A 6 page end of term activity booklet for students to complete while some of their peers went on work experience. It includes: A match the definition activity for the following words: accessory, jury duty, summary offence, indictable offence, admissible evidence, white collar crime, burglary, bail, criminal intent (mens rea), prisoner and presumption of innocence. A table for students to research the age of criminal responsibility for juveniles for each state and territory in Australia. Some questions about driving laws for students to research the answers to. An image of a courtroom with the various people labelled which students are to use to explain the key roles within a court. Information about who can and cannot serve on a jury A match the definitions for the following terms: doctrine of precedent, barrister, custodial sentence, prosecutor, non-custodial sentence, special order, concurrent sentencing, cumulative sentencing, the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (Qld), community service, recidivism, antecedent Information about what bail is an da series of scenarios for students to read and decide whether they would grant bail in that case. I have included a scan of my answers for the match the definitions pages. NB: My lessons have been designed for use in Australian classrooms and will often feature examples from Queensland legislation.

The second of a series of lessons I created about the Murder of Allison Baden-Clay using evidence from documentaries, news articles and the 2017 book authored by David Murray. The PPT began with a warm up activity for students to copy the definition of Manslaughter and Murder including information about the penalties for each offence under the QLD Criminal Code. Following this – a key aspect ‘trial by media’ is introduced as the Baden-Clay case was highly publicised. There is an extract from an article that appeared in ‘The Conversation’ which suggests why it was so notorious. Information about the issues of posting information about cases on social media / the internet prior to the jury making a decision and the potential harm it can do to tainting a case is provided. Info is provided about the police’s investigative process prior to arresting Gerard as well as how the arrest was conducted and what happened to his 3 daughters. Also included are: Details about the initial hearing on 14/07/2012 The lead up to the trial including the work performed by Dr Cordon Guymer at the Queensland Herbarium (regarding plant matter in Allison’s hair). The defence’s ‘suicide theory’ and the prosecution’s rebuttal The reasons behind the decision not to grant bail. The prosecution’s strategy for the case 10/06/2014 How the jury was selected and cautioned The order of evidence presented by the prosecution The significance of Allison’s diary A resource which I think Legal Studies / Civics teachers will find helpful. If you use it, and like it, please give me a positive star rating / review. NB: My lessons have been designed for use in Australian classrooms and will often feature examples from Queensland legislation.

The third of a series of lessons I created about the Murder of Allison Baden-Clay using evidence from documentaries, news articles and the 2017 book authored by David Murray. The PPT began with a warm up activity for students to copy the definition of ‘appeal.’ It included information about the Supreme court of Queensland and how it operates. There is also information about ‘natural justice’ (aka procedural fairness) and sentencing options including custodial sentences. The lesson picked up where we left off with the 2014 trial. The defence had advised Gerard not to take the stand but he decided to do so anyway. There are excerpts from the court documents which I got students to read out (one person to be Gerard, the other to be the lawyer). Then information is provided about the prosecutions cross-examination of Gerard. Then a summary is provided about the Defense and prosecution’s closing arguments. Then the outcome of the case is explained including: the jury verdict, the delivery of victim impact statements and justice John Byrnes decision. This is followed by information about: Gerard’s appeal (August 2015) Reactions to the outcome of the appeal (including protests in King George square in December 2015) The prosecutions decision to appeal the Supreme Court’s Decision to the High Court The outcome of the High Court Hearing (July 2016) Information about how Allison’s daughters, sister and parents are faring including their advocacy work Statistics regarding intimate partner homicide in Australia NB: In my PPTs I typically underline the information that I want students to write. The rest I use as talking points / visual aids. A resource which I think Legal Studies / Civics teachers will find helpful. If you use it, and like it, please give me a positive star rating / review. NB: My lessons have been designed for use in Australian classrooms and will often feature examples from Queensland legislation.

The first of a series of lessons I created about the Murder of Allison Baden-Clay using evidence from documentaries, news articles and the 2017 book authored by David Murray. This resource includes a PowerPoint and a document containing ‘Witness Statements’ which I created using details from Murray’s book but turned into first person for the purpose of giving students a role to play during the lesson. The PowerPoint begins by introducing Alison – her interests, skills, occupations etc. as well as how she met her husband Gerard Baden-Clay (and some contextual information about him). Then information is provided about her disappearance including what Gerard said happened as well as the 10 witness statements from residents who had heard noises on the night (2012). To progressively introduce information about the case, I have included snipped excerpts of Foxtel’s ‘Crimes That Shook Australia’ episode about Gerard Baden-Clay along with photographs, news story excerpts and information from Murray’s book. NB: In my PPTs I typically underline the information that I want students to write. The rest I use as talking points / visual aids. A resource which I think Legal Studies / Civics teachers will find helpful. If you use it, and like it, please give me a positive star rating / review. NB: My lessons have been designed for use in Australian classrooms and will often feature examples from Queensland legislation.

Perfect resources for a protest poetry unit. These poems show the Indigenous Australian viewpoint at various points in History. There are poems about colonisation, the stolen generations and land rights struggles. Some of the poems are by famous artists like Oodgeroo Noonuccal, others are from Inside Black Australia: An Anthology of Aboriginal Poetry (published 1988).

A PPT to introduce students to the second of the two films they can write a film review about for their assessment {a multimodal presentation}. It includes: some quick facts about the comic-book origins of the character and the creator. Information about King pin and his origin story in the comics. The inspiration for the film. A link to the trailer is included for introducing who the key players in the film are. Students are provided with information about the director, producer etc. to add into their retrieval chart. This is followed by images of the costumes of key characters (Kingpin, Prowler, Miles etc.) so that students can take notes about colour & props. A film viewing report card (retrieval chart) to be used in subsequent lessons while viewing the film Context: A lesson designed for use in a 12 Essential English classroom in Queensland, Australia as part of Unit 4: “Representations and popular culture texts.” During this unit students learned about Hero and Villain films and how filmmakers use cinematic techniques to portray them and create an intended message. Their assessment at the end of this unit was to write a 4-6 minute multimodal (speech) to be delivered live or pre-recorded reviewing one of the three films shown within the unit. Films focused on in this particular year: Wonder Woman & Into the Spiderverse

A resource which I think Legal Studies teachers will find helpful. If you use it, and like it, please give me a positive star rating / review. Handout- sentence starters that I wrote to help students write their nature and scope paragraph {as they are in year 10 and it is their first time writing a legal report}. It has two columns – one for if they are writing about bad renters and one for if they are writing about bad landlords. PowerPoint which I used in class to teach students: How to quote in a report and acknowledge it via in text referencing; gave them a planning framework to go through their sources and work out where they could be used within the report; Tips for writing the Nature and Scope section of the report A copy of the graphic organiser for planning their report (flower structure)

A PowerPoint designed for the first check in with students to see if they have selected their topic and located possible sources. It includes an example of the table they need to complete in their inquiry booklet and example dot points of why it is useful. It also includes a reminder that students will have to hit the analyse and evaluate criteria in their report. Also included are posters explaining analyse and evaluate (cognitions) – not specific to legal studies.

A resource which I think Legal Studies / Civics teachers will find helpful. If you use it, and like it, please give me a positive star rating / review. In my PPTs I get students to copy the underlined. The rest of the information is talking points and prompts for me. The lesson begins with information about the procedures to be followed when ending a tenancy. There is info for if there is no dispute between the lessor and the tenant (including a flow chart). There is also information for if a disagreement has arisen between these two stakeholders. There is information about the responsibilities of both lessors and lessees for maintaining the premises (e.g. what happens when emergency repairs are required). There is also information about what happens if the landlord wants to end the tenancy (e.g. if the renter has breached the tenancy agreement). It also provides information about breaking the lease. There are also some dispute resolution tips and information about evicting a tenant (including warrants of possession). This was designed to equip students with the knowledge to write a report for their assessment. They could either focus on a case study with bad renters or bad landlords. NB: My lessons have been designed for use in Australian classrooms and will often feature examples from Queensland legislation.

About the PPT: A PPT designed to be used after students have viewed Wonder Woman. It begins with a warm up activity where students watch a 5-minute video which goes through visual techniques including size, salience, vector, juxtaposition, colours, gaze and symbols. I have included some key points from the video to unpack on the next few slides. This is followed by a list of Language Features and students are asked to volunteer some of the things they observed in the film which they believe were impactful. This is followed by a list of Text Structures. Students are asked which they could use to show how the hero/villain has been portrayed {they only focus on one in their speech}, and that characters VABs {values, attitudes and beliefs}. Students are prompted to discuss what VABs they noticed in the film. I have provided some answer slides with possible options (about heroes and villains in general) which students can use to help them. Students are to take notes about the VABs of both Wonder Woman and Ares as, at this point, they will not have selected which character they are going to write about. Students are asked to consider what stereotypes {cultural assumptions} are challenged/reinforced by the film. They are also asked to consider what the film’s intended reading {overall message} is. This is followed by slides going through the Essential English criteria which have been turned into student-friendly “I can” statements. Then there is a slide explaining what is meant by evaluative language. We then looked at a negative review of the Hunger Games Prequel from Time Magazine to make a note of the author’s word choices. Context: A lesson designed for use in a 12 Essential English classroom in Queensland, Australia as part of Unit 4: “Representations and popular culture texts.” During this unit students learned about Hero and Villain films and how filmmakers use cinematic techniques to portray them and create an intended message. Their assessment at the end of this unit was to write a 4-6 minute multimodal (speech) to be delivered live or pre-recorded reviewing one of the three films shown within the unit. Films focused on in this particular year: Wonder Woman & Into the Spiderverse

A table I made containing quotes from key characters in the film which students can come back to when writing their review for evidence of character VABs (Values, Attitudes and Beliefs). To save on printing, I put one copy on the word wall in the classroom and one copy on the class One Note for students to access digitally. Context: A lesson designed for use in a 12 Essential English classroom in Queensland, Australia as part of Unit 4: “Representations and popular culture texts.” During this unit students learned about Hero and Villain films and how filmmakers use cinematic techniques to portray them and create an intended message. Their assessment at the end of this unit was to write a 4-6 minute multimodal (speech) to be delivered live or pre-recorded reviewing one of the three films shown within the unit. Films focused on in this particular year: Wonder Woman & Into the Spiderverse

A resource which I think Legal Studies / Civics teachers will find helpful. If you use it, and like it, please give me a positive star rating / review. A PPT designed to introduce students to renting and to see what they already know. It begins with a warm up – 6 questions to answer. Checking to see if they are familiar with terms like landlord, tenant, right, responsibility etc. There is some census data about how many people rent in Australia {so students understand the nature and scope}. This is followed by a viewing activity of a news story from A Current Affair [6 minutes] about a dodgy landlord. Students have to pick out the various viewpoints of stakeholders and take dot points of what they learn. This is followed by a second news clip from the same program about a landlord whose property was destroyed by the tenants. Students complete the same table. This is followed by information about the rewards and risks of buying a rental property. This is followed by brief information about the upcoming assessment and the criteria they will be assessed against {comprehending, selecting, analysing, evaluating and creating}. Subsequently, students are introduced to the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008 (Qld) and the key terms within it e.g. lessor, tenant, fixed term agreement, periodic agreement. They are also introduced to The Residential Tenancies Authority (RTA) and its function. They learn about bond money through watching a video from the RTA and a video from ABC Australia about how to get bond back. There is also information about filling in an entry condition report. A screenshot of the form and a link to where it can be found is included. There is also information about paying rent and how much should be paid in advance + the rules around rent increases. There is also information about the minimum housing standards introduced in QLD law in 2023. This is followed by a viewing activity (a segment from The Project which aired in 2023) showing that other states are not this lucky. It shows some mould issues in Victorian rentals. This is followed by information about the legal rights and obligations for lessors and tenants and some checking for understanding questions. NB: My lessons have been designed for use in Australian classrooms and will often feature examples from Queensland legislation.

About the PPT: A PPT designed to be used after students have viewed Into the Spiderverse. It begins with a list of Language Features and students are asked to volunteer some of the things they observed in the film which they believe were impactful. I included some screen shots from the film to illustrate colour, lighting and shadow, camera angles and shot sizes. I also included some lyrics from two of the songs in the soundtrack. This is followed by a list of Text Structures. Students are asked which they could use to show how the hero/villain has been portrayed {they only focus on one in their speech}, and that characters VABs {values, attitudes and beliefs}. Students are prompted to discuss what VABs they noticed in the film. I have provided some answer slides with possible options (about heroes and villains in general) which students can use to help them. Students are to take notes about the VABs of both Miles and King pin as, at this point, they will not have selected which character they are going to write about. Students are asked to consider what stereotypes {cultural assumptions} are challenged/reinforced by the film. They are also asked to consider what the film’s intended reading {overall message} is. Context: A lesson designed for use in a 12 Essential English classroom in Queensland, Australia as part of Unit 4: “Representations and popular culture texts.” During this unit students learned about Hero and Villain films and how filmmakers use cinematic techniques to portray them and create an intended message. Their assessment at the end of this unit was to write a 4-6 minute multimodal (speech) to be delivered live or pre-recorded reviewing one of the three films shown within the unit. Films focused on in this particular year: Wonder Woman & Into the Spiderverse

A resource which I think Legal Studies teachers will find helpful. If you use it, and like it, please give me a positive star rating / review. Handout- sentence starters that I wrote to help students write their viewpoints paragraphs {as they are in year 10 and it is their first time writing a legal report}. It has options for students to write about the viewpoints of surrounding society or of specific political parties within Australia. PowerPoint which I used in class to remind students of the Analysing criteria + to explain the structure of this section of the report. A template for students to write their report into

A resource which I think Legal Studies teachers will find helpful. If you use it, and like it, please give me a positive star rating / review. Handout- sentence starters that I wrote to help students write their two legal alternatives paragraphs {as they are in year 10 and it is their first time writing a legal report}. PowerPoint which I used in class to remind students of the Evaluate criteria + to explain the structure of this section of the report. A template for students to write their report into

A resource which I think Legal Studies teachers will find helpful. If you use it, and like it, please give me a positive star rating / review. Handout- sentence starters that I wrote to help students write their report introduction and conclusion paragraphs {as they are in year 10 and it is their first time writing a legal report}. I get students to write their body paragraphs first as this is where most of the criteria is demonstrated. PowerPoint which I used in class to show this content visually and to send out to students who were absent on the day. A template for students to write their report into

A resource which I think Legal Studies teachers will find helpful. If you use it, and like it, please give me a positive star rating / review. Handout- sentence starters that I wrote to help students write their recommendations paragraph {as they are in year 10 and it is their first time writing a legal report}. PowerPoint which I used in class to remind students of the Evaluate criteria + to explain the structure of this section of the report. A template for students to write their report into

A PPT to introduce students to one of the two films they can write a film review about for their assessment {a multimodal presentation}. It includes: some quick facts about the comic-book origins of the character and the creator. Information about Ares and his origin story in the comics. The inspiration for the film. A chronological timeline for films in the DC universe (2017-2023). A link to the trailer is included for introducing who the key players in the film are. Students are provided with information about the director, producer etc. to add into their retrieval chart. This is followed by images of her costume so that students can take notes about colour & props. A brief synopsis of the plot and how the film begins {present day > flashback} is provided. The lesson ends with viewing a segment of the show The Secret History of Comics: The Truth about Wonder Woman. A film viewing report card (retrieval chart) to be used in subsequent lessons while viewing the film Context: A lesson designed for use in a 12 Essential English classroom in Queensland, Australia as part of Unit 4: “Representations and popular culture texts.” During this unit students learned about Hero and Villain films and how filmmakers use cinematic techniques to portray them and create an intended message. Their assessment at the end of this unit was to write a 4-6 minute multimodal (speech) to be delivered live or pre-recorded reviewing one of the three films shown within the unit. Films focused on in this particular year: Wonder Woman & Into the Spiderverse

My school runs a 10 Legal Studies elective designed to give students a taste of Senior Legal Studies. This is a scope and sequence for a unit designed to give students foundational knowledge about contract law with a focus on real estate (rentals). There are 2 lessons a week. Some of these lessons are also available for sale at my store. Scope and Sequence – laws out the topics taught in each lesson across the 10 week term (minus two weeks for the exam block). Learning Intentions and Success Criteria Handout – included on learning wall and printed in A5 for students to glue into their books and refer to throughout the unit. Unit Plan - for a unit designed to give students foundational knowledge about rental contracts. It contains: • Unit description • Assessment details (formative and summative) • Suggested resources (textbooks, websites, videos etc.) • Teaching and learning cycle • Learning intention & success criteria • Reflection questions for teachers at the end of the unit A resource which I think Legal Studies teachers will find helpful. If you use it, and like it, please give me a positive star rating / review.

A PPT designed to teach students about the purpose of a film review and where you might hear/see them. There is a sound bite from SBS’s ‘The Movie Guy’ and a video clip from the now discontinued ABC show ‘At The Movies.’ There are some viewing questions for students to complete as they watch David and Margaret review The Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 1. Then I provided information about the language of a film review. I then unpacked the structure which their spoken review would follow. We went through an example written by a student in 2023 about Batman Forever (1995). We then looked at the PowerPoint slides that this student used to support her speech while she presented to see a high-level example. Context: A lesson designed for use in a 12 Essential English classroom in Queensland, Australia as part of Unit 4: “Representations and popular culture texts.” During this unit students learned about Hero and Villain films and how filmmakers use cinematic techniques to portray them and create an intended message. Their assessment at the end of this unit was to write a 4-6 minute multimodal (speech) to be delivered live or pre-recorded reviewing one of the three films shown within the unit. Films focused on in this particular year: Wonder Woman & Into the Spiderverse