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/Home/Professional Development/Teaching Resources/Lesson Plans/Social Studies/Government/Law & Mock Trials 00.02.05: Juvenile Delinquency: Cause and Effect Votes:0 Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute Home Juvenile Delinquency: Cause and Effect by Cynthia H. Roberts Contents of Curriculum Unit 00.02.05: Narrative Juvenile Justice Who is the Juvenile? What is Juvenile Crime? The Juvenile Court Lesson Plan #1 Lesson Plan #2 Lesson Plan #3 Bibliography & Suggested Reading List For Teachers Bibliography & Suggested Reading List For Students To Guide Entry Working with a population of cognitively low-functioning special needs students in grades 9-12 is often challenging, yet rewarding. By writing this unit on Juvenile Delinquency: Cause and Effect, I want to raise students level of awareness so that at an early age, students can avoid participating in criminal activities. We are constantly reminded that there are problems with juvenile violence. Nightly we h Read More Go to Site 82.03.05: Sources of Law: Related Cases for the Language: Minority Student Votes:0 Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute Home Sources of Law: Related Cases for the Language: Minority Student by Steven Strom Contents of Curriculum Unit 82.03.05: Narrative Sample Lessons Sample Lessons Sample Lessons Sample Lessons Sample Lessons Notes Bibliography And Case Index Student Bibliography To Guide Entry Introduction This is a six to ten week unit designed to introduce the middle school student to various sources of United States law and several important concepts of United States government. The students will become familiar with the concepts of ?checks and balances?, executive, legislative, and judicial; constitutional law; statutes; regulations of federal agencies; dual system of courts; equal protection and due process. The students will study a series of cases designed to gener Read More Go to Site 94.01.05: To what extent is the application of family law in the best interests of children? Votes:0 Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute Home To what extent is the application of family law in the best interests of children? by Luis Recalde Contents of Curriculum Unit 94.01.05: The landscape The language of the law and the classroom Case number one: In the landscape Case number two: The best interests of the children and parental kidnapping. Lesson one: The Federal Government and the Constitution.31 Lesson two: The Language of the Rights of Children Lesson three: The pursuit of happiness Lesson four: A Debate on Puerto Rico Footnotes Bibliography For Students Materials To Be Used In Class To Guide Entry The landscape Students at the elementary school level in New Haven bring to the classroom a myriad of problems that reflect the intricacies and complexity of life in the inner-city in the Un Read More Go to Site 94.01.06: Children and Authority: Roles, Rights, and Responsibilities Votes:0 Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute Home Children and Authority: Roles, Rights, and Responsibilities by Trisha Ann Turner Contents of Curriculum Unit 94.01.06: Narrative Outline of Unit Introduction Goals and Objectives I. Foster Care and Adoption II. Parental Responsibility III. Abuse and Neglect IV. Pre-natal Decisions Faced by the Mother V. Abortion Issues VI. Health/Legal Issues VII. Condom Distribution VIII. School Related Issues Student Bibliography Teacher Bibliography To Guide Entry Presently, I work with middle school students at an urban alternative school. My student population consists of self-contained special education students labeled SEM (socially and emotionally maladjusted) or LD (learning disabled). Although my students are bright and intuitive, many of them have a short a Read More Go to Site 95.03.01: The Justice System and Connecticut?s Young People Votes:0 Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute Home The Justice System and Connecticut?s Young People by Joyce Bryant Contents of Curriculum Unit 95.03.01: I. Introduction: Aims of the Unit II. Overview of Juvenile Courts III. The Connecticut Court System and Juvenile Justice Lesson Plans Student Evaluation Bibliography & Suggested Reading List for Teachers Resources Bibliography & Suggested Reading List for Students To Guide Entry I. Introduction: Aims of the Unit This unit is designed for seventh and eighth grade students to be used in Language Arts classes. Its main focus will be on the juvenile justice system and the effect it will have upon the students in school and society at large. Also, it will focus on the Connecticut court system in order to acquaint students with knowledge of the state in w Read More Go to Site 95.03.05: The Constitution, Juvenile Justice, and You Votes:0 Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute Home The Constitution, Juvenile Justice, and You by Cynthia H. Roberts Contents of Curriculum Unit 95.03.05: Narrative Objectives The Constitution The Preamble The Bill Of Rights Landmark Supreme Court Decisions Affecting Teenagers ?lessons On Juvenile Justice? Lesson Plan # 1 Lesson Plan # 2 Lesson Plan # 3 Bibliography & Suggested Reading List For Teachers Bibliography & Suggested Reading List For Teachers To Guide Entry This Unit was written for Special Education Students in grades 9-12, who are not always easily motivated and whose reading levels are below grade level. In writing this unit, it is my wish that it will interest and motivate students in what they are learning. In this unit, students will study, explore, reflect, debate, discuss, write, cr Read More Go to Site 95.03.09: The Death Sentence Remains A Question Votes:0 Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute Home The Death Sentence Remains A Question by Carolyn Williams Contents of Curriculum Unit 95.03.09: Narrative Rationale and Objectives Strategy Introduction A Look At Capital Punishment Taking Issue F Y I Furman V. Georgia Mcclesky V. Kemp Amendment Eight Amendment Fourteen A Look Back Cruel And Unusual Punishment From Concept To Law Interpreting The Clause The Furman Decision The Mcclesky Decision Conclusion Little Known Facts Lesson I Reading And Video Drama Lesson 2: Library Research And Debate Lesson 3: Scenario Writing Viewpoints 2-1 Statements Of Resolution Debate 2-3 Bibliography?Teacher Teacher Resources Student Video (recommended titles) To Guide Entry Recent opinion polls would have us believe that a majority of American citizens support the dea Read More Go to Site ABA Law Day: For Schools: Lessons 4-6: Equal Protection Votes:0 You currently do not have JavaScript enabled in your web browser. The ABA website relies on JavaScript for display purposes. To fully experience the ABA site, please enable javascript. ABA Law Day: For Schools: Lessons 4-6: Equal Protection Grades 4-6: Equal Protection Teaching About Equal Protection of the Law Objectives During your session, students will identify the experience of discrimination distinguish between permitted and illegal discrimination Vocabulary As these terms come up in discussion, list them on the board and elicit definitions from the students. (Students may complete the following Activity Sheet after your visit.) color home origin right family housing private school gender law race stores Procedures 1. Begin class by introducing yourself and telling the students a lit Read More Go to Site ABA Lessons 4-6: Due Process Freedoms: Dramatization of Salem Witch Trial Votes:0 You currently do not have JavaScript enabled in your web browser. The ABA website relies on JavaScript for display purposes. To fully experience the ABA site, please enable javascript. ABA Lessons 4-6: Due Process Freedoms: Dramatization of Salem Witch Trial Grades 4-6: Due Process Freedoms Dramatization of Salem Witch Trial by Elizabeth Chorak A simple play and follow-up activities can provide elementary students with an opportunity to compare fair and unfair trials. This lesson will work best using a local lawyer as a resource person. It leads logically into a discussion of why we have certain fair trial (or due process) protections under the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Preparation Provide the lawyer with a copy of the lesson prior to his or her visit. Obtain sufficient copies o Read More Go to Site ABA Lessons 4-6: Due Process Freedoms: Yertle the Turtle Mock Trial Votes:0 You currently do not have JavaScript enabled in your web browser. The ABA website relies on JavaScript for display purposes. To fully experience the ABA site, please enable javascript. ABA Lessons 4-6: Due Process Freedoms: Yertle the Turtle Mock Trial Grades 4-6: Due Process Freedoms Yertle the Turtle Mock Trial by Gayle Mertz INTRODUCTION Most students are familiar with Dr. Seuss's book Yertle the Turtle. Yertle is the dictatorial and oppressive king of a pond. He decides that his kingdom is too small and demands that the other turtles stand on each other's backs to build a high, then higher, then higher throne for the Mighty Yertle. Yertle's reign is toppled by a simple, innocent act committed by the lowest turtle in the stack. This entertaining mock trial builds upon the original story Read More Go to Site ABA Lessons 7-9: Due Process Freedoms: Battle for Truth/It's Your Witness Votes:0 You currently do not have JavaScript enabled in your web browser. The ABA website relies on JavaScript for display purposes. To fully experience the ABA site, please enable javascript. ABA Lessons 7-9: Due Process Freedoms: Battle for Truth/It's Your Witness Grades 7-9: Due Process Freedoms Battle for Truth/It's Your Witness by State Bar of Texas This lesson examines the role of the attorney in court. When to Teach This Unit This strategy can be used as a social studies unit on the Bill of Rights, the judicial system, and/or courtroom procedures. The only materials needed is the role play of "It's Your Witness." Instructions for the Attorney Before visiting the class, ask the teacher what students know about our system of justice. Are they familiar with the following terms: attor Read More Go to Site ABA Lessons K-6: Fairness and Equal Treatment: A Famous Kansas Child Votes:0 You currently do not have JavaScript enabled in your web browser. The ABA website relies on JavaScript for display purposes. To fully experience the ABA site, please enable javascript. ABA Lessons K-6: Fairness and Equal Treatment: A Famous Kansas Child Grades K-6: Fairness & Equal Treatment A Famous Kansas Child by Carol Roach (download this entire lesson as a word doc.) Learner Results Students will read about a Kansas child involved in a famous United States Supreme Court case. They will think critically to form opinions about equality, segregation, and integration. Students will distinguish between fact and opinion. Also includes: reading, research, vocabulary, reporting, drawing, map skills, role-playing, writing; authority, property, freedom, diversity. Materials Needed One teacher c Read More Go to Site Abraham Lincoln Assassination Votes:0 I am not a professional historian or writer. I taught American history for 28 years and was particularly interested in Abraham Lincoln's assassination. For 24 years my students did a mock trial simulating the real one that followed the assassination in 1865. If you have any questions, or simply would like to discuss the case, please e-mail me . NOTE: This website has 3 main sections: Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination, the Abraham Lincoln Research Site , and the Mary Todd Lincoln Research Site . ESPECIALLY FOR STUDENTS A One Page Summary of the Lincoln Assassination LINCOLN'S ASSASSIN The Life and Plot of John Wilkes Booth CONSPIRACY THEORIES Was Booth solely responsible for the assassination? Or was he simply a tool in a much larger conspiracy? THE MILITARY COMMISSION The 1865 Conspira Read More Go to Site advanced search - Social Studies School Service Votes:0 about us | your account SEARCH advanced search | search results sign in | check out | view cart You currently have 0 items in your cart which total $0.00 November 23, 2007 Order from a Catalog BROWSE SUBJECT • U.S. History • World History • Geography • Economics • Psychology • Holocaust • California • Govt. & Law FEATURED MEDIA • DVD • eBooks • Posters NEWSLETTER Sign up now for our newsletter Keep up to date with the latest books and media 255) { alert("Please enter at most 255 characters in the \"Email Address\" field."); theForm.Email.focus(); return (false); } return (true); } //--> Email Address: Library Catalog Kits MARC Records Welcome to Social Studies School Service -- serving the educational community for 40 years! Please Sig Read More Go to Site Amistad Home Page Votes:0 Teacher Instructions The Amistad Case: A Mock Trial http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/hoover/amistad by Tom Fehrenbacher Introduction | Task | Resources | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion Introduction In 1839, a Cuban schooner was found off the coast of Long Island, New York. It was a slave trading ship with 53 Africans on board. There had been a mutiny, two officers had been killed. The Africans were seeking to turn the boat back to their home in Africa. They were not successful and were instead taken into American custody. A trial was held to decide whether the Africans would be free to return home or whether they would be treated as property and face a life of slavery. The Task Prepare for trial! You must decide whether the Africans will be set free or forced into slavery. You will use Read More Go to Site Canada's SchoolNet Lesson Plan - Laws of Canada Votes:0 Lesson Plans - Law Updated June 15, 1998 Lesson Plans: Elementary A Day in the Life of Bill C-One: Canada's Parliamentary System Did Jack break the law?: Simplified Mock Trial No Vehicles in the Park: Working with Legislation Speaker for a Day: Canada's Parliamentary System That's MY Pencil: Simplified Mock Trial The Case of the Damaged Comic Books: Simplified Mock Civil Trial The Case of the Plugged Toilets: Mock Trial Intermediate/Senior Speaker for a Day: Canada's Parliamentary System Thinking About Our Rights and Freedoms Thinking About the World of Work Thinking About Violence: Assault Thinking About Violence: Child Abuse Thinking About Violence: Sexual Assault Return to the Law Room Read More Go to Site Canada's SchoolNet Lesson Plan - Laws of Canada Votes:0 Canada's SchoolNet Lesson Plan - Laws of Canada Lesson Plans - Law Speaker-for-a-Day: Canada's Parliamentary System Updated June 15, 1998 Using research and role-play, this lesson plan for grades 6 to 9 introduces students to the role of Speaker of the House of Commons debating such topics as school uniforms or gun control. Table of Contents Lesson Plan Outline Student Materials Research Project Questions Simplified Rules of Parliamentary Debate Scripted Debate: Mandatory School Uniforms Teacher Materials Lesson Plan Outline Materials for Role Play Teacher Key - Research Project Questions Teacher Key - Steps in the Role Play Role Play Guidelines How To... The Lesson Plan Outline introduces teachers to the full learning experience suggested for grade six to nine students. Start here with th Read More Go to Site Conferences and General Courses Framework for the Law Elective: Mainstreaming Law-Related Opportunities in the Local Curriculum Votes:0 Conferences and General Courses Framework for the Law Elective: Mainstreaming Law-Related Opportunities in the Local Curriculum Brian Swayze High School Teacher Niagara Falls, New York 89008 AUDIENCE: Kindergarten through twelfth grade students PURPOSE : This basic approach to infusion of law-related education has been used successfully in the Niagara Falls public schools. Community leaders across the spectrum came together sixteen years ago to design a program called "Law and You(th)." It is the concept that keeps us going in our educational community. New York State has recently approved a new Regents Action Plan that now requires class of 1989 students to take Economics and a course generally titled Participation in Government. It is within this framework that we desire to introduce law Read More Go to Site Conferences and General Courses Individualized Law-Related Education Projects Votes:0 Conferences and General Courses Individualized Law-Related Education Projects Susan McLaughlin Elementary School Teacher Longmont, Colorado 89009 Audience: Sixth grade students Purpose: Have sixth grade students create a law-related lesson to teach to primary grade students . Procedures: This project involves a pilot group of sixth grade students from one elementary school who work on special individual projects dealing with law-related education. It requires talking with the principal of the school. First, the project is explained to the class. After students volunteer, letters are sent to the parents of the students, explaining the project and asking permission for their students to participate. After permission has been obtained you meet with the students as a group to discuss their pro Read More Go to Site Criminal Law Votes:0 Criminal Law Memphis City School Teachers Memphis, Tennessee 89041 ABSTRACT: The student will develop a basic understanding of the terms assault and battery through the use of poetry and role playing. The poems used are "The Kilkenny Cats" and "The Duel." GOAL: To show how criminal law has developed and changed to maintain an organized society. CONCEPT: Every person has the right to be free from harm. OBJECTIVES: The students will be able to: 1. define assault and battery. 2. solve disputes without fighting. VOCABULARY: ASSAULT - placing one in fear of being hurt; to threaten with a stick, stone, or fist; to hurt, not just with words FIGHT - an angry dispute, quarrel, or struggle BATTERY - harmful physical touching of a person without her/ his permission SKILLS: The students can: 1. develo Read More Go to Site Early Americans -- Their Culture and Law Votes:0 Early Americans -- Their Culture and Law Memphis City School Teachers Memphis, Tennessee 89040 ABSTRACT: The student will use information about early Indian culture to prioritize needs of the tribe. This would include laws as well as basic needs such as food, clothing, and shelter. The students will draw a map of an Indian village. The time period for this lesson is the 1500s. UNIT: Why Law? GOAL: To show how law has developed and changed to maintain an organized society. CONCEPT: All people need laws. OBJECTIVES: The students will be able to: 1. Draw conclusions about early Indian cultures by planning and mapping out an early Indian village from a simulated story. 2. Explain this early culture and the need for laws by researching and answering questions relating to early cultures. VOCABUL Read More Go to Site Environmental Law Votes:0 Environmental Law Karen Elaine Andronici Hillside Elementary School Mount Laurel, New Jersey 89012 ABSTRACT: At the conclusion of a unit on environment, students discuss the ramifications of ecological neglect and abuse. Focusing on air and water pollution, endangered species, and littering, they generate the negative impact of these and develop rules (laws) and penalties for polluters. LESSON SUMMARY: This Social Studies unit on environment is integrated with Science units on Air and Water. It deals with the following concepts: The interdependence between man and the environment The importance of natural resources The conflict between conservation and progress The role of government in environmental protection The ecological responsibilities of individuals The geographical differences in Read More Go to Site Fairness & Freedom: Courts As A Forum For Justice Votes:0 Fairness & Freedom: Courts As A Forum For Justice Grade Level: 5-12 Designed to give students in grades 5 through 12 information about the Minnesota court system, this document provides teachers and students with the necessary background materials to study Minnesota's courts. Rather than an introduction to all law, the document is limited to the function and operation of the courts. The curricular materials cover 17 topics. You will need Adobe Reader to view and print these lessons. You can download the Reader from Adobe at 1. Conflicts 10. Conciliation Court 2. Solving Conflicts Today 11. Juvenile Justice 3. "Fairness & Freedom" video 12. Mini-Mock Trials Procedure State v. Alli State v. Jesse 4. Minnesota Courts 13. Appeals 5. People in the Court 14. Mediation 6. Choosing a Judge 15. Pun Read More Go to Site Homepage - AKO Titanic Trial Votes:0 Link--> Judicial Process | Plaintiff | Defendant | Basic Facts | Negligence Law | Defenses | Witnesses Jury Charge | Verdict Sheet | Contact AKO Home Links | Glossary | Awards & Comments | Estate of Peder Jensen | Carla Christine Jensen's Information for her Attorney | The White Star Line | Second Officer Lightoller's | Memo to the White Star's Lawyer | Mauritz Hakan Bjornstrom-Steffansson's Letter to White Star Line Counsel | Plaintiff's Exhibit I | Teacher's Guide to Jensen v. White Star Lines | The Judicial Process in the US Anderson Kill & Olick Home Page StudyWeb Read More Go to Site Introduction to Mock Trials Votes:0 Introduction to Mock Trials Arlene Knight Hudson Menlo Oaks Elementary School Foster City, California 89081 ABSTRACT: Before conducting actual mock trials in the classroom these introductory activities will lay the beginning foundations for students. Students will become familiar with courtroom vocabulary and the set-up of an actual courtroom; both civil and criminal cases. MOCK TRIAL VOCABULARY: PURPOSE: To help students understand the vocabulary of a courtroom. MATERIALS NEEDED: class set of Attachment 1 class set of Attachment 2 dictionaries colored markers envelopes paper scissors WHY? To familiarize the student with terms necessary for the mock trial. HOW? Pass out a copy of Attachment 1 "Vocabulary" to each student and have the students look them up in the dictionary, writing the def Read More Go to Site Lawmakers Who's Who In The Law Votes:0 Lawmakers Who's Who In The Law Patricia Jarvis Elementary School Teacher Woonsocket, Rhode Island 89005 PURPOSE: The main purpose of this activity is dual in nature. Primarily it is being developed to expose students to individuals involved in law-related professions. The second reason is to provide teachers with a law unit incorporating the use of video taping equipment. GRADE LEVEL: All of the activities and learning experiences relating to this particular project are geared to a fourth grade class. However, the research and interview skills, writing activities, worksheets, and teacher made games incorporated into this project can easily be adapted to a fifth and sixth grade level. GOALS: To provide the students with the opportunity to meet law-related professionals. To provide the stude Read More Go to Site LegalWays Votes:0 LegalWays: Lessons on Everyday Law and the Legal System The format for the lessons is Word 2000 unless otherwise noted. I am also in the process of converting the lessons to PDF format. You will need to have Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. Follow this link to get your FREE copy of Acrobat Reader Before you actually start using the materials I would suggest that you download the Overview section. It explains how the book is set up, contains the Table of Contents and explains the Components of Each Unit of Study. Paper copies of the book are also available as well as on disk. Email me at bergh004@umn.edu and give me your name and a mailing address and I will send you both the book and the disks. Teaching Guide: Each unit contains a Teaching Guide which lists objectives for the uni Read More Go to Site Property: Ownership, Respect, and Responsibility Votes:0 Property: Ownership, Respect, and Responsibility Jeanne M. Jones Shilling Elementary School Pocatello, Indiana 89082 AUDIENCE: Grades K-2 OBJECTIVES: To understand that people's property needs to be respected and the use of property involves responsibility. To understand that laws and rules protect personal property (individual property) and public property (property which is not owned individually). MATERIALS: Storybook Those Terrible Toy-Breakers by David McPhail (Parents Magazine Press) or any other children's literature which correlates with damage done to property. A class set of teacher-made tagboard, thermometers or similar ranking scale Teacher questionnaire, (attached) INTRODUCTION: Introduce topic of property by reading aloud the book, Those Terrible Toy-Breakers. Discuss story. Read More Go to Site Rules and Responsibilities The Law is the Law Votes:0 Rules and Responsibilities The Law is the Law Charlotte Hagar Elementary School Teacher Blackfoot, Idaho 89002 AUDIENCE: This unit is designed for sixth grade students who are being introduced to law-related education for the first time. It will focus on the following concepts: Authority Decision Making Rules/Laws Conflict Resolution in the law TIME : The timeline for this four part unit is 11 to 13 weeks. UNIT: AUTHORITY Purpose : To demonstrate that there are different kinds of authority for different situations and that authority carries a corresponding factor of responsibility. Activities: Brainstorm places where different people are in charge. Discuss why there is a need for some one to be in authority, what responsibilities these people have, and what would each place be like without Read More Go to Site Rules and Responsibilities Youth and the Process of Change Votes:0 Rules and Responsibilities Youth and the Process of Change Joyce Rawlinson Elementary School Teacher Dotham, Alabama 89004 AUDIENCE: First grade students PURPOSE: As in the old adage "put a ring in a bull's nose and you can take him anywhere" so it is with children when they're told and never allowed to question. It has long been taboo for children to question authority but if we persist with this idea the strength of our country is weakened. This activity gives an opportunity to study, analyze, and discuss what changes, if any, should be made with their school laws. TIME TO COMPLETE PROCEDURE: The time will range from two to three weeks for first graders to develop the necessary vocabulary and background information. Fifteen to twenty minutes per day will be the amount of time spent on th Read More Go to Site Seeing the Courtroom and Legal System Through the Eyes of a Child Votes:0 Seeing the Courtroom and Legal System Through the Eyes of a Child Connie Reinhart Chinook Elementary Anchorage AK 89086 INTRODUCTION: I have been an educator for 17 years and over the years I have seen many children go through the agony of divorce. I have always been concerned about the child and what he/she goes through in relationship to the court system. In 1987, I personally went through a year long custody battle over the well-being of my 2 1/2 year old child. I was overwhelmed with what I encountered as an adult and realized how frightening it must be for a child thrown into this legal system. I shared my feelings with my attorney and she suggested I do a law unit with my students. She was very helpful in giving me names of people who may be guest speakers to my classrooms. She also Read More Go to Site The Case of Suspected Child Abuse Votes:0 The Case of Suspected Child Abuse Catherine C. Goble Tyhee Elementary School Pocatello, Indiana 89078 ABSTRACT: This activity involves a situation in which two youths become friends. One of the youths appears to be a battered child. The class discusses various avenues that the youth can go through to get help for his friend. This activity includes a writing activity. OBJECTIVES: 1. To reduce students' victimization through discussion of what constitutes child abuse. 2. To build students' ability to take responsible action on behalf of themselves or their friends. MATERIALS NEEDED: Copy of the story. Paper and pencils. TIME: 1 class period GRADE LEVEL: 4-6 Intermediate 1. Read David and Scott live in a middle class neighborhood in a small town. David's house is across from Scott's. They sta Read More Go to Site The Trial of Sarah McCluster Votes:0 The Trial of Sarah McCluster Suzy Red Lockhart, Texas 89063 Lesson Plan Abstract In the children's novel, Sarah, Sissy Weed, and the Ships of the Desert, by Paula Paul, eleven-year-old Sarah McCluster experiences the dilemma inherent in growing up in the mid-1800's. At a time in which the laws regarding slavery are being tested, Sarah befriends a young endangered slave girl who had been brought illegally into this country. Finding herself a surprised witness to two crimes, Sarah is torn between the choices of obeying her parents, respecting the law, and doing what she feels to be morally right. In the process of trying to save the life of her young black friend, Sarah alienates powerful people in her town. After students experience the novel, Sarah McCluster must face trial in our classroo Read More Go to Site The Trial of Standing Bear Votes:0 The Trial of Standing Bear Teacher Notes Introduction In 1877, Standing Bear and his people, the Ponca, were forcibly removed from their land in northern Nebraska and sent to Indian Territory. When they arrived they found that no provision for food or shelter had been made for them. As a result, a number of the tribe, including Standing Bear’s son, did not survive the harsh winter. In defiance of his relocation order, Standing Bear decided to return to his homeland in Nebraska with as many of his people as wished to go with him. They set out on foot, begging along the way for food and shelter. Near the city of Omaha they stopped to visit their relatives, the Omaha people. Not long thereafter the Ponca were arrested and held by General George Crook. With the help of local Indian right Read More Go to Site Was it Fair for the Elephant's Child Votes:0 Was it Fair for the Elephant's Child? Florence Blackwood Liberty Elementary School Franklin, Tennessee 89032 GRADE: 1 - 3 GOAL: Students will use literature to explore ideas of justice. OBJECTIVES: Students will select specific examples of justice/fairness and specific events that are not fair. They will discuss what makes something fair or unfair. They will demonstrate their understanding of the idea of justice by drawing and explaining cartoons that tell the story. MATERIALS: Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling Paper and crayons pencils or magic markers for drawing ACTIVITY: Introduce the story "The Elephant's Child" from Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling. Discuss where the story takes place Africa and what the climate would be, what animals will be in the story. Introduce words that wou Read More Go to Site Whose Lunch Money Is It Votes:0 Whose Lunch Money Is It? Memphis City School Teachers Memphis, Tennessee 89046 ABSTRACT: In a situation familiar to many classrooms, one student is suspected of taking another's lunch money. Questions lead students through a discussion of the school's authority and prevention of similar problems. UNIT: Criminal Law GOAL: To show how criminal law has developed and changed to maintain an organized society CONCEPT: Every person has the right to own property. OBJECTIVES: The students will be able to: 1. Define property. 2. Tell what legal issues arise when there is a dispute over lunch money. VOCABULARY: PROPERTY - thing or things owned DISPUTE - a difference of opinion; to argue, to discuss, or to debate STEAL - take something that does not belong to one CASE STUDY - a story telling an everyd Read More Go to Site

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