We the People [electronic resource] : Students, Teachers, Lawyers Working Together. Law-Related Lessons on Teaching the Constitution [8th Grade Book] / Gary Coleman and Others.
This booklet contains 15 lessons to infuse the study of law and citizenship education into an eighth grade social studies curriculum. The lessons are designed to encourage inquiry among the students and to use community resource people, particularly attorneys. Through these lessons, teachers can bui...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | This booklet contains 15 lessons to infuse the study of law and citizenship education into an eighth grade social studies curriculum. The lessons are designed to encourage inquiry among the students and to use community resource people, particularly attorneys. Through these lessons, teachers can build support for democratic values, while students are developing skills needed by today's citizens. Individual lessons cover constitutional rights, the Bill of Rights, legislation development, the interaction of federal, state, and local governments, handgun control, the death penalty, juveniles and the law, civil law, due process, trials, law enforcers, and the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Each lesson includes an introduction, objectives, resource materials, and activities. The activities include case studies, surveys, a mock trial script, and discussion questions. The booklet also contains a teacher checklist for classroom visitors, a guideline for resource experts, suggestions for handling controversy, and guidelines for small group work. (DJC) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED301502. Availability: Constitutional Rights Foundation, Suite 730, 220 S. State Street, Chicago, IL 60604. Sponsoring Agency: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquent Prevention (Dept. of Justice), Washington, DC. Contract Number: 85-JS-CX-0007. |
| Physical Description: | 101 p. |
| Audience: | Teachers. Practitioners. |