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The Constitution and Criminal Justice

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 95.03.08

Unit Guide

You and the Law—Beating the Odds

Fran Tilghman

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LESSON PLAN #2

OBJECTIVE:

1. Students will explore and develop an awareness of the value of freedom and the extent to which people will sacrifice in order to obtain and maintain freedom

2. Students will recognize the historical and global denial of basic human rights.

STRATEGIES:

I. Teacher defines freedom and basic human rights.
II. Teacher divides class into groups. Each group will be given he task of researching and identifying the causes of one of the the following ware:
____ A. THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR
____ B. THE CIVIL WAR
____ C. THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR
____ D. THE INDIA/BRITISH WAR
III. Once research is completed group reports will be given
IV. Teacher will facilitate the class to show the commonalities of each war
V. Students will discuss the devastation, destruction and violence associated with freedom.
VI. Students will write reactionary papers after viewing and debriefing each video. Teacher will determine length of papers.

YOU WILL NEED:

1. Reference materials on:
____ American Revolutionary War
____ Civil War
____ South African War
____ India/British War
2. VIDEOS:
____ Making of the Constitution
____ MANDELLA
____ GHANDI
____ HE CIVIL WAR SERIES (TIME LIFE SERIES)

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