| 1/08/08
1. Discussion & Planning
2. Video-"Revenge of the Romanovs"
Standard:Community/Global Awareness
Essential Question: How does living within a system of defined rights and
legality effect me as an individual?
1/10/08
1.Review John Locke
2.Read: Pg. 107 in "We The People"- Judicial Review
4. Check order for bookmaking
1/15/08
1. Read: Lindy Chamberlain case.
2. Discussion: How have new technologies influenced determining guilt or
innocence? What are the differences in "guilty until proved innocent and
"innocent until proved guilty"?
Standard: Critical Thinking
1/18/08
1. Read Lizzie Bordon Case
2. Write an opinion of her guilt or innocence, giving supports.
1/24/08
Discussion
work for other classes
1/30/08
1.Read: Supreme Court Case-ALJ Vs. State of Springfield
2.Improv: Demo. prospective juror & prosecutor interrogatives
3. Read: Merchant of Venice
Essential Question: How do court proceedings work?
2/01/08
1. Read: Supreme Court Case-Watts v. U.S.
2. Read: Merchant of Venice
2/07/08
1. Discussion-Law Day Project
2. Read: Case of Richards vs. Badger Mutual Insurance Company
3. Read: Merchant of Venice
Standard: Critical Thinking
Essential Question: How does understanding the legal system increase citizenship?
2/09/08
1. DVD-Cry in the Dark
2/12/08
1. DVD-Cry in the Dark
2. Court case-State of NM vs. Louie Leroy Lopez
Prep. for Law Day Program
Standard: Accessing Community
2/14/08
Attorney visit for Law Day Project
2/15/08
Read Merchant of Venice
Standard:
Critical Thinking
Essential Question: How has the legal system and attitudes changed over the
centuries?
2/19/08
Read: Case Study
Read: Merchant of Venice
2/21/08
Read Case Study
Read: Merchant of Venice
2/29/08
Start Pelican Brief
Standard: Skills of the Independent Learner & Critical Thinking
3/04/08
1. Read: Pelican Brief
2. Start Book Making
Standard: Critical Thinking & Creativity
Essential Question: How do environmental regulations effect individuals?
3/07/08
1. Continue reading Pelican Brief
2. " working on book making
3. Read John Grisham Biography
3/14/08
1. Reading Pelican Brief
2. Working on updating individual books
3. Discuss plans for making a vido/DVD
4/01/08
1. Read Pelican Brief
2. Mid-Term Review-Al Moral
3. Work on Making Book
4/15/08
1. View DVD-Pelican Brief
2. Work on personal book
Standard: Discussion Skills-Comparison of differing mediums
Essential Question: How does a change in medium effect presentation?
5/06/08
1. Read & Discuss news article on Testing & Drivers Licenses
2. Read: Handout on Robert Ballard
3. Give out Treasure Research assignments.
Standard: Community/Global Awareness; Creativity
Essential Question: What effect does the idea of hidden treasures have upon you?
5/8/08
1. Complete Robert Ballard article
2. Read NM Treasure Hunters
3.Assing Research Topics
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