Lesson Title: Tort Defences Subject: CLU3M

Unit Title: Civil Law Time Required: 75 Mintues

Teacher Candidate: Emma Gordon Date: December 15th
Mentor Teacher: Karla Di Saverio Grade: 11 M

Learning Goals (What do you want the students to know or be able to do at the end of the lesson?)
- Students will be able to analyze the legal foundations of tort law
- Students will be able to know the differences between unintentional and intentional torts
- Students will be able to describe the different types of torts
- Students will be able to describe the legally accepted defences for intentional and unintentional torts
- Students will be able to classify the specific tort and defence in case studies
Success Criteria (What will you observe that tells you that students are successful?)
- I will be able to analyze the legal foundations of tort law
- I will be able to know the differences between intentional and unintentional torts
- I will be able to describe the different types of torts
- I will be able to describe the legally accepted defences for intentional and unintentional torts
- I will be able to classify the specific tort and defence in case studies
Accommodations (How will you meet the needs of your students? What management strategies will you use?)
English as a Second Language:
- EA support, or peer mentor
Individual Action Plan:
- Accommodations only as specified on the student’s IEP – allowing for time, number of questions etc.
Curriculum Expectations (Which expectation is the focus for your instruction?)
Overall Expectations:
D1. Introduction to Tort Law: Analyze the legal foundations of tort law; the factors influencing its development;
and the role of individuals, groups, and courts in its process
Specific Expectations:
D1.1 Describe the legally accepted defences for some key intentional torts and some key unintentional torts
Assessment (How will you know that the students have achieved the learning expectation? What assessment tool will you use?)
Assessment for Learning:
- Kahoot
- Cartoon Cases
Assessment as Learning:
- Kahoot
- Cartoon Cases
Instructional Strategies (Which teaching strategies will you use? how will you group the students?
 Independent Work  Cooperative Learning  Summarizing & Note taking  Identifying similarities/differences
 Homework & Practice  Visual & Graphic Organizers  Questions  Generating & Testing Hypotheses
 Goal setting & Feedback  Problem Solving

Materials Key Questions

- Computer - What is the specific tort in the cartoon case?
- Kahoot - What are the defenses for this tort?
- PowerPoint
- Cartoon Cases

Instruction (How will the students develop the knowledge and /practice the skills?.)
Lesson Template #5 1 Revised 2011
Duration Activity/Task
Introduction (How will you engage and motivate the students?)
10 MIN - Students will participate in a Kahoot to review the different types of torts
- After, tell students to get the chart (Classification of Torts) given yesterday – will write
out the definition of the different types of defences used for torts
Lesson Steps (Describe the sequence of the lesson.)
- Explain the different defences for torts in full detail with examples
o Voluntary assumption of risk
o Contributory negligence
o Inevitable accident/ “Act of God”
20 MIN o Trespass
o Reasonable care
o Informed consent
o Necessity
o Legal authority
o Truth
o Consent
o Absolute privilege
o Qualified privilege
Conclusion (How will you wrap-up the lesson?)
45 MIN - Give students four cartoon cases – each cartoon case has 8 questions for students to
answer
- The last 10 minutes of class will be used to discuss each cartoon case and answers

Lesson Template #5 2 Revised 2011