LAW-GRADE 12 Hot Topic Assignment

Hot Topics in Law
Seminar Assignment

Every student in CLN 4U will complete one session of Hot Topics.

You will teach the class about your topic for 5 minutes. You will then lead discussion for 15-20 minutes at the beginning of class every Friday. You and a partner will introduce a hot topic to the law class and facilitate discussion about your topic for a maximum of 30 minutes.

You must:

In advance

-choose a topic from the list or get one approved by me and added to the list

-find at least one reading to post to my blog by Tuesday  the week you are presenting for all the class to read

-have outside research about your hot topic on hand to reference throughout the discussion

On the day of the presentation

-introduce self and topic. Take attendance.

-be the expert and lead the discussion about your topic

-have 5 discussion provoking questions ready for the class to be able to move the discussion along if no one is participating

-questions should not be memory recall questions, but open-ended questions

-Thank the group for participating

You will not need technology for this presentation.

Schedule

-Mentally Ill and the law—Is society protected? Are the mentally ill protected?()

-Edward Snowden- how much online privacy do we have?()

-Anonymous/Wikileaks etc-has is hacking a national security threat?()

-Terrorism in Canada-is there really a threat? Is ISIS  in Canada?()

- Solitary Confinement-do we need it? Look at Ashley Smith()

-Police Punishment-is enough done when police do their job wrong?()

-Mandatory Minimum Sentences

-Cyber-bullying-Can we stop it? Is it harmless?()

- Do we need life sentences? (Fri May 15)

Those who do not attend receive a zero in participation marks. Those who do not present receive a zero and their partner presents alone.

Marks

Audience: 4 marks per session for thoughtful contribution to discussion.

Presenters will be marked according to the rubric given./20