Lesson Plan Template ED 3501 (Version C)

Lesson
Title/Focus

Court System

Subject/Gra
de Level

Legal Studies 30

Unit

Negligence

Date
Time
Duratio
n
Teache
r

February 4 2016
82 minutes
Ms. Stif

OUTCOMES FROM ALBERTA PROGRAM OF STUDIES

General
Learning
Outcomes:
Specific
Learning
Outcomes:

Students explore the legal meaning of negligence and legal actions relating to
negligence.

Explain what constitutes negligence

Examine duty of care
Examine standard of care
Examine damages and remedies
Describe the structure and process of the civil court

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Key Questions:

Products/Performa
nces:

What is the structure of the civil court system?

Who makes laws in Canada?
What is precedent and why is it important?

LEARNING RESOURCES CONSULTED

All About Law

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

Worksheet
Group sticks
Research information
Paisley snail questions

PROCEDURE
Assessment of
Prior Knowledge
Advance
Organizer/Agenda

Learning Activity
#1
Teacher Notes:
Assessments/
Differentiation

Introduction
Why can the Paisley Snail Case be considered a landmark
Case?
1. APK
2. Legal terms to know work sheet
3. Court System Jigsaw
4. Paisley Snail video
Body

Time
~2 mins

Time

Civil court system Jigsaw

Have the class do a jigsaw on the divisions of law in order to
familiarize themselves.
- Students will all choose a stick and be divided into 5
groups of 7. Each group will read provided information
on either
1. Small claims court
2. Provincial Supreme Court
3. Court of Appeal
4. Federal Court of Canada
5. Supreme Court of Canada

~25 mins

The teacher will provide materials to each group so that

together they can become experts on the topic.
Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe

Lesson Plan Template ED 3501 (Version C)

Afterwards, they will get into groups of 5 and an expert from
each topic will share what they learned with the group. This
will allow students to get a more informed understanding of all
types of civil court in Canada
Students will complete chart for their notes based on
information learned from their materials and from experts in
their groups.
- Go over Who Makes Laws in Canada
Establish the link between the law making process and tort
law in the lives of everyone (& precedent)
Learning Activity
#2
Teacher Notes:
Assessments/
Differentiation

Trial Procedures
Have students read pages 316- 320 in their textbooks
Briefly
-

outline the following:

Balance of probabilities
Filing and serving a claim
Defense or Reply
Payment into court
Counterclaim
Third Party Claim
Default Judgment
Out of Court Settlement
Pre-Trial Conference
Civil Procedure in Higher Courts
The Trial

Have students read pages 321-327

~25 mins

Civil Remedies
- General Damages
- Special Damages
- Punitive Damages
- Aggravated Damages
- Nominal Damages
- Injunctions
- Costs
- Garnishment
- Seizing Assets
- Examination of the Debtor
Concept of Definition Map for terms they feel that they will
need help to remember .
Learning Activity
#3

Alternative Dispute Resolution

-

Teacher Notes:
Assessments/
Differentiation

Negotiation
Mediation
Arbitration

~30 mins

Dispute Resolution Activity

- Students will get into groups of 2-3.
- Students will choose whether they would like to act out
a negotiation, mediation or arbitration.

Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe

Lesson Plan Template ED 3501 (Version C)

Their task is to come up with a play/presentation that
clearly exemplifies the type of dispute resolution they
are trying to act out.
Closure

Transition To Next
Lesson

Time

Defenses to Negligence

Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe