Time Sample Tasks Expected Outcome Resources 10’ Warm up In pairs or small groups, students look at pictures and discuss the questions Generate interest Activate prior knowledge PLS Worksheet: Getting Started! 20’ Vocabulary practice Students complete the vocabulary chart by scanning the PLS booklet for the terms Encourage students to apply word attack strategies: Ask for peer support Look at base form of word Guess the meaning from context Look in monolingual dictionaries Go over any new vocabulary Learn new vocabulary related to the topic Analyze and understand vocabulary in context PLS Worksheet: Build up Your Vocabulary! Refer to Young People and the Law wiki-book 20’ Pre-read and discuss Students work in pairs to discuss at what age young people gain legal rights in British Columbia and fill in their answers in the chart Student check PLS booklet to check answers Students discuss in small groups Discuss and information related to legal rights and responsibilities of young people Scan text for details PLS Worksheet: Age and Legal Rights! Refer to Young People and the Law wiki-book 15’ Collocations Explain the term ‘collocation’ and give examples of common collocations Students guess collocations in the list of words provided Students read the PLS booklet to find and circle collocations Students guess the meaning from context and clarify it with a partner Understand the concept of collocations Learn common collocations PLS Worksheet: Collocations! Refer to Young People and the Law wiki-book 15’ Write and check Students make own sentences with collocations from PLS booklet Students check each other’s sentences and do peer review Practice using new vocabulary in a different context PLS Worksheet: Make Sentences!
15’ Take notes and discuss Students take in a chart to compare law practices pertaining to youth in Canada and their home countries In or small groups, students discuss and compare law practices pertaining to youth in each other’s countries Reduce information to a list of details Discuss and compare laws PLS Worksheet: Differences and Similarities! Refer to Young People and the Law wiki-book 15’ POWER writing Go over the steps of POWER writing Review paragraph structure and provide an example Students work in groups or to brainstorm the main idea and supporting details, write a topic sentence, and suggest possible conclusion and transition signals Provide a copy of the writing rubric for students or clearly outline the requirements for writing Get familiar with the process of writing Brainstorm and prepare for paragraph writing PLS Worksheet: Brainstorm! PLS Worksheet: Writing Rubric! 30’ Write On their own, students use the notes that were brainstormed with their partner or group to write a paragraph on the chosen topic Students switch paragraphs with a partner in order to give/receive peer feedback Students re-write their paragraph and hand it in for assessment Produce a coherent and cohesive paragraph Practice peer feedback PLS Worksheet: Write! 20’ Find out more Students find more on topics related to young people and the law by researching online Get more information about youth law in British Columbia PLS Worksheet: Find out More! Computer Lab
WORD USE (examples in booklet) FORM (suffix, prefix, parts of speech) MEANING FORMS accused accused of doing something accuse + ed verb blamed for something; told that they did something accuse accusing accusatory accusation accusingly offense crime permission sentence Age and Legal Rights! Fill in this chart by looking through the PLS wiki-book Young People and the Law, and by giving your opinion. If you are not sure of an answer, look it up, or ask a classmate or teacher. Right/Responsibility in BC in my country of origin I it should be… Be responsible for crimes
Build up Your Vocabulary! ANSWER KEY Term: USE (examples in booklet) FORM (suffix, prefix, parts of speech) MEANING OTHER FORMS accuse accused of doing something accuse + ed verb blamed for something; told that they did something wrong accuse accusing accusatory accusation accusingly offense a serious offense very serious offenses will be charged with a criminal offense offend + se noun offense + s (plural) a something done that was wrong offender offensive offended offend crime recognizes that crime and adult crime young people’s crimes if the crime is serious crime noun crime + s (plural form) something done that is illegal criminal criminally permission can’t work without special permission ask the judge for permission to marry permit + sion noun something that is allowed by agreement permit permissible permissibly judge ask the judges for permission the judge will only agree the judge in youth court the judge might judge+ s noun (plural) a person who decides about what judge judges judgment judgmental the same legal rights legal adjective according to the law; something this right and allowed by law legality (law) legalism legally sentence may be sentenced as an adult receive a tougher sentence given an adult sentence sentence + ed Verb sentence noun a ruling or decision made in a court sentencing