Friday, September 09, 2011

Overview schedule September 2011

Sep 12: You and your rights. Video and discussion. Remainder of class notes on textbook Ch 1, 2 and prep for Law Poster.

Sep 14: You and your rights in Canada. Differences? Discussion. Continuation of notes and prep for Law poster. You need to think about an interesting approach for your poster delivery.Discussion of Waterfield Test, Scenario 1 and 2 at justiceeducation.ca: Legal Rights for Youth. Homework: View and take notes of Scenarios 3-9 of Legal Rights for Youth.

Sep 16: Detention and arrest. Notes and discussion. Ch. 1/ 2 Handout Questions to be worked on.

Sep 20: History of Statute Law: Video. Creating a Constitution: See HO: BNA

Sep 22: Group Work Creating a Constitution

Sep 28: Present your Constitutional Framework. No need to have legal language as long as the following are clearly described: Parts of your institutions and function; method of choosing the institutional members; controlling powers.

Sep 30: Law Poster DUE! Presentations. Spillovers will finish the next dayCharter Challenge. Read through the sample and discuss as a class. Prep role play.

Oct 4/ 6: .Charter Challenge. Read through the sample and discuss as a class. Prep role play.

Oct 12: Charter Challenge due