LESSON PLAN 9

Date : 26 June 2015 (Friday)

Room :
Class/Group : 9 S&EA_4(24)/Low Ability Group

08-103

Time : 0947-1049

Topic : Government and Democracy- Australias justice system- Civil Law

Outcomes/Aspects/Levels
Apply their knowledge of the court system
General capabilities:
Literacy
Critical and creative thinking
Personal and social capability
Previous learning/knowledge
Knowledge and Understanding
Explain the court system in Australia

Time
0935-0947
0947-0952
(5 mins)
Entering the
classroom/
Preparing for
Class
0952-1002
(10 mins)
Recap

1002-1037
(35 mins)
Direct
Instructions

1037-1047
(7 mins)
Wrapping up
1047-1049
(2 mins)
Dismissal

Specific objectives
At the end of the lesson, students are able to:
1. Apply their knowledge of civil law in real
life scenarios
Resources/materials needed

PowerPoint Slides
Interactive Notebooks

Teaching/learning activities
Comments
Teacher to set up PowerPoint slides.
Teacher will greet students at the door and give instructions Classroom Routines/
Management
that students are to seat at their assigned seats. Students
Building rapport and setting up
are to also take their interactive notebooks.
a routine

Teacher to review with students what they can remember

about criminal and civil law. In the review, teacher to go
through some criminal cases students had picked out in the
last lesson. Teacher will then bring up civil law and get
students to think about some civil cases they know.
Teacher to then go through with students some civil cases.
Teacher to explain what the case was about and what the
sentencing was. Students are to answer a set of questions
in regards to each case. The questions include:
1. Who is involved
2. What is the disagreement about?
3. Who won?
4. Do you agree with the judgment?
Teacher to wrap up by drawing a graphic organiser on the
board and getting students to volunteer the answers on how
to fill up the graphic organizer.
Teacher to thank students for the opportunity to teach them
and t ask students to push their chairs under the tables.

Activating prior knowledge

Note taking

Closing Gaps

Classroom Routines/
Management

Evaluation :
Lesson went very well. Students were interested in the cases and were volunteering answers. There
was a good discussion between the students and myself after every case, which resulted in my not
being able to wrap up the lesson. I must remember to watch the time.

Reflection :
I should come up with different questions for dinff