CLU3M -UNDERSTANDING CANADIAN LAW (COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY) Name: LAW IN THE NEWS SCRAPBOOK ASSIGNMENT Description: Students will examine and demonstrate their understanding of the categories of law. To demonstrate their understanding of the categories of law, student will create a scrapbook of newspaper articles from the local, national and international level. Their scrapbook entries will include an analysis of each newspaper article and an overview of the categories of law that specifically relate to the newspaper entry. TASK AND DUE DATE REQUIREMENTS ASSESSED (date and comments) 1. Analysis of Newspaper Article - complete "Newspaper Article Report" (Thinking) - see rubric for details Due Date: 2. Facts & Terms - must include 5 or more articles that are relevant to the different (Knowledge/Understanding) categories of law -must highlight legal terms found within the articles and present a Due Date: definition of the terms - must present a clear outline of the article and identify how it relates to the specific category of law - see rubric for details 3. Structure of Scrapbook & -must include a bibliography with at least 3 different newspaper sources Bibliography (Application) -must ensure appropriate bibliography format -must site appropriate events, issues, or cases as examples of the Due Date: categories of law -must include captions describing the event, issue, or case sited in the article -see rubric for details 4. Grammar, Spelling & ensure appropriate grammar and spelling Presentation of Information -must title each entry according to the category of law & with a brief Communication) explanation of that category of law -ensure that the scrapbook is well presented with a title page and table Due Date: of contents -see rubric for detailsLAW IN THE NEWS SCRAPBOOK ASSIGNMENT DUE DATE: General requirements: Specific requirements: The newspaper articles found in your scrapbook should illustrate Your scrapbook must include: any 5 of the following categories of law copies of all 5 articles with legal headings referring to which Constitutional Law: body of law dealing with the area of law is being discussed distribution and exercise of government powers. Example: a dispute involving the Canadian Charter of a summary of each article in your own words Rights an overview of how the article relates to the category of law and Freedoms. in focus Administrative Law: a category of public law governing the relationship between people and government V captions describing the articles departments, boards, and agencies Example: a dispute involving the Workman's highlighted legal terms in each article and their definitions Compensation Board, Ontario Human Rights Commission, for the criminal Injuries Compensation Board a newspaper report form for each article found in your scrapbook Tort Law: the branch of civil law that holds persons or private organizations responsible for damage they cause a check for spelling and grammar errors another person as a result of accidental or deliberate action. a title page and table of contents Example: a dispute between people because one person wrongfully causes another's loss a properly cited bibliography Family Law: the branch of civil law that deals with various Sample Bibliography aspects of family law. BIBLIOGRAPHY Example: a dispute involving divorce, custody, support, Blatchford, Christie. "Canada Probes 14,000 Refugees." National Post same-sex marriage laws, marriage contracts...etc. Corporate Law: deals with various areas of Online. 24 Nov. 2001. 11 Dec. 2001 . businesses/corporations, and the laws and regulations that are involved Fotheringham, Allan. "The Senate's New Boy." Maclean's 1 Oct. 2001: 88. Example: a dispute involving the dissolution of a corporation or illegal stock market activities Contract Law: the branch of civil law that provides rules regarding agreements between people and businesses when they purchase or provide goods and services. Example: a dispute involving property owners and tenants (One article for each of the five areas that you choose)CLU3M -UNDERSTANDING CANADIAN LAW (COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY) NAME: LAW IN THE NEWS SCRAPBOOK ASSIGNMENT FACTS & TERMS (KNOWLEDGE & UNDERSTANDING) Level 4 (80%-100%) Level 3 (70%-79%) LEVEL 2 (60%-69%) LEVEL 1 (50%-59%) Below Level 1 You have demonstrated You have demonstrated You have demonstrated some You have demonstrated little You have not yet thorough knowledge of the considerable knowledge of knowledge of the key knowledge of the key demonstrated your knowledge key concepts in your the key concepts in your concepts in your scrapbook concepts in your scrapbook of facts and terms. scrapbook by scrapbook by: by: by: O using 5 or more using 4-5 relevant O using 3-4 relevant 0 using 2-3 relevant relevant articles that articles that are articles that are articles that are are clearly reflective considerably somewhat reflective rarely reflective of of the different reflective of the of the different the different categories of law different categories of categories of law categories of law law o using legal terms and using legal terms and using legal terms and o using legal terms and explanations that are explanations that are explanations that are explanations that are specific to the considerably specific somewhat specific rarely specific to the categories of law to the categories of to the categories of categories of law law law o providing a providing a 0 providing a providing a clear considerably clear somewhat clear somewhat clear outline of the article outline of the article outline of the article outline of the article and the associated and the associated the associated and the associated categories of law categories of law categories of law categories of lawNEWS ARTICLE REPORT NAME: DATE: HEADLINE: NEWSPAPER: DATE: PAGE: SUMMARY OF ARTICLE: CATEGORY OF LAW IN QUESTION (Apply article contents to the categories of law discussed in class): DIFFERENT POINTS OF VIEW PRESENTED: STRONGEST POINT OF VIEW: NEWS ARTICLE REPORT NAME: DATE: HEADLINE: NEWSPAPER: DATE: PAGE: SUMMARY OF ARTICLE: CATEGORY OF LAW IN QUESTION (Apply article contents to the categories of law discussed in class): DIFFERENT POINTS OF VIEW PRESENTED: STRONGEST POINT OF VIEW