The story so far
The crew runs into rules it didn't write. Dec's first ballot has more on it than his feed shows. A detour sends Sami toward stairs twelve minutes before her bus. Jordy learns Gia earns more for the same event. Anika's poster raises a free-speech question. Every time, the question is who has to act.
Who leads each lesson
MateoLesson 9
SamiLesson 10
JordyLesson 11
AnikaLesson 12
Your mentor for this unit
Dev Arora
Disability and workplace rights lawyer at a legal aid clinic, a legal aid clinic
What I watch for
- A rule with no author
- A law quoted with no place or date
- “They” when nobody can say who “they” is
“Which rule applies here, and who is responsible for following it?”
What you’ll learn to do
Four new skills, one per lesson. Each one uses skills you already have.
Lesson 9
Check an official source for your own area
Go past the posts to the official sample ballot and registration rules for the place where you vote.
Builds on
- Find the original sourceLesson 1
- Spot and disclose a material connectionLesson 8
Lesson 10
Report a problem to the office responsible
Describe what you saw, where and when, and send it to the office whose job it is to fix it.
Builds on
Lesson 11
Compare two cases on the same terms
Line up the same facts for both people, such as hours, duties and title, before you call a difference unfair.
Builds on
Lesson 12
Apply a precedent by comparing fact patterns
Set a court case’s facts beside your own situation and say where they match and where they differ.
Builds on
- Compare two cases on the same termsLesson 11
- Find the original sourceLesson 1
The four lessons
Each lesson has four steps: Story, Evidence, Practice and Task.
Lesson 9, 1 of 4
What is on your ballot, and where do you check?
With Mateo- Your role
- The one who finds Dec’s official sample ballot before anyone tells him how to vote.
- New skill
- Check an official source for your own area
- Key terms
- Sample ballot
- Voter guide
- Registration
- Jurisdiction
- Time
- 20 to 30 minutes
Lesson 10, 2 of 4
Whose job is it to fix the blocked route?
With Sami- Your role
- The one who writes down the corner, the time and the sign before Mateo posts.
- New skill
- Report a problem to the office responsible
- Key terms
- Program access
- Barrier
- ADA coordinator
- Time
- 20 to 30 minutes
Lesson 11, 3 of 4
Why are Jordy and Gia paid different rates?
With Jordy- Your role
- The one who lines up both shifts side by side before Jordy writes to Dana.
- New skill
- Compare two cases on the same terms
- Key terms
- Compensation
- Equal Pay Act
- Title VII
- Time
- 20 to 30 minutes
Lesson 12, 4 of 4
When can a school limit what students say?
With Anika- Your role
- The one who compares Tinker with each action before anyone says “can’t touch us.”
- New skill
- Apply a precedent by comparing fact patterns
- Key terms
- Precedent
- Fact pattern
- Substantial disruption
- Time
- 20 to 30 minutes
Words to know
Say each word out loud, then flip the card for what it means and how the crew uses it.
Educators: the lesson plans, slides, pacing and test keys for Unit 3 are on Educator home.
