WOODLAND HILLS HIGH SCHOOL LESSON PLAN

SAS and Understanding By Design Template

Name: Kuzy Date: Feb.13.12 Length of Lesson: 8 weeks Content Area: Legal Issues

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STAGE I – DESIRED RESULTS
LESSON TOPIC: Civil Law/ presentations / BIG IDEAS:
Historical interpretation involves an analysis of cause and result.
Perspective helps to define the attributes of historical comprehension.
UNDERSTANDING GOALS (CONCEPTS):
Students will understand:
The difference between criminal and civil law
Ways of settling disputes outside of court
Instances when suing will be beneficial
Instances when suing is not a good alternative
The difference in the US civil law system compared to other civil system in the world
Ways in which the civil law system is abused
Acts which can be both criminal and civil / ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
What role do multiple causations play in describing a historic event?
What role does analysis have in historical construction?

VOCABULARY: remedy, damages, liability, wrongful act, settlement, common law, intentional wrong, class action, liability insurance, malpractice, medical coverage, collision coverage, deductible, comprehensive coverage, no-fault insurance, exclusive remedy, compensatory damages, nominal damages, punitive damages, self-defense, infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, real property, personal property, trespass, nuisance, injunction, attractive nuisance, conversion, duty, breach of duty, causation, cause in fact, legal fact, contributory negligence, comparative negligence, counterclaim, assumption of risk, immune, waive, product liability, tort reform,

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STUDENT OBJECTIVES (COMPETENCIES/OUTCOMES):

Students will be able to:
Identify types of tort law
Evaluate consequences of tort law
Analyze the US tort law system in comparison to European tort law
Evaluate the effectiveness of the US tort law system
deterrence
Compare and contrast torts
Compare and contrast historical tort law cases
Identify the roles of lawyers within the tort law system
Compare and contrast criminal and tort law
Evaluate the legal responsibilities of citizens under tort law
Evaluate various proposals for tort law reform / -Compare and contrast the three main religions of the Middle East
-Explain how religious differences have shaped the culture of the Middle East / -Identify changes brought about by invaders of the Middle East.
-Identify strengths of the Ottoman Empire.
STAGE II – ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE
PERFORMANCE TASK: Students are expected to demonstrate his or her understanding of the basic tenets of civil law. / OTHER EVIDENCE: Students will continually be evaluated based on their: participation, behavior, through formative and summative assessment, discussion, and peer interaction
STAGE III: LEARNING PLAN
INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES:
(Active Engagement, Explicit Instruction, Metacognition, Modeling, Scaffolding)
MINI LESSON:
Civil law v. criminal law organizer
Civil law cases overview and research
Warm-up/ Induction
Brief lecture
Independent or Small group work
Large group discussion
Closure / MATERIALS AND RESOURCES: Textbook
Projector
Laptop
Student Notebook / INTERVENTIONS: The instructor will encourage students to participate in "think, pair, share."
The instructor will use the Socratic Method to assessment student progress.
The instructor will provide feedback for all written assignments.
The instructor will demonstrate metacognition for his students.
The instructor will modify the difficulty of a given assignment based on the student's individual needs / ASSIGNMENTS: Worksheets, projects and short answer writing assignments, current events assignments, quizzes and unit test.