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Welcome to the First Week of Classes. Reminder, there is no class meeting on Thursday as I will be away. Instead click here to complete the online assignmnent (diagnostic baseline).
Bring this reading (print) to Class Monday: Click here
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Grading:
Total Points Possible: 200 points
See the Student Handbook for how points are calculated into a letter grade and GPA.
Assignments (90 points)
Diagnostic Baseline: 10 points
Writing Prompt 1: 10 points
Group Brainstorm: 10 points
Diagnostic 2: 10 points
Thesis Statement: 10 points
Campus Field Research: 10 points
Study Table: 10 points
Peer Review: 10 points
Tutoring Workshop: 10 points
Research Writing Assignment: 60 points (6 page research paper)
Mid-Term Exam: 20 points
Final Exam: 30 points
Calendar of Assignments, Readings, Lectures, Videos and other Course Materials
| Monday | Wednesday | Thursday | |
| 3.4 | Alice Clip 1
Groups: Discuss Fairness Groups: What do you do when someone treats you unfairly? FW: What is Law |
No Class – Online Assignment (10): click here | |
| 3.9, 11, 12 | In Class Reading: Kruse (2010): click here ; Groups: What are the symbols of law in this article? | Groups: What is the different uses of language of law in this article?
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Writing Prompt (10): What are the differences between the symbols, language, and process of law? |
| 3.16, 18, 19 | Lecture: Introduction to the Science of Actor Network Theory: Competing Notions of Jurisdiction, Sovereignty, and Power | Video: Critical Thinking: click here
Reading: Kustron (2020): Chapter 2 Workshop: Taking Critical Notes and the difference between Philosophy, History and Science: Identify conflict points of Injustice in your lived experience |
Groups: Create an Actor Network Map (Court system to CRj to Political) to use for this class; In Groups: Brainstorm about topics for final research paper. Complete Group Form and turn in at the end of class (10). |
| 3.23, 25, 26 | Read Chapter 3: Criminal Trials
Discuss: History of the Courts in the United States and England: Economic Base of Relations |
Review Table of Contents: Federal Rules of Evidence: click here
Discuss: Evidence (see Federal Rules of Evidence): Admissibility, Relevance, Hearsay |
Discuss: Burden of Proof and Access to a Competent Lawyer: Who should we put on trial for historical injustices? Reparations and Restorative Justice |
| 3.30, 4.1, 2 | Lecture: Establishing a Cause of Action in Torts. Brown v. Board of Education and the Doll Studies.
Torts: Cause of Action: Elements: Duty, Breach, Cause, Damages |
Discuss: Women at Work | Discussion: Unpacking injustices, economics of social response to crime, historical trials.
Diagnostic Two (10): How has your perception of Law changed so far? free-write. |
| 4.6, 4.8 | Draft a Thesis Statement for your final research paper and bring to class (10).
Discussion: in Groups, draft inquiry questions about the content from class thus far; pay special attention to the readings, lectures, and the federal rules of evidence we talked about in class. Turn these in. I will make a copy and return to you before posting the midterm exam online. I will make the questions pulling from your inquiries. The midterm is an open book exam. You can use your notes. |
SPRING BREAK | SB |
| 4.13, 15, 16 | SB | SB | SB |
| 4.20, 22, 23 | Midterm Exam (20) | Lecture: Different approaches to teaching law: law as control, law as rights, law as construct. | Discuss: Sources for Academic Study: Using JStor for Research. Identify non-academic, academic, and scholarly sources. |
| 4.27, 29, 30 | Conducting Field Research on Campus (10). | Debrief: Conducting Field Research on Campus. Identify injustice through campus field work. | Briefing a case: Scott v. Sandford and Chevron USA INC v. Natural Resources Defense Council. |
| 5.4, 6, 7 | Actor Network Theory Mapping Demonstration. Law, Symbols, Language, Process, Differences that make a Difference | Lecture: The Three Dimensions of Power (Lukes). Eco-Crisis, Migration, UnHomelessness v. United Nations Sustainability Goals. | Study Skills: In Groups use the Midterm Feedback Sheet to Construct a Table (10). |
| 5.11,13,14 | Peer Review: Bring in a Draft of Your Final Research Paper (10). | Lecture: Integrating your Research Notes, Your Draft, and Your Course Study Table.
Final Research Paper Conclusion Prompt: How does the History and Structure of the Courts in the U.S.A. inform the Social Responses and Perceptions of Crime and the Law? |
Lecture: Major Theories in Criminal Justice you should know for Transfer Colleges: Foucault, Durkheim, Patricia Hill Collins, Alexander, Huntington, and Terrorism. |
| 5.18,20,21 | Reading: Article: Basketball in the Key of Law: The Significance of Disputing in Pick-Up Basketball. DeLand, M. (2013). Law and Society Review, V. 47, N 3. | Paper Writing Perfect Paragraph Activity: Sources of Legal Theory: Property Law, Human Rights Law, Positivism, Realism, Law and Society. | Alternative Dispute Resolution. Negotiation and the Founders Understanding of Greek and Roman Justice. |
| 5.25,27,28 | OFF | Reading: Federal Rules of Evidence: Using the Table of Contents to Applied Research. | Extra Credit: Visit the Center for Academic Writing Success and bring back Tutoring Compliance Form (10 points).
Tutoring Workshop with Guest Speaker (10) |
| 6.1, 3,4 | Review Questions and Answers (2 days) | Review Questions and Answers (2 days) | Last Class
Week 12: Research Writing Due; Conference with Instructor: Use Checklist Hand in Completed Paper; Get Approval From Me or Revision Instructions. Final Exam Overview, Handout, and Instructions |
| 6.8 Finals Begin |
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