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28 Jurist Lesson Plans
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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore how the New York Times has represented presidential victories on its front page throughout the 20th century. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore the impact of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on the Supreme Court. They research potential nominees to replace her, in light of her resignation, and write letters to President George W. Bush to share opinions of the potential nominees. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students assess, from various perspectives, the United States Supreme Court ruling to stay the recount of Florida votes in the 2000 presidential election. Synthesize the information to write letters from their assigned person to another. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore the ruling of the US Supreme Court on the ballot recounting ordered by the Florida State Supreme Court. They work in small groups to research and compare the judicial and electoral processes. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students read the book "Shane" by Jack Schaefer. As a class, they discuss Shane's view on owning firearms and shares their own opinion on this issue. Using the internet, they research information to support their view and use text from the novel to support it. They participate in a class debate to end the lesson. Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students investigate the involvement of human right groups in Israel and Palestine. They view several websites that reflect human right groups to determine if it has helped or hindered the reach of a compromise between the two nations. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students become acquainted with vocabulary related to Islam and Muslim history in the film Frontline: Muslims. Students will work with the vocabulary from the film by categorizing the names and terminology, then work with the definitions after viewing. Full Review »
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- 10th - Higher Ed
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Students identify Islamic law as a religious and historical system of determining right action for Muslims. They identify the primary sources of Islamic law. Students complete a terminology matching quiz following a discussion of Islamic law terms. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students define jihad in its literal and applied meanings, as a principle and as an institution. They describe legitimate conduct of war according to Islamic law. Students differentiate between rebellion (baghy) and terrorism (hirabah) according to Muslim jurists and explain how Muslim jurists characterize hirabah, and describe the basis for their judgment that it is a serious, punishable criminal act. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students are introduced to the basic principles of Islamic law. Using primary sources, they discover the steps needed to achieve a legal decision. They also examine the appearance and significance of the major law schools in Muslim society. Full Review »
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