Laws, What Are They Good For?
GEM Element	Element Value
title	Laws, What Are They Good For?
description	In this unit, learners will be introduced to communities and how they work. The rights and responsibilities of citizenship in schools and the larger community will be explored. Learners will model community building, focusing on rules, laws and development of procedures for effective governance. The culminating service-learning activity develops a peer-mentoring activity combining visual and theater arts.
medium	text/HTML
subject	visual arts, vocabulary, civics, human relations, human behavior, theater arts, sociology,
type	Unit of instruction
level	3, 5, 4,
keywords	Conflict resolution, Communication, Communities, Bill of Rights, Citizenship, Laws, Justice, Human rights, Community service, Service learning, Service-learning, Responsibilities, Philanthropy, Peer mentoring, Common good,
mediator	Elementary school teachers
beneficiary	Students
TeachingMethods	Brainstorming,Discussions,Multiple activities,Role playing,Thematic approach
Assessment	Observation
priceCode	Free
onlineprovider	Learning to Give
recordCreated	2004-08-03T18:43:17-5:00
CatalogingTool	GEMCat 3.22
IndividualCataloger	GEM
EssentialResources	Each individual lesson plan within the unit contains a list of materials.
Language	English
Identifier
sid	learningtogive