8LP – 2nd Nine Weeks-Week 19

Jan. 22 – 29, 2019

Lesson Plans for Tuesday/Wednesday, Jan. 22-23, 2019

Essential Understandings:
 The judicial system is made up of multiple court systems, including national
and state courts.
 The principle of judicial review determines the constitutionality of a law or
executive action.
 Similarities and differences exist among criminal and civil court cases.
 Due process of laws protects citizens from unfair actions and laws.

Learning Intention:
 I can explain the structure of state & federal courts.

Agenda:
1. Mr. Raymond – Media in Politics – View & discuss.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVlkWk9lPr0
2. Powerpoint / Go over notes – CE 10ab (formerly CE 9ab.)
3. Worksheet – CE 10ab – Go over and glue onto L37
4. Mr. Raymond – Interest Groups --
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHSQ1udAIuM&t=0s&list=PLGTShTj_H
-cLCkijQqNNCvXJInOuR0fII&index=20
5. Hook -- Legally Blonde clip – Brainstorm some people, terms, things
associated with courts. -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvrHS7KdZ64
6. Powerpoint – CE 9a – Court System – View & discuss.
7. L 38 – Court System Vocab / R 38 – Fill in notes CE 9a
8. Sentence strip practice – Courts – Federal & State – classify in correct order
and discuss.
9. Close – Who has, I have? Or Around the World

Homework – Review notes

 8LP – 2nd Nine Weeks-Week 19
Jan. 22 – 29, 2019

Lesson Plans for Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019 / Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019
Essential Understandings:
 The judicial system is made up of multiple court systems, including
national and state courts.
 The principle of judicial review determines the constitutionality of a law or
executive action.
 Similarities and differences exist among criminal and civil court cases.
 Due process of laws protects citizens from unfair actions and laws.

Learning Intentions:
 I can explain the principle of Judicial Review.

Agenda:
1. Powerpoint – Third Nine Weeks Policy Changes – View and discuss.
2. Warm Up – L 39 – Federal and State Court Fill in wkst – Complete and go
over.
3. Sentence strips – Federal & State Courts – classify and discuss.
4. Mr. Raymond – Judicial Branch --
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ5mffIIItU&list=PLGTShTj_H-
cLCkijQqNNCvXJInOuR0fII&index=25
5. Interactive Reading Handout – CE 10 – Parts 1 & 2 -- Read and discuss.
6. Discuss / Venn Diagram – How are the federal and state (Virginia) court
systems alike? How are they different? – Copy onto R 39
7. Worksheet – Court of errors – Find and correct the errors on the worksheet.
8. Close – Who has, I have – Court vocabulary
Homework – Complete worksheet, review notes