary and define law?"
Discuss Relationship b/w ethics and law pgs. 8-9 in text.
Discussion of how students decide differences between RIGHT AND WRONG. List on board.
Discussion of Ethics/Morals. How Ethical Decisions are made (4 specific ways)
Ethical Character Traits. What are they? Do you have them?
3 important ACADEMIC vocabulary terms:
Empathy, Permissible, Prevalent
Compare/Contrast the vocab terms Sympathy vs. Empathy
Moral/ethical debate "Baby left in car" experiment/video/discussion.
Section 1.1 PowerPoint notes continue.
Continue notes on The Five Main Sources of Law (pgs. 9-14 in textbook)
Textbook pgs. 12-13, Discussion of STATUTES (Federal/State/Ordinances)
Look up "Murphy's Law". What does it say and where/who was it created from.
Complete "Sources of Law" notes from Section 1.1 PowerPoint
Students should complete pg. 1-3 of workbook
Monday 9/21-9/25
Word of the day is "jurisdiction"
Begin Section 1.2 "The Court System and Trial Procedure" pg. 15 textbook.
Section 1.2 The Court System and Trial Procedures pgs. 15-27.
Section 1.2 Vocabulary quiz is Friday 9/25.
Substantive Law and Procedural Law pg. 20 read. Difference between the two. Discussion
Complete Section 1.2 vocabulary in class.
Section 1.2 Vocabulary quiz is Friday 9/25.
Section 1.2 Federal/State Court systems and different types of jurisdiction
Go over different levels in Federal System explaining jurisdiction at every level. Give examples.
Section 1.2 Federal/State Court systems and different types of jurisdiction
Go over different levels in Federal System explaining jurisdiction at every level. Give examples.
STRUCTURE OF FEDERAL COURT SYSTEM (hyperlink)
STRUCTURE OF STATE COURT SYSTEM (hyperlink)
Federal Court System Structure/Jurisdiction notes.
Federal Court Link
Study words tonight for tomorrow quiz.
Section 1.2 vocabulary quiz.
Discussion death penalty relating moral/ethical decision making. Read article titled "U.S. last to execute ban". Ethical/Moral dilemma? Violation of 8th Amendment of Bill of Rights? Is there a conflict between state law and federal law? Discussion
Read article "Inmate: Injection would be cruel". Students have to answer questions posted on classroom. (Capital Punishment questions)
Capital Punishment article along with questions
Review vocabulary quizzes 1.1 and 1.2
Difference between original and appellate jurisdiction (Federal Courts)
Difference between limited and general jurisdiction (State Courts)
Continue with Federal Courts and Jurisdiction
Begin Notes on Civil/Criminal Trial Procedure
Begin notes on "Procedural Law" (see attached PowerPoint Section 1.2 below)
Students should turn in Capital Punishment classroom assignment questions completed to the google classroom
Criminal Trial Procedure pg. 24-25
Discuss Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) pg. 21-22
Take notes on 4 Techniques Used in ADR.
Discussion about the differences between the four techniques
Case of the Shipwrecked Sailors. Group work. On google classroom
Discussion of group work. Case of the Shipwrecked Sailors.
pg. 22 in textbook Civil law procedure
Discuss what the "Pleadings" are (Complaint and Answer)
Show examples of Civil Court complaint forms.
Article: "Cash only Bail Challenged"
Arraignment video on google classroom.
Notes on trial procedure. Click link "How to Indict
"Teens, Nude Photos, and the Law" and "Sexting Appropriate Punishments For the Crime". Class Discussion
Show students Video clip posted in the google classroom.
Work collaboratively in groups to answer short response questions from Newsweek article (Teens, Nude Photos, and The Law), QUESTIONS ARE posted in google classroom.
Link to article is here Teens, Nude Photo, and the Law (article).
Sexting group discussion and debate (50% of grade)
10/12 Columbus Day
NO SCHOOL
Make sure you copy notes for pg. 5-10 for workbook from google classroom.
Chapter 1 Test REVIEW
Chapter 1 review quiz in class open textbook.
Juvenile Cases: pgs. 26-27
Review ADR methods and techniques: Mediation/Arbitration/Conciliation/Negotiation
Chapter 1 Assessment
Law and Order episode about Trial Procedure
Supreme Court on Education: Five Defining Cases (in class quiz)COMPLETE-DISCUSS
Law and Order episode