BUSINESS LAW

WEDNESDAY 9-08-10- Discovery

Ms Kessinger — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:13:36 +0000

BL1.4.1

BELLWORK: Read the last paragraph on page 36. What are methods of discovery. List at least three examples that could be used in a trial.

Review Complaints & Answers.
Notes over Methods of Discovery
Watch Clips from Erin Brockovich & list instances of discovery & interrogatries. Click for Note Sheet & assignment

HOMEWORK: Write a complaint

TUESDAY 9-7-10 – Pleadings

Ms Kessinger — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:34:50 +0000

BL1.4

BELLWORK: What is a pleading? pg36. Give an example of a time when you may have had to issue a complaint. What was the answer that you received?How is your situation similar to the process in a civil proceeding?

Turn in Court Lab from Friday
Go over celebrity cases & turn in
10 min- complete ADR cases in groups of 3. Discuss & turn in
Go over Bellwork & turn in
Learn about complaints & answers (slides 5-11)

FRIDAY 9-03-10 – Virtual Tour of Courts

Ms Kessinger — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:22:28 +0000

bl1.4.1
LAB: Click to take a Virtual Tour of Indiana’s courts

THURSDAY 9-02-10

Ms Kessinger — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:31:42 +0000

bl1.4.1
BELLWORK: PG 512,4,5 & CASES PG52 17,18,20, & 21

QUIZ OVER CH2-1
Review ADR PG 34-36
Complete ADRLab- role play in groups of 3

WEDNESDAY 9-01-10 – ADR

Ms Kessinger — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:32:43 +0000

BELLWORK: Read pg 34. What is ADR?

Review Work:cases fed vs state celebs

Mediation clip from W. crashers
Notes over ADR
Arbitration clip (J Carson)

HOMEWORK: Read figure 2.2 on pg 35 & pg 34-36. On a sheet of paper, tell me whether you think a reactive method or a proactive method is best for solving a dispute. Which method do you think is the best, & why? Now describe a time in your life when you used a reactive method to solve a dispute (argument) & describe a time when you used proactive method to solfe a dispute. (If you can not think of an instance3 from your own life use a friend as an example)

TUESDAY 8-31-10 – Courts & Cases

Ms Kessinger — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:30:30 +0000

BL1.3.1
BELLWORK: Read about IN Court of Appeals. Why was the appeals court started, when does an appeals court usually hear a case, & how many judges sit on an IN court of appeals?

Finish up 6 cases from Mon
Review jurisdictions & cases from Mon.

HOMEWORK: Ch2 Vocab pg 9 of work book

MONDAY 8-30-10 – Federal vs State

Ms Kessinger — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:30:09 +0000

bl1.3.1

Indiana courts web page
BELLWORK: Read about Indiana’s Supreme Court List one fact about the history of the supreme court, the types of trials they hear, and what a justice does.

Find 6 cases in the local newspaper
Determine: federal or state, jurisdiction, & type of court

FRIDAY 8-27-10 – ch2 Federal vs State

Ms Kessinger — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:19:24 +0000

CH2 FEDERAL VS STATE COURTS (bl1.3.3)
BELLWORK: 5 min to finish ch2 pre-reading assignment

Think of a case that appeared in the news lately. Was that case federal/state, or civil/criminal?
Notes over ch2-1, Federal & State Courts, and their jurisdiction.
ASSIGNMENT: Given the structure of the Indiana State Court System, try to determine the jurisdictions. Look through the newspapers & try to find a case for each type of jurisdiction.

THURSDAY 8-26-10 CH 1 TEST

Ms Kessinger — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:09:15 +0000

BELLWORK: Study for test. read pg 22
Turn in Lab & HW
Review for test
Chapter 1 Test over Ethics & Sources of Law
Pre-Reading Questions for Ch2

WEDNESDAY 8-25-10 ch1 Review

Ms Kessinger — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:14:51 +0000

bl1.2.1-1.2.4

BELLWORK: Cases pg 23 #19-22

Finish Lab
TODAY: Review for ch1 Test. Complete pg 23 #’s4,8,9,10,12,13
HOMEWORK: STUDY FOR CH1 TEST

TUESDAY 8-24-10 Ethics & Sources

Ms Kessinger — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:01:18 +0000

bl1.2-1.4

BELLWORK:CASES 23 -24 pg 25
Ethics Quiz
Internet Scavenger Hunt
HOMEWORK: Study for Sources of Law quiz. Read ch1-2

MONDAY 8-23-10 Sources of Law

Ms Kessinger — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:55:21 +0000

BL1.2.1

1. Get out Ethics Homework.
2. BELLWORK: Which sources of the 5 sources is shared by the federal and state gov? (answer in notepad)
3. Get in groups & finish answering questions.
4. Present & take notes

FRIDAY 8-20-10 Sources of Law

Ms Kessinger — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:42:43 +0000

1. BELLWORK: Jack & Mina are not the best of friends. They come from different cultures & care little about what happens to each other. While playing softball on opposing teams, Jack’s teammate Lonnie tagged Mina out at 2nd base. Jack who was playing short stop, saw that Lonnie’s foot was not on the bag and pronounced Mina safe.Which ethical principle was Jack applying? Feelings & opinions, greatest good, Golden Rule, Ethical Character Traits (honesty, Justice, Compassion, Integrity)

2. Pass up yesterday’s Homework. pg 13#1-7.

3. 10MIN To finish poster. Make sure it is VISUAL. Use images or drawings. Answer the questions for your topic

4. Get in Groups & teach your topic. Answer the questions on the sheet given.

5. Discuss the five sources as a class.

HOMEWORK: Decide if each case is unethical & legal or unethical & illegal. Then list the principle that would best help you in determining if the case was ethical or not.

8-19-10 Sources of Law

Ms Kessinger — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:44:00 +0000

SOURCES OF LAW CH1-2

BELLRINGER: How many sources of Law are there in the U.S.?

Review the ethical decision models.
Jigsaw activity. Divide up the sources of law into groups, and answer questions about your source of law.
Create a poster that describes your source of law.

Tomorrow we will share our posters!

WEDNESDAY 8-18-10

Ms Kessinger — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:40:36 +0000

OPENING ASSIGNMENT: BL1.2
1. Get out unethical situation. Using one of the 4 methods mentioned in your book, explain how your situation is unethical.
2. Share unethical situations.
3.Use methods given in book for determining if a situation is ethical.
Feelings, greatest good, golden rule, character traits.
4. Get in groups. Using your cases, apply a different method for each case to help determine why it is unethical.
5. Determine if your cases are unethical & illegal, just illegal, or just unethical
HOMEWORK:Understanding how ethical decisions are made & how ethics relate to the law.
PAGE 13 -#1-7

TUESDAY 8-17-10

Ms Kessinger — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:50:39 +0000

bl 1.1 & 1.1.2

Get out Homework “unethical situation”

“Winning the Case” In pairs, In groups of 5 combine your arguments for and against 2 of the cases.

Each group should present the case & their argument. Discuss as a class.

MONDAY 8-16-10

Ms Kessinger — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:05:13 +0000

BL1.1.1

Turn in Magazine

“What do you know about Business Law”

Activity: Winning the Case- There are two sides to every story

HOMEWORK:Find an unethical act on TV, in the papers, or on the internet. Print or write a description of the act.

FRIDAY 8-13-10

Ms Kessinger — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:26:33 +0000

1. Create poster. Write the word crime. Come up with a word for each letter in the word crime that helps describe what a crime is.
2.Finish Name Poster. Decorate it.
2. Get with partner. Share details about one another. Introduce your partner to the class.
3. Go over ch1 vocab
4.Homework: Bring a Magazine

THURSDAY 8-12-10

Ms Kessinger — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:39:26 +0000

Senior meeting 3rd period (homework: Ch1 vocab)

WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL!

Ms Kessinger — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:58:28 +0000

Go over syllabus, Get to know you activity -”Let the Good Times Roll,” Brainstorm what you know about law.

TUESDAY 6-1-10

Ms Kessinger — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:43:50 +0000

Go over final exam study guide as a class

FRIDAY 5-28-10

Ms Kessinger — Fri, 28 May 2010 12:42:53 +0000

Work on Final Review study guides

THURSDAY 5-27-10

Ms Kessinger — Thu, 27 May 2010 18:26:22 +0000

In groups of 4, rotate around the room and play all 8 games.

WEDNESDAY 5-26-10

Ms Kessinger — Wed, 26 May 2010 13:29:07 +0000

Test Game
Fix any errors
Games will be graded

TUESDAY 5-25-10

Ms Kessinger — Tue, 25 May 2010 11:11:59 +0000

Day 2 – Work on Game
Game Cards due today
Board Due today
Test games tomorrow
Study guides due tomorrow

MONDAY 5-24-10

Ms Kessinger — Tue, 25 May 2010 11:10:56 +0000

In groups of 3, create review game for final exam.
Game rules due today.

FRIDAY 5-21-10

Ms Kessinger — Fri, 21 May 2010 11:11:45 +0000

Take ch21 Test
Start review game

THURSDAY 5-20-10

Ms Kessinger — Thu, 20 May 2010 11:09:30 +0000

Notes over age discrimination & workers comp.
Homework: Study for Test.

WEDNESDAY 5-19-10

Ms Kessinger — Wed, 19 May 2010 11:02:39 +0000

1. Notes over Discrimination in the workplace ch21
2. Create skits over disparate impact & disparate treatment & present Skits

TUESDAY 5-18-10

Ms Kessinger — Tue, 18 May 2010 12:41:05 +0000

Click for Harassment Lab Instructions
SHArr Lab instructions 03 version
Print your finished assignment at the end of the period.

MONDAY 5-17-10

Ms Kessinger — Mon, 17 May 2010 11:12:12 +0000

Network down.
Play “Judge for Yourself” in groups of 4.

FRIDAY 5-14-10

Ms Kessinger — Fri, 14 May 2010 11:06:42 +0000

Seniors- Class day 2nd & 3rd period.
Turn in homework

THURSDAY 5-13-10

Ms Kessinger — Thu, 13 May 2010 11:18:24 +0000

Finish harassment booklets.
Ch21 pg 453 #’s1-5 & 26-28

WEDNESDAY 5-12-10

Ms Kessinger — Thu, 13 May 2010 11:16:55 +0000

Employment Law.
Learn about sexual harassment.
Identify the types seen from a clip of the office
Create an anti-harassment policy & manual for your employees.

TUESDAY 5-11-10

Ms Kessinger — Tue, 11 May 2010 13:14:14 +0000

Play Business Law Bingo
Take ch27 Test
Homework: Ch21 (Employement Law) pg 453 #’s1-5 & 26-28

MONDAY 5-10-10

Ms Kessinger — Mon, 10 May 2010 11:11:26 +0000

Turn in Case studies from Friday
1. Complete cases from end of chapter.
2. Review ch27.2 with absent students
3. Review business bingo
4. note quiz over ch27

FRIDAY 5-7-10

Ms Kessinger — Fri, 07 May 2010 12:50:08 +0000

1.Review types of partners
2. Discuss Dissolution of Partnership
3. Cases
4. Quiz

THURSDAY 5-6-10

Ms Kessinger — Fri, 07 May 2010 12:48:25 +0000

Review Types of partnerships
Notes – Types of partners
Relay race game over partners & partnerships

WEDNESDAY 5-5-10

Ms Kessinger — Wed, 05 May 2010 12:52:55 +0000

Notes over partnerships
As a class, Draft an articles of partnership

TUESDAY 5-4-10

Ms Kessinger — Tue, 04 May 2010 12:38:10 +0000

Finish FTC website & write a detailed desription as to how you followed 4 of the FTC guidelines to online marketing.

MONDAY 5-3-10

Ms Kessinger — Mon, 03 May 2010 11:17:39 +0000

Click here for assignment directions
CREATING LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
1. Review FTC’s guidelines to online advertisements
2. Discuss
3.Create online ad and web page. (You may use Publisher or www.yola.com)
4.Make a list in word that describes how you followed FTC guidelines
WEBSITES THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL
FTC Guidelines to Marketing on the internet
FTC Disclosures

BL3.2

FRIDAY 4-30-10

Ms Kessinger — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:06:28 +0000

Business Plans
TODAY: Work on the marketing section.
Find your competitors logo and an advertisment. Print them out.
Create a logo and an ad for your company.
How does it compare to your competiton. Why will people choose your business?

bl3.1.5

THURSDAY 4-29-10

Ms Kessinger — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:07:08 +0000

Review 3 types of business using the characteristics chart.
Take the Entrepreneurship Aptitude Test
Share business ideas
Add goals & objectives to our sheet, products, and management.

WEDNESDAY 4-28-10

Ms Kessinger — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:57:09 +0000

Learn about the three forms of business organizations
Discuss the advantages & disadvantages of each
Come up with a business idea.
List goals & objectives for the company

TUESDAY 4-27-10

Ms Kessinger — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:41:10 +0000

Sub
Intro to chapter 27
Complete worksheet over partnerships

MONDAY 4-26-10

Ms Kessinger — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 11:09:32 +0000

Review for ch36 test. (”I am, who has”)
Take ch36 test
Intro to ch27 – “Are you business Savvy” quiz

FRIDAY 4-23-10

Ms Kessinger — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 11:18:30 +0000

Review Intestate Succession
Finish the last 5 min of the movie
Discuss match terms to the characters in the movie
Write a Will – Click here for a template
Complete pg 787 – 7 & 8 pg 788 19-22 & 24
Review on Monday with Test over ch 36

THURSDAY 4-22-10

Ms Kessinger — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:04:31 +0000

Notes over intestate succession
Watch part of “The Ultimate Gift”
bl4.5

WEDNESDAY 4-21-10

Ms Kessinger — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:52:14 +0000

Notes on Wills
Watch more of “The Ultimate Gift”
BL4.5

TUESDAY 4-20-10

Ms Kessinger — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:30:27 +0000

1. Go over Ch36 Will Vocab
2. Introduction to Wills
3. Watch part of “The Ultimate Gift”
– Identify names or items that are examples of terms from ch36

MONDAY 4-19-10

Ms Kessinger — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:57:42 +0000

Careers in Law
Watch an episode of CSI (Forensic Science)
Fingerprint expert

FRIDAY 4-16-10

Ms Kessinger — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:15:32 +0000

Classifying Fingerprints

1. Answer the 8 questions about the history of fingerprints & discuss
2. Take all 10 of your fingerprints & label them.
3. Classify your fingerprints/ create a chart & classify your classmates.
4. Which is the most common pattern. Make a bar graph of the results

THURSDAY 4-15-10

Ms Kessinger — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:08:11 +0000

Pass Back Tests.
Go over Career options
Click for fingerprint questions
Who Dunnit? Webquest on Solving Crimes. Click the link and go to the fingerprinting link. Read the information and answer the questions. We will begin fingerprinting tomorrow!

WEDNESDAY 4-14-10

Ms Kessinger — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:37:11 +0000

Go to the Marion County Court of Appeals.
Trial will be held in the Auditorium

TUESDAY 4-13-10

Ms Kessinger — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 10:58:49 +0000

1. Finish up Careers in Law Assignment. Re-do if you copied & pasted information.
2. Complete Careers in Law worksheet.

MONDAY 4-12-10

Ms Kessinger — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 11:29:34 +0000

Learn about available careers in law. Create a magazine spread about your chosen career. This will include salary, education, skills, and experience needed.
Print your sheet out when you are finished. we will combine all careers into one packet and will then take a quiz over the available jobs in law.
CLICK HERE FOR CAREER ASSIGNMENT

FRIDAY 4-9-10

Ms Kessinger — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 11:06:53 +0000

Go over Study Guide
Review- “I have who has”
Test Ch16

THURSDAY 4-8-10

Ms Kessinger — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 11:03:47 +0000

Review ch 16
Complete Study Guide
Test tomorrow

WEDNESDAY 4-7-10

Ms Kessinger — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 11:10:12 +0000

Notes over APR
CLICK FOR APR LAB
Use this site to calculate car payments

TUESDAY 4-6-10

Ms Kessinger — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 11:01:37 +0000

Notes over Insurance
Students create examples of each type of insurance
Quiz over insurance

MONDAY 4-5-10

Ms Kessinger — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 11:08:36 +0000

Notes on Finance Charge & buying used vehicles.
Go over Case Study on owning a vehicle (worksheet pg 149)
Trade in Lab Buy Vs. Lease click on Arun Lab to see more details.
Kelly Blue Book (find out what Arun’s Tercel is worth)
New Car Values

FRIDAY 4-2-10

Ms Kessinger — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 10:57:20 +0000

1. Place student generated sentences from yesterday on the board. Determine the meaning of the new terms from ch 16.
2. Read through the ch16 skit.
3. Notes over ch16 buying & leasing.
4.Assignment: Vocab practice & Case.

THURSDAY 4-1-10

Ms Kessinger — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 11:24:01 +0000

Introduce ch16 terms. Word Splash. Create sentences out of the words.
discuss what each term stands for.
Watch Judge Alex over buying a lemon

WEDNESDAY 3-31-10

Ms Kessinger — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:33:38 +0000

Get in pairs and share your examples and tips.
Move into groups of 4 and fill in any missing tips or examples
Complete the case of the too hasty exceptance.
Discuss product liablility. Come up with a product idea and create a warning label for it. Discuss recalls.
If time permist: open note quiz with cases over ch15.

TUESDAY 3-30-10

Ms Kessinger — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 18:12:22 +0000

1. Finish Site. Submit your URL (ex: http://www.fraud.weebly.com) HERE
turn in your weebly site. click HERE http://www.rose-prism.org/moodle/mod/glossary/view.php?id=70077

Choose add a new entry. Paste url in the description area with your names.
2..TODAY’S ASSIGNMENT: CLICK HERE
03 version

PRINT THIS OUT AT THE END OF CLASS. You may use it on the quiz tomorrow

MONDAY 3-29-10

Ms Kessinger — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:04:15 +0000

CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS
Today we will be creating websites about consumer protection laws.
Each web site will help to make consumers more aware of the laws that have been created to protect them. You should also include real situations on your page.
Your classmates will be using your sitesto gather information tomorrow. Be sure you have been very thorough

CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS

BL4.3

FRIDAY 3-19-10

Ms Kessinger — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:43:54 +0000

Notes over product Liability – ch 15-2
Lab- Research the BBB
1. What is the BBB?
2. Click here to find scams in the area. Choose a scam and write a paragraph that describes the scam. (be prepared to share in class)
3. Click HERE and find 2 more shocking scams in our area. Add them to your Word Document.
4. Click HERE find a new tip that you did not know about. Add it to your Word Doc.
3. Choose 1 businesses & look them up using the BBB.
4. Print one of the business ratings

THURSDAY 3-18-10

Ms Kessinger — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:18:51 +0000

5 MIN -Finish poster
Present Posters
Take notes over ch 15-1
Complete worksheet from pg 140 of workbook.
Exit: 5 most important facts learned today.

WEDNESDAY 3-17-10

Ms Kessinger — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:17:32 +0000

Introdcuce consumer laws
Share scams
In pairs create a buyers awareness poster.

TUESDAY 3-16-10

Ms Kessinger — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:02:27 +0000

5min – study for test
Test ch 33
Intro assignment to ch 15 Consumer protection
Read ch 15 – complete legal terms sheet