| When | Monday 1:30 |
| Teacher Name | MichelleMalachowski |
| Target Age Range | 11 - 18 |
| General Grade Level | Middle School, Lower High School, Upper High School |
| Ability Level | Advanced Beginner |
| Skill Requirements/Prerequisites | It is essential that all participants are able to discuss their opinions in a respectful and courteous manner with me and other members of the study group. Participants need to understand there is a time for speaking and a time for paying rapt attention to what others are saying. Participants engaging in a disruptive and discourteous manner will be asked to leave the group for the day. They need to be interested and motivated to learn about the Bill of Rights and apply that knowledge. They can not just be interested in play acting the role of a judge. |
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| Study Group Style | Lecture, Discussion |
| Description | I will be utilizing the book You Decide from the Critical Thinking Company. This is their description: Casts children in the role of judge to rule on 75 actual U.S. Supreme Court cases With You Decide! court is in session. The honorable “judges,” your children, will be asked to decide cases based on the first eight amendments to the Constitution. Your children will sharpen their critical thinking skills and their legal and historical knowledge as they analyze the amendments, discover their origins, and rule on actual cases presented before the U.S. Supreme Court. Each unit explores: The language, meaning, and history of an amendment. How the amendment was applied in various cases. Classic and contemporary cases children must decide based on what they've learned about the amendments. |