Eastern Alamance High School
Lesson Plan
Teacher: Watson, Gardner, Walker
Department: Social Studies
Monday
LEARNING TARGET
Types of laws
Common Core/Essential Standards
Learning Goal(s):
(What will students learn and/or be able to do?)
Course: C&E
Tuesday
The American Legal
system
Wednesday
Civil cases
Week 10
Thursday
Friday
Criminal cases
Young People and
the Courts
The Constitution
establishes and
protects the rights of
juveniles accused of
a crime
Write a paragraph
with students giving
their reasons why
they think juveniles
commit crimes
Juvenile
Juvenile delinquent
Rehabilitate
C&G: 3.3,3.4,3.5,3.7,5.2,5.3,5.4,5.5
Throughout history,
civilizations have
developed systems of laws
to meet their needs
The Constitution of the
USA establishes and
protects the individual’s
fundamental right’s and
liberties
Answer questions and
discuss political cartoon
on page 437 of textbook
The judicial branch is in
charge of settling civil
disputes
The Constitution
protects the rights of
those accused of a crime
Create flash cards for
chapter 16 vocabulary
Write a paragraph
discussing the pros and
cons of the death
penalty
ASSESS/ACTIVATE PRIOR
KNOWLEDGE(review, relevance, relate to
objective)
Have the students create a
code of rules for the school
Key Vocabulary (key words):
Common law
Precedent
Statute
Plaintiff
Defendant
Felony
Misdemeanor
Larceny
Robbery
Burglary
Lawsuit
Tort
libel
Go over HW, Lecture with
power point,
compare/contrast thinking
map of Hammurabi’s code
and our current laws
HW, pop quiz
Stare decisis
Writ of Habeas Corpus
Bill of Attainder
Ex post facto law
Due process of law
Search warrant
Double jeopardy
Grand jury
Plea bargaining
bail
Complaint
Summons
Discovery
Settlement
Prosecution
Crime
Penal code
Parole
Mandatory sentencing
Arraignment
Testimony
Cross-examination
Acquittal
Hung jury
Go over HW, Lecture
with power point
Go over HW, Lecture with
power point, create new
civil cases from well
known fairy tales
Go over HW, Lecture
with power point, class
discussion and debate
on death penalty
Go over HW,
Lecture, Vocabulary
Assessment
HW, political cartoon
questions
HW
HW, pop quiz
Vocabulary
assessment
BR response, thinking
maps
BR response
BR response, fairy tale
stories
BR response
N/A
TEACHER INPUT (Provide information,
model application of information)
Closure
(Review/Re-teach, Identify Student Success):
Writing Assignment:
(Note taking, vocab review, free write,
summary, reflection)
Notes