Module 2: Laws- Social Studies 2 - Course Guide
Module Overview:
In this module, students will learn to define national laws and relate national laws to everyday life. They will define and compare different state laws. Students will draw conclusions about life without laws, learn how communities enforce and carry out laws, and determine the consequences when laws are broken.
Module Materials:
- Pencils
- Crayons or colored pencils
- Notebook
- Scissors
- Glue
- Highlighter
- Markers
- Blank paper
Module Objectives:
| Lesson # | Lesson Title | Objective(s) |
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| 1 | National Laws |
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| 2 | State Laws |
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| 3 | Breaking the Law |
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Module Key Words:
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national law state law punishment consequence violate |
Module Assignments:
| Lesson # | Lesson Title | Page # | Assignment Title |
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| 1 | National Laws | 5 | National Law Assignment |
| 2 | State Laws | 5 | State Law Assignment |
| 3 | Breaking the Law | 5 | Breaking the Law Assignment |
Learning Coach Notes:
| Lesson # | Lesson Title | Notes |
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| 1 | National Laws | After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain what national laws are and to give examples of national laws that help them. |
| 2 | State Laws | After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain what state laws are and to give examples of state laws that affect them. |
| 3 | Breaking the Law | After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain what happens when a law is broken. |
Module Guiding Questions:
When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.
| Lesson Title | Question |
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| National Laws |
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| State Laws |
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| Breaking the Law |
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Module Video Questions:
When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.
| Lesson Title | Video | Question |
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Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:
Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:
- What is the main idea?
- What are three things new you learned?
- How does this book relate to what you are learning about?
| # | Book | Author | Lexile Level |
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Module Outing:
Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.
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