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Family Law -- Marriage and Divorce
Students examine the many rights involved in family law. In groups, they identify the laws in marriage and divorce in Washington. They discuss the reasons an annulment might be granted and how property is divided. They discover how...
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Divorce and Its Legal Consequences
Young scholars create a poem/song that explains the grounds for divorce. They design a public service announcement informing the general public and fellow students what the affects of divorce can do to children.
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Would You Live Common Law?
Young scholars explore common law. In this sociology lesson, students discover what constitutes common law unions in Canada and then discuss how common law relationships compare to marriages.
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The Law in the North And South As It Relates To Business From the 1900's To the 1990's
Students study how laws are different in other states and how some of the laws are the same. They examine the steps that must be taken to get a divorce in Connecticut, North Carolina, and South Carolina. They take a look at the laws...
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Business Economics
Students explore the key issues arising from business growth, i.e. the divorce between ownership and control and the principal-agent problem. They investigate these issues in the context of an attempted takeover of a fictionalized company.
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Seeing the Courtroom and Legal System Through the Eyes of a Child
Pupils understand that law is a tool that provides for the protection of our individual rights and at the same time makes it possible for groups to live together.
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Women's Rights Ancient Egypt and the United States
Students explore the rights of women in the United States and ancient Egypt. Comparisons between the two eras and countries are made as the wealth, business, marriages, court cases, divorces, and employment of women are probed.
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How Women Won the Right to Vote
Students consider how women gained the right to vote in America. In this suffrage lesson, students investigate major events of the suffrage movement and conduct research. Students also role play petitioning to President Wilson to get the...
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Personal/Social Development: Stress Management
High schoolers examine stress causing factors and identify ways to manage stress. They define stress, fill out a checklist, complete a worksheet, and participate in a role-play activity.
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Father's Figure
High schoolers examine the concept of paternity leave. In this current events lesson plan, students explore European policies regarding parenting today and compare it with philosophies of the past.