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Law Meets Literature

A Novel Approach for the English Classroom

By: Gretchen Oltman,Johnna L. Graff,Cynthia Wood Maddux

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Law Meets Literature

A Novel Approach for the English Classroom

By: Gretchen Oltman,Johnna L. Graff,Cynthia Wood Maddux

This text was developed by three experienced English teachers, who also happen to be lawyers. The law provides a new dimension to popular literary themes, like justice, fairness and equality. These legal documents will enhance the discussion in the English/Language Arts classroom. With the Common Core State Standards’ emphasis on incorporating primary documents of historical and literary significance, literature teachers have more opportunity than ever to use case law and other legal documents as texts. Each thematic unit includes essential questions, familiar fiction and nonfiction selections with connections to the theme, teaching notes, and relevant cases with before, during, and after-discussion questions. The text demonstrates not only the importance of the thoughtful selection of legal documents to meet state and national standards, but also includes new approaches to classic texts. With an easily accessible format, teachers will overcome any intimidation of case law and embrace the use of legal documents to enhance the literature in a new, insightful way.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1475822588

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The Themes That Bind Us

Simplifying U.S. Supreme Court Cases for the Social Studies Classroom

By: Gretchen Oltman,Johnna L. Graff,Cynthia Wood Maddux

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The Themes That Bind Us

Simplifying U.S. Supreme Court Cases for the Social Studies Classroom

By: Gretchen Oltman,Johnna L. Graff,Cynthia Wood Maddux

Teaching U.S. Supreme Court cases can be a daunting task for any social studies teacher, but this book can ease that process. Carefully aligned with the NCSS’ Ten Themes, this teacher’s guide provides thirty-two high-interest U.S. Supreme Court cases edited to a more reader-friendly format while retaining the original verbiage. Features of each chapter include pre-reading, during-reading, and post-reading questions, as well as teaching extensions to help students better understand the stories behind the cases, the intricacies of the laws involved, and the effects of the Court’s decisions on American life. This book provides any teacher with viable, useable case law to fit any historical timeframe or unit of study.

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1475836082

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9781475836080

The Supreme 15

Cases and Study Materials for AP Government and Politics Exam

By: Gretchen Oltman,Johnna L. Graff,Cynthia Wood Maddux

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The Supreme 15

Cases and Study Materials for AP Government and Politics Exam

By: Gretchen Oltman,Johnna L. Graff,Cynthia Wood Maddux

This book is centered on the fifteen landmark cases as identified and required for students taking the College Board Advanced Placement® Government and Politics Exam. Reading U.S. Supreme Court cases can be a difficult task, especially in the limited time frame allotted to prepare for the exam. In keeping with the College Board’s admonition that students be able to read and understand the high-level language of primary sources, this book engages readers with the original language of the cases in a condensed form with the most integral pieces intact in order to prepare students for the complex thinking and analysis required for the course and the exam. More than simple summaries, these cases maintain the original language and include thought-provoking, challenging, questions to train readers to read like lawyers, not only for the exam, but for the rest of their lives as consumers of new and emerging case law.

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1475849389

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9781475849387

The Supreme 15

Cases and Study Materials for AP Government and Politics Exam

By: Gretchen Oltman,Johnna L. Graff,Cynthia Wood Maddux

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The Supreme 15

Cases and Study Materials for AP Government and Politics Exam

By: Gretchen Oltman,Johnna L. Graff,Cynthia Wood Maddux

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Law Meets Literature

Law Meets Literature

The Themes That Bind Us

The Themes That Bind Us

The Supreme 15

The Supreme 15

The Supreme 15

The Supreme 15

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