SECONDARY LESSON PLAN

YEAR LEVEL & SUBJECT:

Yr 11 Legal Studies
DATE: 18/6/14
The lesson incorporates the use of multimodal texts such as video clips and PowerPoint notes in addition
LESSON DURATION: 80 mins

NO. OF STUDENTS: Approx 22

TOPIC/FOCUS: Introduction to Civil Law

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:

The students will be able to: Draw a comparison between the aims and features of criminal law and civil law and will be able to distinguish between civil and
criminal cases.
SUMMARY OF RESOURCES REQUIRED: Textbook, Laptop, The Good Wife file, USB, PPT
LESSON PROCEDURE
TIMING

RESOURCES

15 mins

15mins

STEPS OF THE LESSON

Review of the last lesson.
Terminology
Aims
Results (sentences vs.
damages)

Laptops
Textbooks

Lesson Development:

Detail

Found on adjoining word

document

Start with a discussion of the term

and ideas behind it

PERIOD 2A

20 mins

5 mins

Key Principle
Love thy Neighbour (Duty of
Care)
The neighbour principal
Lord Atkin
Civil Law Principles
Rights must be infringed
Person must have suffered
damages or loss
Plaintiff bears the Burden of
Proof
The Standard of Proof is
on The Balance of

Start PPT, and flick through the

slides as we change topics.

Write students answers on the

board, tweak the answers into the
key responses on the board
Students should copy down the
board notes.
Ask students to read aloud and
then copy the margin definitions

GOALS & METHODS OF EVALUATION

15 mins

Probabilities
Civil cases seek to restore
the plaintiff to the state prior
to the infringement.
Plaintiff seeks damages/
remedies.

Types of Wrongs
Physical Injuries
Nervous (Mental) Shock
Damages to property
Financial Loss
Loss of Good Reputation
Tort Law
Contract Law
PERIOD 2B
Precedent
Doctrine of Precedent
Court Hierarchy
Persuasive/ Binding
Law-making through the
courts (Statutory
Interpretation)
Terminology
Ratio Decidendi, Obiter
Dictum
Parliamentary Response
Case Study
Donoghue vs. Stevenson
Australian Knitting Mills vs.
Grant

into their books

Play the Good Wife Clip
Discussion on how it is relevant.

Ask students about their

Write students answers on the
board, tweak the answers into the
key responses on the board
Students should copy down the
board notes.

10 mins

Closure

Set Homework
Question time

PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS POST LESSON REFLECTION

Student learning (Were the stated goals achieved by all students or only some?)

Effectiveness of the learning and teaching strategies (For example, review your questioning skills in checking for understanding or
your explaining skills in information and modelling, or your organising and communicating skills, for example, giving instructions,
encouraging student participation etc.)

Reflection on what you have learned and changes for future lessons (Identify a key learning/insight that you have gained about
effective learning and teaching and those changes you will make when planning and implementing your next Direct Lesson Plan)