Pennsylvania Bar Association | Law Day 2003 Civics and Government by correlating each lesson plan to the Day festivities, including courthouse tours and mock trials for students, law Day luncheons http://www.pabar.org/lawday2003home.shtml
Extractions: In partnership with county bar associations, the PBA held its fourth annual statewide Law Day effort titled One Nation Indivisible. Beginning May 1 with kick-off events throughout the state and continuing through May 30, the Law Day celebration brought together over 1,000 judges, lawyers and schools to help children learn about the law and our countrys strength and history. The official statewide kick-off ceremony was held on May 1 at the State Capitol in Harrisburg and featured Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Thomas Saylor, PBA President Thomas Golden, PBA Law-Related Education Committee Co-chair Louis Teti and the Harrisburg High School Choir. The speakers talked with students from Shimmel Elementary School in Harrisburg about their experiences with the law and our countrys independence. In addition, the winner of the associations statewide poster contest, a third grade student from Overlook Elementary School in Montgomery County, Pa., was announced. The events of September 11, 2001, left a lasting impact on all Americans, including our children, President Golden said. As we continue to work together to heal as a nation, we now have the opportunity and responsibility to teach children about our countrys strength and history. Words like freedom, democracy and equality can become commonplace in the classroom as we work with schools and parents to foster the spirit of America in our children. To achieve these goals, the PBA developed the
Links dot Net law Instructor Publications law, Youth Legal Aid Fact Sheets lesson plans and Resources the Social Studies (MCSS) Minnesota mock Trial Page Minnesota http://civicallyspeaking.org/links.html
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Lesson Plans This lesson is designed It is based on a mock trial in which the convince a president to sign an unconstitutional act into law. 11 th 12th grade http://bss.sfsu.edu/internment/lessonplans.html
Extractions: Description: It is difficult for anyone to truly feel the experiences that others have gone through unless he or she has been through similar situations. However, it is very important for students to "feel" history as well as to know it. Therefore, students can study the circumstances under which Japanese Americans were removed from their homes, their cities, and encamped in isolation during World War II.
Instructional Materials In Canadian Studies are links to about a dozen lesson plans on Canadian they have several lists of law Related bibliographies for examples sources of mock trial teaching resources. http://www.cln.org/subjects/can-studies_inst.html
Extractions: Instructional Materials in Canadian Studies Below are the CLN "Theme Pages" which focus on, or support, specific topics within Canadian Studies. CLN's theme pages are collections of useful Internet educational resources within a narrow curricular topic and contain links to two types of information. Students and teachers will find curricular resources (information, content...) to help them learn about this topic. In addition, there are links to instructional materials (lesson plans) which will help teachers provide instruction in this theme. General Social Studies Resources Here are a number of links to lesson plans on specific topics with Canadian Studies, for example Canadian geography, history, or law. While there are a limited number of lesson plans on the net that deal with Canada specifically, there are many general social studies lesson plans which could be adapted to the Canadian scene. You may wish to go through our pages of lesson plans on the Environment History , or Other Social Studies . Please read our BC's Parliament Buildings 1898-1998 Information on the history of the BC Parliament Buildings, including pictures, links to historical documents, and teaching activities.
Guide Entry 90.02.10 The three sample lesson plans act as guides for steps necessary for an accurate, studentdeveloped mock trial. all, Acting Up in Contemporary law, is an http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/guides/1990/2/90.02.10.x.html
Extractions: Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute Home Acting Up in Contemporary Law, by Antonia M. Coughlin This unit centers around preparing the students for improvisational roles in a mock trial. Vocabulary and discussion of relevant material related to crime, character roles, courtroom procedure, and sentencing are intertwined into activities such as lecturing, note taking, critical analysis, and dramatization. In order for the students to enact competently a mock trial, a section containing legal material is followed by a section devoted to improvisational exercises aimed at developing the students self confidence and performance skills. In Section I, Criminal Procedure, the objectives met include: familiarization with causes of crime, rights of the accused, categories of homicide, types of sentencing, legal reasons for imprisonment, criminal procedure, courtroom characters, and courtroom procedure. In Section II, Performance Development, the objectives met include: character development, development of concentration skills, improvisational skills, and blocking. The three sample lesson plans act as guides for the educator. They focus on steps necessary for an accurate, student-developed mock trial. This unit covers a four to five week teaching block. Although geared for a class of twenty-five students, the concept may be adapted to smaller or larger classes. The material may also be modified to meet the needs of varying levels of students.
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Extractions: Street Law Street Law Minimum Requirements and Standards REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS Suggestion about terms: Minimum requirements should be existed to recognize the organization as a Street Law clinic. Standards of the Street Law Clinic mean such requirements which guarantees the quality of its work (or services provided by the clinic). Please rate each of the proposed standards in one of three ways. The standard should be required for street law-type clinics, they are recommended for clinics (but are optional) or they are not necessary for the clinics and should not be included in the list. Require Recommend Eliminate
Chuck_black2 OVERVIEW and PURPOSE A mock trial is a very valuable learning experience. 12.5.8, Define the concept of due process of law and explain the JUST BEFORE TRIAL. http://www.cla.sc.edu/poli/courses/scgovt/Lesson Plans/emily_dunning.htm
Extractions: MOCK TRIAL Teacher: Emily Dunning Grade Level: 5,8,11, and 12 School: Indian Land Elementary and Middle School Subject: Mock Trial LENGTH: 4 TO 5 DAYS OVERVIEW and PURPOSE: A Mock trial is a very valuable learning experience. It will help students learn about specific areas of law, courtroom procedure, roles of courtroom personnel, and how the U.S. courts solve conflicts peacefully. It also gives a student a perspective on how a courtroom really works. The students will learn details of trial process and procedures. Other skills that will be developed are critical skills that are globally necessary. (E.g. critical analysis of a problem, strategic thinking, questioning skills and listening skills.) South Carolina Social Studies Standards Met: Investigate the ways people can work together to promote the principles and ideals of American democracy. Explain the importance of personal responsibilities and civic responsibilities in the operation of a democracy Identify the factors that enhance the effectiveness of citizens and promote the functioning of American constitutional democracy.
Homework Center - Civil Rights & Brown V. Board Of Education Separate but Equal is Uncontitutional Under the law http//www http//www.crfc.org/americanjury/CRFCScottsboroBoys.htm This mock trial lesson plans help bring http://www.multcolib.org/homework/civilrights/lessons.html
History / Social Science : Mock Trial mock Trial materials include a hypothetical criminal case (including summaries of case law, witness statements rules of evidence), lesson plans on central http://ci.kern.org/socialScience/mocktrial
Extractions: @import url(http://wwwStatic.kern.org/gems/ciThemeBlue2002/g5.css); *Mock Trial Announces Its 22nd Year* *People v Casco* Mock Trial Coordinator - Vickie Spivy Phone (661) 636-4330 vispivy@kern.org Mock Trial Assistant - Clerical Support - Sarah Ramsay Phone (661) 636-4877 Fax (661) 636-4135 saramsay@kern.org The Kern County Mock Trial Program is funded with a grant from The Harry and Ethel West Foundation A team of students, with the help of a teacher coach and a volunteer attorney coach, prepares and presents the trial from the perspectives of the prosecution and the defense. There are many different roles for Mock Trial team members, including trial attorneys, pretrial motion attorneys, witnesses, clerks, and bailiffs. During Mock Trial, school teams prosecute or defend a simulated case prepared by the Constitutional Rights Foundation for use in the California Mock Trial Competition. The Kern County Mock Trial Program has over 450 Kern County student participants. Through role-playing techniques, these students learn about the content and processes of law in an exciting and vibrant way. By studying the case and preparing strategies and arguments for trial, students also increase basic and public speaking skills, analytic ability, and team competition skills.
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Teacher Lesson Plan - To Kill A Mockingbird This resource for teachers provides lesson plans in which students are guided on a journey through the Depression Era, they become familiar with Southern experiences through the study of the To http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/98/mock/intro.html
Extractions: A Historical Perspective Kathleen Prody and Nicolet Whearty Students gain a sense of the living history that surrounds the novel To Kill a Mockingbird . Through studying primary source materials from American Memory and other online resources, students of all backgrounds may better grasp how historical events and human forces have shaped relationships between black and white, and rich and poor cultures of our country. This unit guides students on a journey through the Depression Era in the 1930s. Activities familiarize the students with Southern experiences through the study of the novel and African American experiences through the examination of primary sources. Students will: learn about the history of African Americans in the South through analysis of historical and literary primary source photographs and documents; demonstrate visual literacy skills; master research skills necessary to use American Memory collections; be able to distinguish points of view in several types of primary sources; be able to identify literary devices and figurative language in historical documents and personal narratives;
N.J. State Bar Foundation -Videos - Mock Trial Videotapes lesson plan for grades K1 and another for grade 2. In addition to the lesson plan, the guide mock Trial Videotapes - Taped at the New Jersey law Center on http://www.njsbf.com/njsbf/programs/videos/mock.cfm
Extractions: Mock Trial Videotapes "Kids' Court" - This live television special, broadcast May 23, 1996 on New Jersey Network, features Law Fair, the Foundation's mock trial program for grades 3 to 6. A panel consisting of a judge, an attorney, a teacher and three elementary school students discuss legal issues from the student-written cases after viewing taped segments from the Law Fair Programs. Appropriate for all audiences. (60 minutes) "Mini-Court Videotape" - In this 11-minute videotape, second-graders from the Cochran Academy in East Orange, New Jersey, enact "The Case of the Missing Puppy" from the New Jersey State Bar Foundation's "Mini-Court Teacher's Guide." The video is intended to be used as a teaching tool in conjunction with the guide for grades K-2. The guide features a five-day lesson plan for grades K-1 and another for grade 2. In addition to the lesson plan, the guide contains a glossary of legal terms, coloring page, courtroom diagram, resource and activities sections, word searches, puppet cutouts and a student award certificate. A free copy of the guide will be provided with the videotape.
YEARLY LESSON PLAN: STREET LAW YEARLY lesson PLAN STREET law 20012002. First Quarter Outline Third Quarter Unit V FAMILY law (Continued from 2nd. 1 . mock Trial a. child custody case. http://www.atech.org/faculty/young/Yearly/sl-year.htm
Extractions: First Quarter Outline: Unit 1: INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITIES: Unit II: HISTORY OF LAW: 1. codification 1. Latin, language of law 1. introduction of degrees of crime a. rules/guidelines for computer usage b. group activities/research Unit III: JUVENILE LAW: "Juvenile Justice" Second Quarter: Unit V: FAMILY LAW: (Will continue into 2nd. semester) 1. valid/invalid 1. grounds 2. requirements Third Quarter: Unit V: FAMILY LAW: (Continued from 2nd. quarter) 1. Wills 2. epitaphs/tombstones 3. obituaries 4. obituary/bio news paper article with photo Topics: a. Medieval Justice system b. English Common Law c. Juvenile Justice d. Pornography e. Family Law issue Unit VI: CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY: Topics: a. arson b. vandalism c. larceny 1. grand 2. petty 3. shoplifting d. embezzlement e. extortion f. burglary: 1. degrees g. forgery h. receiving stolen property 1. fencing operations/stings 2. stings 3. individual liability/responsibility l. unauthorized use of a vehicle 1. joyriding 2. grand theft auto Unit VII: CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON: 1 . criminal Fourth Quarter: Unit VII: CONSUMER LAW: 9. Computer:
Courts In The Classroom plan for secondary teachers on conducting mock oral arguments tool to teach an interesting aspect of the law. won in the court decision at the trial court) Stan http://www.in.gov/judiciary/education/lessons/2001/oct/OCT_shah_v_harris3.html
Extractions: A lesson plan for secondary teachers on conducting mock oral arguments* *The staff of the judicial branch chose this case as a useful tool to teach an interesting aspect of the law. Its selection has no bearing on how the case will ultimately be decided. Since the members of the court did not participate in the preparation of the lesson plan, the issues raised in it will not necessarily be addressed in the oral argument. Background: Teachers should ask their students to read the case summary and the briefs of the appellant (the person bringing the case) Kirit C. Shah, M.D. and the appellees (the people who won in the court decision at the trial court) Stan and Nancy Harris, and watch the October 9, 2001 oral argument before the Indiana Court of Appeals. These materials are available at the Oral Arguments Online page.
Frankenstein--Literature Lesson Plan (grades 9-12)--DiscoverySchool.com most unabridged dictionaries will give lawspecific definitions students participating in the mock trial using the This lesson plan may be used to address the http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/frankenstein/
Extractions: Point out to the class that in the United States these days, when litigation is so popular, a new version of Frankenstein set here might show the monster, before going off to the Arctic, suing his creator in civil court for negligence, malpractice, and emotional and physical distress. Tell students that they are going to stage a mock trial of Victor Frankenstein for the above-mentioned charges. The trial, like the novel, can have science-fiction or fantasy elements. Explain that the case will be heard in civil court, where a suit is brought by one individual (plaintiff) against another (defendant), whereas in criminal court, the case is between the state (prosecution) and the defendant.
Making Civics Real: Workshop 8: Lesson Plan lesson Plan Context Banneker Senior High School in Washington, DC Students in his law class have won the District of Columbia mock Trial Championship for http://www.learner.org/channel/workshops/civics/workshop8/lessonplan/context.htm
Extractions: Benjamin Banneker Senior High School is a small, college preparatory, public high school in Washington, D.C. Nearly 93 percent of its 432 students are African American (1999-2000 data); other students are Pacific Islander (3.2 percent), Hispanic (3.2 percent), or White (0.7 percent). The high school has an attendance rate of 96.4 percent and a promotion rate of 98.1 percent. In 1999, 92 percent of its senior students graduated. SAT rates in that year averaged 522 in mathematics and 553 verbal. Course Constitutional Law is a two-semester, grade 12, honors option at Benjamin Banneker Senior High School, and provides an academically challenging environment. The course is co-taught by Matt Johnson and students from the American University Washington College of Law. It aims to encourage all students to become autonomous learners, effective communicators, and active citizens in our society. Students are expected to do independent research on a civil law topic, write a complete analysis of a constitutional issue, and submit a book review on a current law-related book. Students participate in mock trials and a citywide moot court competition. The course has four units: Introduction to Law and Legal Systems, Constitutional Law, Civil Law, and Criminal Law. The course text is
Making Civics Real: A Workshop For Teachers: Tools For Teaching and to police procedure in their study of criminal law. lesson Plan In this lesson, each student takes Students prepare their cases and engage in a mock trial. http://www.learner.org/channel/workshops/civics/toolsforteaching/lessoncollect/
Extractions: Home Workshops 1-8 Tools for Teaching Support Materials ... National Standards Lesson Collection From this page, you can quickly access the eight original Lesson Plans that are profiled in this workshop. In addition, you can access Other Lessons which employ the highlighted constructivist strategies or further explore the workshop topic. Lesson Plan In this article, Maria Gallo, director of legal studies and a teacher at Harry S. Truman High School in the Bronx, New York, presents three lessons on the First Amendment: The Establishment of Religion, The Free Exercise of Religion, and Putting It All Together: A Round Table Discussion. Lesson Plan Instructional activities to promote enduring democratic behaviors through broad voter education are presented. The author, G. Dale Greenawald, is an educational consultant who has published extensively in the field of social studies education, and recently served on the faculty of the University of Northern Colorado.
Lesson Plan Taken From: Http://school the main activity of this lesson is a mock trial that outlines both sides. due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use,. http://www.cmhep.org/E17Internment/Supp/mocktrial.htm
Extractions: Lesson Plan Taken From: http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/activities/japaneseamericans/background.html Grade Level: Subject Area: U.S. History Curriculum Focus: U.S. Government, Civics Duration: 3-5 Class periods Objectives Students will: Research the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. Discuss Roosevelts Executive Order in the light of the Fifth Amendment and discuss its legality. Hold a mock trial to explain and evaluate the positions favoring and opposing the policy of internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. Materials Information sources including Internet sites, magazines and books, electronic encyclopedias and databases Procedures Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Franklin Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, which forced the Japanese-American population of the western United States into internment camps. Many of these American citizens lost their property or were forced to sell their homes. Tell students that they are about to examine both sides of this issue by conducting a mock trial. Motivation Distribute the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution to the class.
Digital History review the trial process before beginning the mock trial. http//www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials website answers common questions about the trials. http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/historyonline/lesson_plans_display.cfm?lessonID
