DOCUMENT RESUME ED 388 536 SO 025 101 AUTHOR Gold, Julia Ann; And Others TITLE Challenging Students with the Law. An Interdisciplinary Curriculum for Gifted and Talented Students at the Upper Elementary and Middle School Levels. INSTITUTION University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA. Inst. for Citizen Education in the Law. SPONS AGENCY Department of Education, Washington, DC. PUB DATE 93 NOTE 505p.; For some related reports from this institute, see SO 025 102-105. AVAILABLE FROM University of Puget Sound School of Law, Institute for Citizen Education in the Law, 950 Broadway Plaza, Tacoma, WA 98402-4470. PUB TYPE Guides Classroom Use Teaching Guides (For Teacher) (052) EDRS PRICE MF02/PC21 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Academically Gifted; *Citizenship Education; Elementary School Students; Instructional Materials; Interdisciplinary Approach; Intermediate Grades; Junior High Schools; Junior High School Students; *Law Related Education; Middle Schools; Social Studies; *Talent; Teaching Methods IDENTIFIERS Middle School Students ABSTRACT This curriculum guide, suitable for a wide range of students from elementary to high school, offers an interdisciplinary approach to law-related education (LRE) intended to assist teachers with introducing LRE into courses for gifted and talented students and all types of learners. Each lesson identifies how many of the seven intelligences (Howard Gardner, 1993) are utilized in that lesson. The eight units of the curriculum cover the legal issues of the old growth forests, the inte-nment of Japanese Americans, the Salmon Summit, the automobile industry, freedom of speech, search and seizure in Washington state, immigration, and animal rights. The guide begins with a definition of LRE, its objectives and methods, and its place in the general school curriculum. The introductory section also includes a description of the University of Puget Sound School of Law's Institute for Citizen Education in the Law (UPSICEL) and a history of this curriculum project. The lessonsencourage interactive and cooperative learning through the methods of brainstorming, hypotheticals and case studies, role playing and simulation, group activities, and opinion polls. Each lesson plan specifies the required number of class periods, the objectives, and procedures. The lesson plans include student handouts suchas newspaper articles and worksheets. (JD) * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best thatcan be made from the original document. ******************""*A;.:,AAA:.AA:.::**AAA***).AAAA:.****** ************ PERMISSII Tf PE PPOet, MATE 4.1 HA 1 5. 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IMP ti # * A___ A ' I I I' I I' CO I I I I I Funded by the U.S. Department of Education Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Grant Program University of Puget Sound School of Law's Institute for Citizen Education in the Law (UPSICEL) 950 Broadway Plaza Tacoma WA 98402-4470 206-591-2215 © UPSICEL, 1993 Table of Contents Acknowledgments 5 Handout: Option:T-shirt for WFP 89 Handout: Option:T-shirt for FOF 90 Introduction 7 Extension:"Moss-Gathering" by Theodore Roethke What Is Law-Related Education? 7 and''The Riggers by Charles Oluf Olsen 91 UPSICEL 11 Teacher's Notes on Theodore Roethke 95 A History of the Project 12 Handout:Noss-Gathering 96 How to Use This Curriculum 13 Handout:"The Rigger' 97 Extension:"Talking Mouth' 99 Extension: Book of Knowledge 101 Old Growth Forests Extension: Cartooning 102 Extension: Models or Data Disks 103 Introduction 19 Bibliography 21 Lesson 1 23 Handout: Pretest 29 Japanese American Handout:Opinion Poll 31 Internment Handout:Letter to Editor 33 Introduction 107 Lesson 2. 35 Bibliography 109 Handout: Newspaper Articles 39 Lesson 1 113 Handout: Proposed Amendments 51 Extension: Poems for Two Voices 115 Lesson 3 53 Lesson 2 117 Handout:InstructionsSpecial Interest Groups 57 Handout: Student Survey 119 Handout: InstructionsCongressional Committee 58 Handout: Chronology 121 Handout: InstructionsExpert Witnesses 59 Handout: Role Packet 61 I esson 3 123 Extension:Writing znd Presenting an Advertisement 75 Handout:Good Tines, Bad Times 125 Handout:Pacific Salmon Massacre Ad 77 Handout: Background 127 Handout: Smokey Bear Ad 78 Handout: Orders, Indictment 129 Handout:I've Got a Good Lawyer Ad 79 Lesson 4 139 Handout:Two Billion Trees Ad 80 Handout: Trial Summa ry 143 Handout: Clearcuts Are Ugly Ad 82 Handout: Jury Instructions, Government 145 Handout: nesign an Ad for WFP 85 Handout: Jury Instructions, Defendant 153 Handout: Design an Ad for FOF 86 Handout: Questions for Judges 163 Handout:Board's Criteria for Selecting an Ad 87 UPSICEL LRE: Challenging Students With the Law 0 Lesson 5 165 Lesson 7 307 Handout: Supreme Court Under Roosevelt 169 Lesson 8 311 Handout:Members of Court 171 Handout: Instructions, Justices 173 Handout:Facts of the Cases 175 Handout: Instructions, Deknse Attorneys 177 Car on Trial Handout: Instructions, Government Attorneys I/ 9 Introduction 313 Lesson 6 181 Bibliography 315 Handout:Questions for Observers 183 Lesson 1 317 Handout: Court Decisions 185 Handout: Newspaper Article 319 Handout: Aftermath 199 Handout:Technology Tree 321 Handout: Opinion Poll 201 Handout: Sample Technology Tree 322 Handout: Possible Topics 323 Lesson 2 325 Salmon Summit Handout: Finding the Nuisance 329 Introduction 203 Handout: Balancing the Equities 331 Bibliography 205 Lesson 3 333 Handout:Trial Process 335 Lesson 1 209. Handout: Evaluation Sheet 213 Handout:Trial Process Worksheet 341 Handout: Newspaper Article 215 Lesson 4 343 Handout:Salmon Circle 217 Handout: Stipulated Facts 345 Lesson 2 219 Handout: Sworn Statements 347 Handout:Value Descriptors 221 Lesson .... 353 Handout: Issue Analysis Chart 223 Handout: Applicable Law 355 Handout: Newspaper Articles 225 Lesson 6 357 Lesson 3 245 Handout: Role Responsibilities 359 Handout: Laws Relating to Salmon Survival 249 Handout: Steps in a Trial 361 Lesson 4 255 Handout: Plaintiff and Defense Worksheets 363 Handout: List of Roles 257 Handout: Role Sign-Up Sheet (only i.eed 1 copy) 365 Handout: Newspaper Articles 259 Lesson 7 367 Lesson 5 293 Handout: Standard Objections 369 Handout: Role Chart 295 Lesson 8 371 Handout: Plan of Action 297 Handout: Checklist 373 Handout: Plan of Action Groups 299 Handout: Agenda 375 Extension: Poems for Two Voices. 301 Handout: Participants 377 Handout: Sample Poem 303 Lesson 9 379 Lesson 6 305 Handout: Questions 381 2 UPSICEL LRE: Challenging Students With the Law Freedom of Speech Handout: Scripted Trial 451 Introduction 383 Handout: Jury Verdict Form 468 Bibhography 384 Lesson 5 469 Lesson 1 OOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOO387 Handout:The Band's Trip 473 Handout:The Value of Free Speech (version 1) 393 Handout:Rock Concert Case Study 475 Handout:The Value of Free Speech (version 2) 395 lesso n 6 477 Lesson 2 397 Handout:Free Speech Opinion Poll 401 Lesson 3 403 Immigration Handout:Case Study 405 Introduction 483 Lesson 4 407 Bibliography 484 Handout:Problems at Fillmore Middle School 411 Lesson 1 . 487 Handout:Problems at Fillmore Elementary School 413 Handout: Chronology 491 Lesson 5 415 Lesson 2 493 Handout: Opin!on Poll 499 Lesson 3 501 Search and Seizure in Handout:Law and Facts 505 Washington Handout: Petitioner's Brief 506 Handout: Respondent's Brief 507 Introduction 417 Handout:Instructions for Attorneys 508 Bibliography 418 Handout:Instructions for Justices 509 Lesson 1 419 Handout:Questions for Observers 510 Extension Handout:Initiative Debate 511 Lesson 2 421 Handout:Fourth Amendment of U.S. Constitution 429 Lesson 4 513 Handout:Worksheet Part 1 431 Sample Journal Criteria 515 Handout:Worksheet Part 2 432 Sample Journals 516 Handout:Worksheet Part 3 433 Lesson 5 519 Handout:Privacy Opinion Poll 435 Handout: Newspaper Articles 521 Handout:Search and Seizure Caies 437 Handout:Exceptions to Search Warrant 469 Lesson 6 533 Handout: 2087: A Time for Second-Degree Citizenship OOOOOO535 Lesson 3 443 Handout: Second-Degree Citizenship Amendment 539 Handout:School Locker Search Statute 445 Lesson 4' 447 Handout:N.J.v.1./.0. Case Study 449 Handout. Steps in a Trial 450 UPSICEL LRE: Challenging Students With the Law 3 Animal Rights Introduction . 541 Bibliography 542 Organizations................... ............... .... ..... ... ...... .. .................. 544 Lesson 1 ff 547 Handout: Excerpt From Law Review article 551 Handout: Student Survey 553 Handout:Surveys From California and Minnesota 555 Handout: Newspaper Articles 557 Lesson 2 575 Handout:Interest Group Instructions 579 Handout:Committee Instructions 581 Lesson 3 ."--..------ .......... ---.......... 583 Handout: Sample Bill 585 Handout: Drafting Instructions 587 Handout: Steps in the Legislative Process 589 Lesson 4 591 Handout: Mock Telegram 593 4 UPSICEL LRE: Challenging Students With the Law Acknowledgnwnts UPSICEL wishes to thank the U.S. Department of Education for selecting this project for funding under the Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Grant program. Thanks go to Bob Becker, Sally Bender, Gloria Brenchley, and Cheryl Richardson, the four teachers who worked with UPSICEL staff and consultant Tarry L. Lindquist to select the topics and field test the curriculum. We also