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Criminal justice - law graphic organizers for Microsoft Word
Create Your Own Prison Student Project
This is the "create your own prison" group project that I use in my classroom at the end of the corrections unit. It includes everything that the students will need to prepare for the prison project. It includes a grading breakdown, planning sections for students to plan the different aspects of their prison (design, daily schedule for inmates, inmate uniforms, rules violation procedures, inmate visitation procedures, work, school, and treatment procedures, etc). Also included is a group evaluat
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Corrections Unit Bundle
Roles in Civil Lawsuit, judge, jury, defendant, plaintiff, mock trial, worksheet
Roles in a Civil Lawsuit - judge, jury, defendant, plaintiff, witnesses Graphic Organizer - civil law worksheet
Kids then set up a mock trial situation showing they understand the roles in a trial in civil court
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Grades:
8th - 12th
Disney Deviance
Engage your Sociology students with a pop culture activity. After teaching deviance, crime, and/or social control in sociology, use this term application assignment. They will love this opportunity to use their favorite Disney & Pixar movie characters to analyze deviance.
Grades:
9th - 12th
Tort Civil Law Lawsuit Graphic Organizer Worksheet - negligence
Duty, Breach, Causation, Damages addressed on a graphic organizer on tort law.
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Grades:
8th - 12th
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and Charter Challenges
Designed for the Grade 10 Civics course in Ontario this lesson has students learn about the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms through two video clips. Topics of the video include the fundamental legal, democratic and equality rights inherent in the charter as well as how the charter differs from the US Bill of Rights. Next, students learn about the role of the Canadian Supreme Court through a video interview with a Supreme Court Justice. Finally, students learn about landmark Supreme Co
Grades:
9th - 11th
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Business Law "Contracts" Unit note guides; graphic organizers
This file includes note guides for six chapters in a high school Business Law class covering the "Contracts" unit. I made these guides to accompany the PowerPoint notes I would give in class. The guides were made from the textbook (chapters 6-11) that our district uses for Business Law. The text is called Law for Business and Personal Use, 19e.These guides could also be used as a self guided activity that would require the student to read through the text and fill in the proper information.
Grades:
9th - 12th
Due Process Rights Interpreted Flipbook Graphic Organizer
This activity introduces students to their fifteen due process rights as presented in the Bill of Rights. Students are provided four sheets. Three sheets contain large boxes while the fourth sheet contains small boxes and is entitled "Due Process Rights Interpreted." The large boxes list the due process rights in the original language contained in the US Constitution. The small boxes provide a translation of each due process right in language that is easier to understand. Students match the
Grades:
9th - 12th
AP Government Summer Assignment--Supreme Court Cases
Students are assigned 25 key Supreme Court cases to research the background, Constitutional Question, Decision, and Significance. Assignment will be among the first grades of the semester, and will include a quiz the first week of school.
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Grades:
10th - 12th
Supreme Court Cases students should know
This is a great way to teach students about the rights they have as individuals/young adults in the US.
This packet covers 10 of the most important Supreme Court cases (taken from an Upfront Magazine Article and adapted for classroom use) There is a Graphic Organizer for students to take notes.
There is also an additional worksheet to talk about going to an extreme and making everyone equal. The worksheet is to be accompanied with the short film "2081" available on Izzits. It is an adaptatio
Grades:
7th - 12th
12 Angry Men (film) Note Catcher
This note catcher can be used with the film 12 Angry Men. Students must watch and listen carefully to pick out the claims each juror makes, and the evidence they use to support those claims. There is also a space for them to recognize and list any bias that might sway a juror's thinking.
Grades:
6th - 10th
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CCSS:
Legislation Puzzle SS.7.C.3.9
Process: SS.7.C.3.9
How a Bill Becomes a Law
The students work through a coloring activity that leads the from a bill to a law!
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Grades:
5th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Civics Bundle: 181 Products and over $400 in lessons/activities
Criminal Law Vocabulary Organizer
Use this Criminal Law Graphic Organizer to introduce students to the basics of criminal law and have them research definitions and pictures to associate with each term. The organizer breaks the terms into categories including: Elements of a crime, classifications of crimes, parties to a crime, crimes against people, crimes against property, crimes against businesses and defenses to crimes. The organizer is set-up with a picture control for students to click on and insert a picture from the inter
Grades:
7th - 12th
Current Event Graphic Organizer, Opinion v. Fact questions and Peer Feedback
Students will locate a current event, determine the 5 W's, summarize the event, and identify facts and opinions within the article. They will the share their current event with a peer and provide feedback for one another.
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Defenses to lawsuit worksheet assumed risk, self-defense, comparative negligence
Graphic organizer on defenses to a civil lawsuit - assumed risk, self-defense, comparative negligence, and defense of a third party.
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Grades:
8th - 12th
Guns in School Debate
-This is a great lesson for older middle school and high school students to debate the topic of whether teachers should be armed in school.
-This is a sensitive topic so make sure your class is prepared to discuss this topic in a mature manner.
-The lesson plan includes a classroom poll, introduction video, several websites and resources, debate points, debate ballot, graphic organizers for information, persuasive essay template and directions, key terms, and a answer key/rubric.
-This is a w
Grades:
9th - 12th
Famous Prisoners in the Tower of London
In "Famous Prisoners in the Tower of London" students are required to take notes on the biographical details of six individuals who were imprisoned in London's famous landmark as their stories are presented in an easily accessible and authoritative website. The website’s “list format” makes it very approachable for most students. This activity has proven to be a useful tool in the writing of essays, exams, projects, reports, quizzes, and tests.
Grades:
7th - 12th
Problems and costs of filing a civil lawsuits worksheet
Problems and costs of filing a civil lawsuits worksheet- lawyer and court fees - lack of judges - time - expense - etc.
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Grades:
8th - 12th
Legal Case Organizer
Graphic organizer for studying a legal case. I use these during law units to allow students to do a case study. We focus on facts, perspectives, and analysis.
Grades:
6th - 12th
Influential Colonial People
Thomas Hooker, William Penn, Eliza Pickney...
TEK related individuals
Grades:
5th - 12th
Sacco and Vanzetti Trial
Students read and categorize information regarding the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti. Graphic organizer attached.
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Criminal Justice Process Diagram
Students can work independently to define the terms within the document or they can respond to the terminology while viewing the PowerPoint that can also be purchased within my shop.
This matches the standard SSCG4 element C within the Georgia Performance Standards.
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Grades:
8th - 9th
Lawyers-Vocabulary
This goes with my Role of Lawyers Powerpoint, but you can use it separately. It is a graphic organizer that allows students to take notes on several terms you need to know if you're a lawyer!
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Grades:
9th - 12th
Zodiac Movie Organizer
Graphic organizer and discussion question to accompany watching the movie Zodiac (2007)
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Grades:
10th - 12th
Business Law Table of Contents
"All the areas of law that affect businesses" graphic that I use as a "Table of Contents" of sorts for a Business Law course. Use this graphic as a guide to create units for your Business Law course. This graphic is also fully customizable to suit your other needs, so you can use it to create other graphic organizers for all courses easy. Change unit titles within circles, add and/or delete circles and alter as needed. All you need is Word program or Word compatible program. but it can be chan
Grades:
6th - 12th
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