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LAW IN A FREE SOCIETY - ON RESPONSIBILITY - LESSON PLANS

NCJ Number
12550
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1973
Length
81 pages
Annotation
SAMPLE LESSON PLANS FOR KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE BASED ON ONE OR MORE OF THE BEHAVIORAL OBJECTIVES ASSOCIATED WITH THE TOPICAL QUESTIONS INTO WHICH THE MATERIAL ON RESPONSIBILITY IS DIVIDED.
Abstract
THESE LESSON PLANS PROVIDE TEACHERS WITH SPECIFIC LESSONS ON EACH CONCEPT WHICH HAVE BEEN USED SUCCESSFULLY IN CLASSROOMS AT THEIR GRADE LEVEL AND WHICH THEY MAY USE IN THEIR OWN CLASSROOMS WITH SUITABLE MODIFICATION. THE LESSON PLANS ARE BASED UPON ONE OR MORE OF THE BEHAVIORAL OBJECTIVES OUTLINED UNDER EACH TOPICAL QUESTION AT EACH GRADE LEVEL BLOC AS DESCRIBED IN THE 'CURRICULUM' FOR EACH CONCEPT. FOR EXAMPLE, A LESSON ON THE CONCEPT, RESPONSIBILITY, AT THE K-2 LEVEL MIGHT BE BASED UPON TOPICAL QUESTION A, 'WHAT IS RESPONSIBILITY AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?' AND BEHAVIORAL OBJECTIVE 2, 'STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND EXPLAIN SOME OF THE POSSIBLE BENEFITS OF RESPONSIBILITY'. ALSO PROVIDED ARE MODELS FOR DEVELOPING LESSON PLANS BASED ON THE CURRICULUM (NCJ-12548). FOR THE OTHER VOLUMES ON THE CONCEPT OF RESPONSIBILITY, SEE NCJ-12547, 12548, AND 12549. FOR AN OVERVIEW OF THE LAW IN A FREE SOCIETY SERIES, SEE NCJ-12570. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)