FT Forms for Main Street Law Courts are due by Feb 14th OR the first 59 students to return fully completed forms with money

Read and finish notes on Chapter 8

We are meeting in Room 260 – 800 Hornby Street

Please read the protocol prior to your visit on Friday:  Courthouse Protocol

Bring some paper and a pen to write with, but do not bring a large bag or backpack.  If you bring your phones make sure you either turn them OFF or on silent during court watching!

Here is the schedule for the day:

You must report in for attendance no later than 9:15am

9:30am:  Overview and protocol reminder at JES classroom: 260 – 800 Hornby Street

10:ooam:  Court Watching until 12:15 (Court is in session from 10 AM – 12:30 PM with a 15-minute coffee break around 11-11:15 AM)

12:25pm:  Judge Q&A with Judge Basran in Courtroom 50 12:30-1:00 PLEASE BE PROMPT and enter quietly.  The Judge’s Session is ONLY as good and you make it!  Please come prepared with questions for Judge Basran…or formulate one based on your court watching in the morning.

Lunch break

2:00pm:  Report back to to hand in your REFLECTION for the day before dismissal

• Your reflection should be about your experiences of the day.
• What did you find interesting?
• How much did you understand?
• Anything confusing? You did not understand?
• I am looking at the quality and thoughtfulness of your reflections.

We will debrief after Mid-year Experience week in February.

Serial Podcast Projects are due by January 24th!   (by 3:00 pm)

DO NOT DISTURB ME WHEN CLASSES ARE IN SESSION!

Any submissions after 3:oo pm,  January 24th will be considered late and subject to deduction — unless submitted directly to me in person.

(I will not accept projects when we are at the Law Courts.)

Serial Podcast Projects are due January 24th!   (by 3:00 pm)

Any submissions after 3:oo pm,  January 24th will be considered late and subject to deduction — unless submitted directly to me in person.

(I will not accept projects when we are at the Law Courts.)

*Reminder to get your Field Trip Forms and $8 in by January 18th for our visit to the Law Courts on January 25th

Serial Podcast Project

• Remember:  reflections are to be your responses and opinions to each podcast (i.e. confusion, frustration, surprise, can you relate,  what do I think etc…).
• You are being graded on quality of thought…which takes time!
• You should be at least half way through the podcasts!  At this point you should be about 5-6 episodes into the series…if you want to do each episode justice.
• Early submissions welcomed.  Podcast Project must be submitted by January 24!  Submission after January 24 is subject to deduction each day after.
• No submissions will be accepted on January 25 during the Field Trip to the Law Courts

You should be finishing off Chapter 6 notes and reading ahead through Chapter 7

Serial Podcast Project

Remember, reflections are to be your responses and opinions to each podcast (i.e. confusion, frustration, surprise, can you relate,  what do I think etc…).

You are being graded on quality of thought…which takes time!  Many students have not listened past Episode 1 (which we listened to in class!).

At this point you should be about 5-6 episodes into the series…if you want to do each episode justice.

Early submissions welcomed…last day for submission without deductions January 24.

Submissions after January 24 is subject to deduction each day after.