Lesson Title: Classification of Torts Subject: CLU3M

Unit Title: Civil Law Time Required: 75 Minutes

Teacher Candidate: Emma Gordon Date: December 14th
Mentor Teacher: Karla Di Saverio Grade: 11 M

Learning Goals (What do you want the students to know or be able to do at the end of the lesson?)
- Students will be able to analyze the legal foundations of tort law
- Students will be able to know the differences between unintentional and intentional torts
- Students will be able to describe the different types of torts
- Students will be able to classify the specific tort being used in case studies
Success Criteria (What will you observe that tells you that students are successful?)
- I will be able to analyze the legal foundations of tort law
- I will be able to know the differences between unintentional and intentional torts
- I will be able to describe the different types of torts
- I will be able to classify the specific tort being used in case studies
Accommodations (How will you meet the needs of your students? What management strategies will you use?)
English as a Second Language:
- EA support, or peer mentor
Individual Action Plan:
- Accommodations only as specified on the student’s IEP – allowing for time, number of questions etc.
Curriculum Expectations (Which expectation is the focus for your instruction?)
Overall Expectations:
D1. Introduction to Tort Law: Analyze the legal foundations of tort law; the factors influencing its development;
and the role of individuals, groups, and courts in its process
Assessment (How will you know that the students have achieved the learning expectation? What assessment tool will you use?)
Assessment for Learning:
- Student discussion
- Case Studies
Assessment as Learning:
- Case Studies
Instructional Strategies (Which teaching strategies will you use? how will you group the students?
 Independent Work  Cooperative Learning  Summarizing & Note taking  Identifying similarities/differences
 Homework & Practice  Visual & Graphic Organizers  Questions  Generating & Testing Hypotheses
 Goal setting & Feedback  Problem Solving

Materials Key Questions

- Computer - What is negligence?
- PowerPoint - What were the three stages of establishing negligence?
- Textbooks - What type of tort is used in the case study?
- Classification of Torts H.O.

Instruction (How will the students develop the knowledge and /practice the skills?.)
Duration Activity/Task
Introduction (How will you engage and motivate the students?)
10 MIN - Give students Classification of Torts handout
- Explain that they should write the notes of today’s lesson in the chart so that they are
able to see the definition of specific torts and the defenses of them (which we will be
discussing tomorrow)

Lesson Template #5 1 Revised 2011

 - Describe what a tort is and that we will be discussing different kinds of torts and
defenses of them for the next two days
Lesson Steps (Describe the sequence of the lesson.)
- Explain that negligence is a tort – What is negligence? What were the three stages
discussed yesterday?
- Discuss the different types of torts with examples
45 MIN o Occupiers Liability – invitees, licensees and trespasser
o Host Liability – commercial host, and social host
o Indirect Liability – vicarious, professional and motor vehicle
o Trespass to Persons and Land – trespass to person, and trespass to person’s
property
o Defamation of Character – libel and slander
Conclusion (How will you wrap-up the lesson?)
20 MIN - Have students complete 4 case studies in their textbooks
- The last 10 minutes of class will be used to go over each case study and answers

Lesson Template #5 2 Revised 2011