LegalWays: Lessons on Everyday Law and the  Legal System

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Before you actually start using the materials I would suggest that you download the Overview section.  It explains how the book is set up, contains the Table of Contents and explains the Components of Each Unit of Study.

Paper copies of the book are also available as well as on disk.  Email me at bergh004@umn.edu and give me your name and a mailing address and I will send you both the book and the disks.

Teaching Guide:  Each unit contains a Teaching Guide which lists objectives for the unity, lists the components of each lesson in the unit and whether it can be used as individual, small group, or large group activity, a summary of each lesson along with additional information, answers to more difficult students questions, quizzes, and recommendations for the use of outside resource people.

	Word Format	PDF Format
	Overview/Using LegalWays/Components of Each Unit of Study/Table of Contents	Overview/Using LegaWays/Components of Each Unit of Study/Table of Contents
	Strategies and Follow-Up Activities	Stragegies and Follow-Up Activities

Common Law-Related Education Strategies

	Word Format	PDF Format
	Case Study	Case Study
	Each One Teach One	Each One Teach One
	Continuums	Continuums
	Jeopardy	Jeopardy
	The Law School Game	The Law School Game
	Client Counseling Role-Play	Client Counseling Roley-Play
	Conciliation Court Simulation	Conciliation Court Simulation
	Simple Mediation Process	Simple Mediation Process
	Mini-Mock Trial Procedure	Mini-Mock Procedure
	Mock Appellate Argument	Mock Appellate Argument
	Mock Legislative Committee Procedures	Mock Legislative Committee Procedures
	Youth Forum Procedure	Youth Forum Procedure

 

Unit 1: The Legal System
 

	Word Format	PDF Format
	The Legal System Teaching Guide	The Legal System Teaching Guide
Lesson 1:	Source of Law	Sources of Law
Lesson 2:	Juvenile Court	Juvenile Court
Lesson 3:	Your Right to an Attorney	Your Right to an Attorney
Lesson 4:	Conciliation Court	Conciliation Court

 

Unit 2: Juvenile Protection

	Word Format	PDF Format
	Juvenile Protection Teaching Guide	Juvenile Protection Teaching Guide
Lesson 1:	Juvenile Protection and Services	Juvenile Protection and Services
Lesson 2:	Parenting	Parenting
Lesson 3:	Paternity and Child Custody	Paternity and Child Custody
Lesson 4:	Visitation and Child Support	Visitation and Child Support
Lesson 5:	Children in Foster Homes	Childern in Foster Homes
Lesson 6:	Guardian Ad Litem and Child Intermediary	Guardian Ad Litem and Child Intermediary
Lesson 7:	Living Away from Home	Living Away from Home
Lesson 8:	Runaways	Runaways
Lesson 9:	Child Abuse and Neglect	Child Abuse and Neglect
Lesson 10:	Child Protection	Child Protection
Lesson 11:	Domestic Abuse and Order for Protection	Domestic Abuse and Order for Protetion
Lesson 12:	Harassment and Restraining Orders	Harassment and Restraining Orders
Lesson 13:	Termination of Parental Rights	Termination of Parental Rights

 

Unit 3: Juvenile Delinquency
 

	Word Format	PDF Format
	Juvenile Delinquency Teaching Guide	Juvenile Delinquency Teaching Guide
Lesson 1:	Introduction to Juvenile Delinquency	Introduction to Juvenile Delinquency
Lesson 2:	Juvenile Delinquency Process	Juvenile Delinquency Process
Lesson 3:	Extended Jurisdiction Juvenile	Extended Jurisdiction Juvenile
Lesson 4:	Juvenile Certification	Juvenile Certification
Lesson 5:	Juvenile Sentencing	Juvenile Sentencing

 

Unit 4: Criminal Law
 

	Word Format	PDF Format
	Criminal Law Teaching Guide	Criminal Law Teaching Guide
Lesson 1:	Criminal Law	Criminal Law
Lesson 2:	Investigation and Arrest	Investigation and Arrest
Lesson 3:	Search and Seizure	Search and Seizure
Lesson 4:	Common Felonies	Common Felonies
Lesson 5:	Steps in a Criminal Case	Steps in a Criminal Case
Lesson 6:	Self Defense	Self Defence
Lesson 7:	Plea Bargaining	Plea Barganing
Lesson 8:	Punishment	Punishment
Lesson 9:	Sentencing	Sentencing

 

Unit 5: Living
 

	Word Format	PDF Format
	Living Teaching Guide	Living Teaching Guide
Lesson 1:	Working	Working
Lesson 2:	Finding and Renting a Place to Live	Finding and Renting a Place to Live
Lesson 3:	Repairs	Repairs
Lesson 4:	Moving Out	Moving Out
Lesson 5:	Eviction	Eviction
Lesson 6:	Buying New Stuff	Buying New Stuff
Lesson 7:	Returning New Stuff	Returning New Stuff
Lesson 8:	Running Out of Money	Running Out of Money
Lesson 9:	Getting Help: Minnesota Families Investment Program	Geting Help: Minnesota Families Investment Program
Lesson 10:	Getting Help: General Assistance	Getting Help: General Assistance
Lesson 11:	Getting Help: Social Security Disability Insurance	Getting Help:Social Security Disability Insurance
Lesson 12:	Getting Help: Food Stamps and Nutrition Program	Getting Help: Food Stamps and Nutrition Program

 
 
 

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Vocabulary	Vobabulary

Resources

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	Movies	Movies
	WWW sites	WWW sites

 

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