Teachers: this place is for you! Designed for educators, it has pedagogical resources and legal education activities to include in your lesson plans.
If you have questions about our youth activities, or ideas to suggest, don’t hesitate to write to us!
DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCES
If you have questions about our youth activities, or ideas to suggest, don’t hesitate to write to us!
DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCES
Careers in Justice
Description: There is a wide range of careers in the world of justice. Some are familiar to most people, but others are often overlooked or misunderstood.
In this activity, students get a chance to learn about all of the careers in the justice field.
Target Audience: High school students, especially those in Secondary Cycle Two.
Suggested Time: 45 minutes
Suggested Courses: Personal Orientation Project
Cross-Curricular Competency: Achieves his/her potential
Materials Required:
- Teacher’s Guide
- PowerPoint presentation of the various careers
- Quiz
- Laptop, projector
- Optional: Éducaloi pamphlets
In this activity, students get a chance to learn about all of the careers in the justice field.
Target Audience: High school students, especially those in Secondary Cycle Two.
Suggested Time: 45 minutes
Suggested Courses: Personal Orientation Project
Cross-Curricular Competency: Achieves his/her potential
Materials Required:
- Teacher’s Guide
- PowerPoint presentation of the various careers
- Quiz
- Laptop, projector
- Optional: Éducaloi pamphlets
The Criminal Legal Process
Description: This activity explains the roles of the various people involved in a criminal trial and the steps in this process. The activity starts by giving some background information on the Canadian legal system.
This activity can be used in tandem with the activity “Careers in Justice”.
Target Audience: High school students
Suggested Time: 60 minutes
Suggested Courses:
- History and Citizenship Education – Cycle One and Cycle Two
- Ethics and Religious Culture – Cycle One
- Ethics and Religious Culture – Cycle Two
- English Langage Arts (The trial process and the rights of the accused can be used as subjects for an essay or debate.)
Cross-Curricular Competencies: Exercises critical judgment.
Materials Required:
- Teacher’s Guide
- PowerPoint presentation
- Laptop, projector
- Optional: Éducaloi pamphlets
This activity can be used in tandem with the activity “Careers in Justice”.
Target Audience: High school students
Suggested Time: 60 minutes
Suggested Courses:
- History and Citizenship Education – Cycle One and Cycle Two
- Ethics and Religious Culture – Cycle One
- Ethics and Religious Culture – Cycle Two
- English Langage Arts (The trial process and the rights of the accused can be used as subjects for an essay or debate.)
Cross-Curricular Competencies: Exercises critical judgment.
Materials Required:
- Teacher’s Guide
- PowerPoint presentation
- Laptop, projector
- Optional: Éducaloi pamphlets
A Right to Privacy
Description: This teaching resource encourages students to think about why the law protects a right to privacy in Canada. Students learn about private rights through legal case studies, discussion questions, a simulation of a negotiation session and a writing assignment. They are also asked to take a position on how privacy rights in Canada should be defined.
Target Audience: High school students.
Suggested Time: Two 75-minute courses, plus optional extra activities.
Suggested Courses:
- History and Citizenship Education
- Ethics and Religious Culture
- Contemporary World
Cross-Curricular Competencies:
- Uses information
- Exercises critical judgment
- Cooperates with others
- Communicates appropriately
Materials Required:
- Teacher’s Guide
- Student Handouts
- Optional: Éducaloi pamphlets
Target Audience: High school students.
Suggested Time: Two 75-minute courses, plus optional extra activities.
Suggested Courses:
- History and Citizenship Education
- Ethics and Religious Culture
- Contemporary World
Cross-Curricular Competencies:
- Uses information
- Exercises critical judgment
- Cooperates with others
- Communicates appropriately
Materials Required:
- Teacher’s Guide
- Student Handouts
- Optional: Éducaloi pamphlets
Youth and the Law
Description: This unit encourages students to think about how and why the law treats young people and adults differently. The unit uses legal case studies, discussion questions and a mock sentencing scenario to teach students practical knowledge about legal process. It also encourages them to critique the law’s treatment of young people and communicate their beliefs, both in classroom discussions and a writing exercise.
Target Audience: High school students.
Suggested Time: Two 75-minute courses, plus optional extra activities.
Suggested Courses:
- History and Citizenship Education
- Contemporary World
Cross-Curricular Competencies:
- Uses information
- Solves problems
- Exercises critical judgment
Materials Required:
- Teacher’s Guide
- Student Handouts
- Optional: Éducaloi pamphlets
Target Audience: High school students.
Suggested Time: Two 75-minute courses, plus optional extra activities.
Suggested Courses:
- History and Citizenship Education
- Contemporary World
Cross-Curricular Competencies:
- Uses information
- Solves problems
- Exercises critical judgment
Materials Required:
- Teacher’s Guide
- Student Handouts
- Optional: Éducaloi pamphlets