LAW AND LEADERSHIP
GIFTED UNIT
Employs problem solving, decision making and learning leadership/citizenship skills, as students
complete assignments and experiences related to interpreting Georgia law as it applies to them.
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Weekly Lessons |
Theme of the Day |
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Week 6 |
Essential Question: How did the founding fathers create and implement the U.S. Declaration of Independence? Legal Vocabulary For Students http://www.justice.gov/usao/eousa/kidspage/glossary.html History for Kids – Declaration of Independence http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/northamerica/after1500/government/declaration.htm Kids Connect - Declaration of Independence http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/16-history/436-declaration-of-independence.html Congress For Kids http://www.congressforkids.net/Independence_declaration_1.htm Social Studies for Kids http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/declaration.htm America’s Freedom Documents-Declaration of Independence http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/freedom/doi/ Declaration of Independence Powerpoint presentations from Mr. Donn http://government.pppst.com/declaration.html Book: Will You Sign Here, John Hancock? By Jean Fritz Can’t You Make Them Behave, King George? By Jean Fritz And Them What Happened, Paul Revere? By Jean Fritz Online Activities: Constitution Day http://cfbstaff.cfbisd.edu/davidj/Special%20Events/Constitution%20Day/constitution_day.htm Declaration of Independence Jeopardy Game http://www.superteachertools.com/jeopardy/usergames/Mar201012/game1269265877.php Declaration of Independence Jeopardy Game http://jeopardylabs.com/play/declaration-of-independence4 Fun Trivia Game http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz824349725f8.html People Trivia Contest http://www.peoplequiz.com/quizzes-2687- A_Patriotic_Quiz_about_the_Declaration_of_Independence.html Fun Art Activity: Cascading Star Mobile http://www.independencedayfun.com/159/cascading-star-mobile/ SURPRISE FOCUS OF THE DAY: The Trial of Goldilocks vs. the Three Bears (continued) American Bar Association http://www.americanbar.org/aba.html |
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Week 7 |
Essential Question: Why did the founding fathers create and implement the U.S. Bill of Rights? America’s Freedom Documents – U.S. Bill of Rights http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/freedom/bill/ Kidipede-U.S. Bill of Rights http://kidipede.net/learn/northamerica/after1500/government/billofrights.htm Social Studies for Kids-U.S. Bill of Rights http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/billofrightsdef.htm Gifted Childrens’ Bill of Rights http://www.nagc.org/uploadedFiles/PHP/Bill%20of%20rights.pdf Gifted Kid’s Bill of Rights http://www.lessontutor.com/ml3.html Congress for Kids – Bill of Rights http://www.congressforkids.net/games/billofrights/2_billofrights.htm Bill of Rights Powerpoint Presentations http://government.pppst.com/billofrights.html Bill of Rights Powerpoint Presentations from Mr. Donn http://government.pppst.com/billofrights.html Articles of the Confederation http://government.pppst.com/articles.html Online Activities: Constitution Day http://cfbstaff.cfbisd.edu/davidj/Special%20Events/Constitution%20Day/constitution_day.htm Bill of Rights Match Game http://www.texaslre.org/BOR/billofrights.html Bill of Rights and Amendments Trivial Game http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz7685e4760.html Save the Bill of Rights Game http://constitutioncenter.org/BillOfRightsGame/ Jeopardy Games Bill of Rights Jeopardy Game http://www.superteachertools.com/jeopardy/usergames/Apr201015/game1271253698.php SURPRISE FOCUS OF THE DAY: The Trial of the Wicked Witch vs. Snow White American Bar Association http://www.americanbar.org/aba.html |
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Week 8 |
Essential Question: How did the founding fathers create and implement the U.S. Constitution? America’s Freedom Documents-U.S. Constitution http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/freedom/constitution/ Things That Are Not In the U.S. Constitution http://www.usconstitution.net/constnot.html U.S. Constitution Powerpoint presentation from Mr. Donn http://government.pppst.com/constitution.html Book: Shh! We’re Writing the Constitution by Jean Fritz Where Was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May? By Jean Fritz Activity: U.S. Constitution Jeopardy Game online http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us/res_techn/countyjeopardygames.htm Online Activities: Trivia Game http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/ancient_rome_quiz.htm Free Videos from Mr. Donn http://videoclips.mrdonn.org/government.html SURPRISE FOCUS OF THE DAY: The Trial of the Wicked Witch vs. Snow White (continued) American Bar Association http://www.americanbar.org/aba.html |
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Week 9 |
Essential Question: What are childrens’ legal rights around the world? U.S. Department of Labor http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/youthlabor/ Timeline on Child Labor Laws http://www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu/laborctr/child_labor/about/us_history.html Fair Labor Standards Act http://www.stopchildlabor.org/USchildlabor/fact1.htm Effects and Consequences of the Industrial Revolution http://www.icsd.k12.ny.us/legacy/acs/library/ushistory/laborwebquest/index.html Immigration, Unions and Child Labor Laws of the 1900s Virtual Tour of Ellis Island http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/tour/ Kid Info and the Industrial Revolution http://www.kidinfo.com/american_history/industrial_revolution.html Industrial Revolution for Kids from Mr. Donn (includes free videos, ppts, games) http://americanhistory.mrdonn.org/industrial.html Powerpoint Presentations on Child Labor http://socialstudies.pppst.com/childlabor.html Child Labor in U.S. History http://www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu/laborctr/child_labor/about/us_history.html Teaching with Documents: Child Labor http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/hine-photos/#documents Teaching Activities with Documents: Child Labor (above site) http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/hine-photos/activities.html UNICEF on the Rights of Children Internet Safety for Kids http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/net_safety.html Math: Child Labor in the U.S. http://eh.net/encyclopedia/article/whaples.childlabor Online Activity: BBC Victorian Britain and Child Labor http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/victorian_britain/ Child Labor Laws Activities http://www.wartgames.com/themes/world/childlabor.html Book: Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens SURPRISE FOCUS OF THE DAY: The Trial of the Village of Sheepfold vs. Joey Wolfcrier American Bar Association http://www.americanbar.org/aba.html |
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Week 10 |
Essential Question: What are the legal human rights around the world? United Nations Agreements on Human Rights http://www.hrweb.org/legal/undocs.html Guide to Human Rights Laws http://www.hg.org/human-rights.html Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Human Rights http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/rights-human/ Moral vs. Legal Rights http://www.iep.utm.edu/hum-rts/#SH3a Human and Legal Rights Under International Law http://www.gsdrc.org/go/topic-guides/human-rights/human-rights-legal-framework The Civil Rights Movement and Segregation http://americanhistory.mrdonn.org/CivilRights.html CRIME
Crime Definitions http://www.criminalattorney.com/crime_definitions.htm Probable Cause Incident http://www.criminalattorney.com/news/illegal-search/ SURPRISE FOCUS OF THE DAY: The Trial of the Village of Sheepfold vs. Joey Wolfcrier (continued)
American Bar Association http://www.americanbar.org/aba.html
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