CANADIAN AND WORLD STUDIES DEPARTMENT
CLU 3M1
UNDERSTANDING CANADIAN LAW
Grade 11, University/College Preparation
Teacher:
This course explores Canadian law with a focus on legal issues that are relevant to people’s everyday lives.
Students will investigate fundamental legal concepts and processes to gain a practical understanding of
Canada’s legal system, including the criminal justice system. Students will use critical-thinking, inquiry, and
communication skills to develop informed opinions on legal issues and apply this knowledge in a variety of
ways and settings, including case analysis, legal research projects, mock trials, and debates.
Course Units
Unit 1:
Unit 2:
Unit 3:
Unit 4:
Unit 5:
Unit 6:
History of Law
Rights and Freedoms
Criminal Law and Procedures
Civil and Contract Law
Family Law
Legal Inquiry/Mock Trials
Topics to be studied include the following:
Early legal systems  English legal traditions  Public and private law  Law-making process 
Human rights  Charter of Rights and Freedoms  Elements of a crime  Criminal Code of Canada
 Police investigations  Arrest  Pre-trial mechanisms  Courts  Case studies  Trial process 
Defences  Sentencing  Criminal law and young people  Truscott Case  Civil actions  Torts
 Marriage  Family law  Divorce  Mock Trials
Mark Breakdown and Category Weightings
Term Work
70%
Communication 25%
Culminating Performance Task
10%
Communication 25%
Examination
20%
Communication 25%
Thinking 25%
Thinking 25%
Thinking 25%
Application 25 %
Application 25 %
Application 25%
Knowledge 25%
Knowledge 25%
Knowledge 25%
Class Expectations
You can expect in this class to…
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Become familiar with relevant terminology
Apply concepts and facts to practical uses
Perform methodological research
Participate in discussions and debates
Orally present in front of your peers
Be critical and creative
Formative, diagnostic and summative
assessments may include
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Test
Reports
Debates and discussions
Group assignments and mock trials
Culminating Performance Task
Final exam
Students will continue to develop the following learning skills:
To be responsible and committed to their learning by completing and submitting work and assignments and
other forms of assessment and evaluation.
To be organized and prioritize to ensure success by planning, managing time, and being resourceful
To work independently by managing their own education, s well as collaboratively by accepting various
roles, sharing with peers and responding positively to peers
To take initiative by looking for learning opportunities and nurturing their curiousity
To self-regulate by setting individual goals and monitoring their progress to achieve those goals, by asking for
assisstance when needed, by perservering through challenges
Students are expected to be aware of and follow all OLMC policies concerning assignments, attendance,
emergency procedures, and student behaviour
o The OLMC agenda is an essential tool for you to be informed of these policies and should not be
discarded
Students are to contribute to a safe and healthy learning environment
Teacher is expected to assist students in achieving all of these expectations by the following
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Ensuring a safe and equitable learning environment
Support students learning by using differentiated methods
Providing students with proper and sufficient information
Maintaining a mutually respectful environment
Should you be assigned a textbook the cost of replacement would be $90.00
CPT Block: December 2nd, 2010 - December 13th, 2010