SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
Business Law (1 Semester)
FIRST GRADING PERIOD
Weeks 1 – 2 Our Laws and the Legal System: Differentiate between civil, criminal, and business laws
(torts), expression of ethics in our laws
• Ch 1 discussion and student notes (worksheet, vocabulary, crossword puzzle, graphic organizer Ch 1 pgs 4-17)
• Laws and legal system module (mural group assignment at end of module)
• Types of laws module (independent practice assignment at end of module)
• Ethical basis for law discussion and module (Ethical Scenarios to research and present)
Weeks 3 – 4 Court Systems: Types of courts (federal vs. state) and traditional court procedures, selfdevelopment techniques and interpersonal skills to accomplish legal tasks and solve court cases
• Dispute resolution - mediation, arbitration, litigation, federal and state court systems (worksheet, vocabulary,
crossword puzzle, court scramble, test, Ch 4 pgs 62-75)
• Research types of courts and court procedures (scavenger hunt)
• Project – Business Law Case Study
Weeks 5 – 6 Contracts: Fundamentals of contracts and courts enforcements of contracts
• Classifications of contracts, offer and acceptance, capacities to contract, considerations, legalities of contracts
(worksheet, modules, test, Ch 7 pgs 110-125, Ch 8 pgs 126-139, Ch 11 pgs 168-179, Ch 15 pgs 228-243)
• Legalities of contract enrichment activity (Ch 11 Internet case search)
• Examine concepts of consideration (modules)
• Contractual rights, duties, and transfer of contractual obligations (Ch 13 pgs 196-209, assignable or not assign)
SECOND GRADING PERIOD
Weeks 1 – 3 Property: Personal property and types of bailments, nature and legal contexts of real
property, transfer of real property, mortgages, and landlord-tenant laws
• Tangible and intangible property, acquiring property, type of ownerships, bailments (worksheets, vocabulary,
quizzes, reviews, test, Ch 19 pgs. 298-313, Ch 20 pgs 316-329)
• Different types of real property, acquiring and transferring rights, renting realty (worksheet, Ch 21 pgs. 330345, Ch 22 pgs. 346-359)
• Project – Monopoly simulation of legal contexts of real property (Monopoly wrap up essay)
Week 4 Insurance: Purpose and types of insurances – property, casual, life, and social insurances
• Identify why insurance is essential and types of coverage (worksheet, Ch 23 pgs. 360-377)
• Analytical court case review (Case for Legal Thinking Hall v. Wilkerson, pg. 377)
Week 5 Wills, Trusts, and Estates: Legal consequences of death, trusts
• Explain purpose of wills, inheritances, and trusts (worksheet, vocabulary, trust diagram, quiz, test, Ch 24 pgs.
378-391)
• Project - Plan for future (Estate planning and write your own will project)
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THIRD GRADING PERIOD
Weeks 1 – 3: Agency and Employment: agent/principal relationship and fiduciary duties, nature of
employee and employer relations, labor legislation, employee rights and discrimination
• Examine agency, principal, and third party relationships and duties (worksheet, Ch 25 pgs. 396-407, Ch 26
pgs. 408-419
• Employment contracts and duties, employee rights, and termination of contracts (worksheets, vocabulary,
reality check, review games, quiz, test Ch 27 pgs.420-435)
• Employment discrimination laws, safety and hazardous laws, tenets of labor legislation, relationships between
employee and employer (worksheets, review games, quiz, test, Ch 29 pgs. 452-467, Ch 30 pgs. 468-483)
• Project – Research Employment Law (Employment Project)
• Mock Trial –Tort Liability or Employment Law (Mock Trial folder)
Weeks 4 Business Organizations: Compare and contrasts the creation and dissolution of a sole
proprietor, partnership, and corporation
• Identify the major forms of business organizations, including the role of a sole proprietorship, operation of a
partnership, and management of a corporation (worksheets, vocabulary, cases, quiz, test, Ch 31 pgs. 488-507)
• Project – examine the pros and cons between sole proprietorship and partnership (Lemonade Stand project)
Week 5 Negotiable Instruments: negotiable instruments, essentials of negotiability, potential liability
• Identify the importance of negotiability, proper endorsements (worksheet, Ch 36 pgs. 573-585)
• Research cases dealing about fraudulent schemes with negotiable instruments (Fraudulent schemes)
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SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
Business Law (1 Semester)
FOURTH GRADING PERIOD
Weeks 1 – 2 Our Laws and the Legal System: Differentiate between civil, criminal, and business laws
(torts), expression of ethics in our laws
• Ch 1 discussion and student notes (worksheet, vocabulary, crossword puzzle, graphic organizer Ch 1 pgs 4-17)
• Laws and legal system module (mural group assignment at end of module)
• Types of laws module (independent practice assignment at end of module)
• Ethical basis for law discussion and module (Ethical Scenarios to research and present)
Weeks 3 – 4 Court Systems: Types of courts (federal vs. state) and traditional court procedures, selfdevelopment techniques and interpersonal skills to accomplish legal tasks and solve court cases
• Dispute resolution - mediation, arbitration, litigation, federal and state court systems (worksheet, vocabulary,
crossword puzzle, court scramble, test, Ch 4 pgs 62-75)
• Research types of courts and court procedures (scavenger hunt)
• Project – Business Law Case Study
Weeks 5 – 7 Contracts: Fundamentals of contracts and courts enforcements of contracts
• Classifications of contracts, offer and acceptance, capacities to contract, considerations, legalities of contracts
(worksheet, modules, test, Ch 7 pgs 110-125, Ch 8 pgs 126-139, Ch 11 pgs 168-179, Ch 15 pgs 228-243)
• Legalities of contract enrichment activity (Ch 11 Internet case search)
• Examine concepts of consideration (modules)
• Contractual rights, duties, and transfer of contractual obligations (Ch 13 pgs 196-209, assignable or not assign)
FIFTH GRADING PERIOD
Weeks 1 – 4 Property: Personal property and types of bailments, nature and legal contexts of real
property, transfer of real property, mortgages, and landlord-tenant laws
• Tangible and intangible property, acquiring property, type of ownerships, bailments (worksheets, vocabulary,
quizzes, reviews, test, Ch 19 pgs. 298-313, Ch 20 pgs 316-329)
• Different types of real property, acquiring and transferring rights, renting realty (worksheet, Ch 21 pgs. 330345, Ch 22 pgs. 346-359)
• Project – Monopoly simulation of legal contexts of real property (Monopoly wrap up essay)
Week 5 Insurance: Purpose and types of insurances – property, casual, life, and social insurances
• Identify why insurance is essential and types of coverage (worksheet, Ch 23 pgs. 360-377)
• Analytical court case review (Case for Legal Thinking Hall v. Wilkerson, pg. 377)
Weeks 6 – 7 Wills, Trusts, and Estates: Legal consequences of death, trusts
• Explain purpose of wills, inheritances, and trusts (worksheet, vocabulary, trust diagram, quiz, test, Ch 24 pgs.
378-391)
• Project - Plan for future (Estate planning and write your own will project)
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SIXTH GRADING PERIOD
Weeks 1 – 4: Agency and Employment: agent/principal relationship and fiduciary duties, nature of
employee and employer relations, labor legislation, employee rights and discrimination
• Examine agency, principal, and third party relationships and duties (worksheet, Ch 25 pgs. 396-407, Ch 26
pgs. 408-419
• Employment contracts and duties, employee rights, and termination of contracts (worksheets, vocabulary,
reality check, review games, quiz, test Ch 27 pgs.420-435)
• Employment discrimination laws, safety and hazardous laws, tenets of labor legislation, relationships between
employee and employer (worksheets, review games, quiz, test, Ch 29 pgs. 452-467, Ch 30 pgs. 468-483)
• Project – Research Employment Law (Employment Project)
• Mock Trial –Tort Liability or Employment Law (Mock Trial folder)
Weeks 5 – 6 Business Organizations: Compare and contrasts the creation and dissolution of a sole
proprietor, partnership, and corporation
• Identify the major forms of business organizations, including the role of a sole proprietorship, operation of a
partnership, and management of a corporation (worksheets, vocabulary, cases, quiz, test, Ch 31 pgs. 488-507)
• Project – examine the pros and cons between sole proprietorship and partnership (Lemonade Stand project)
Week 7 Negotiable Instruments: negotiable instruments, essentials of negotiability, potential liability
• Identify the importance of negotiability, proper endorsements (worksheet, Ch 36 pgs. 573-585)
• Research cases dealing about fraudulent schemes with negotiable instruments (Fraudulent schemes)
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