LAW

LW40S Credit Value: 1

Teacher: Mr. Connolly Room: 111 Report Cards:

April 27, 2018
This course is a study of the origins and classifications June 29, 2018
of our legal system. Students will learn about history of law,
Late work will have 10%
the court system, your rights and freedoms, criminal law, torts,
deducted from the
and famous legal cases.
grade.
During the course of Law there will be a field trip to the
Law Courts Building. Students also have an opportunity to
If you are absent on the
participate in Law Day in April
day of a test, you are
A Law Journal will be required to be kept for the course.
expected to write the
A law journal consists of articles found in local and national
test on the day you
newspapers concerning topics covered in class. Your written
return. The test will be
opinion would be included with each article.
written in Study Hall.
Textbook: Canadian LAW
Only excused absences
By: Zuber, Zuber, Zuber, and Jennings
will be accepted for
Students are encouraged to bring their own personal learning
writing at a later date.
device (tablet, iPad or phone).

Evaluation: Term mark is based on total points. Term work is

If you have difficulty
based on the categories found below. Term work has a value of
with the course, you are
70 % of final grade, exam has a value of 30% of final grade
encouraged to speak with
Student will listen, speak, read, your teacher as soon as
write, view, and represent to possible.
Responding
comprehend and respond
to Text personally and critically to
Contact Information:
literacy and media text.
You can reach Mr.
Connolly at 888-4867
Legal Student will be able to ext. 4911 (voice mail is
demonstrate, apply and available).
Concepts
communicate knowledge of
concept.
You can email him at
pconnolly@sjsd.net
Final Exam This exam is written in the
classroom

TOTAL 100%