UNIT ONE: Early History of Law Presentation

Description
In groups of 3-4, prepare a 4-6 minute presentation on one of the following historical foundations
of Canadian law topics outlined in the chart you received. The purpose of this task is to assess
the contributions of early legal systems (Code of Hammurabi etc.) on contemporary Canadian
law.

Areas to Cover in Presentation:

1. When and Where
2. Main Features of the Legal System at the time
3. Examples of Law from that time period
4. Impact on Canadian Legal System/Importance

Presentation:
Try enlivening your presentation by communicating your topic to the class in a creative fashion.
For example, you may perform a skit/play for your presentation to the class.

Evaluation Criteria: 20 Marks

Criteria Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

1. Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates
knowledge of limited some knowledge considerable thorough
your ‘history of knowledge of facts and knowledge of knowledge of
law’ topic of facts and terms facts facts
terms and terms and terms
(K/U) /5

2. Applies and Applies limited Applies some Applies Applies

demonstrates skills in the skills in the considerable significant
inquiry process inquiry inquiry skills skills in the
process Process in the inquiry inquiry
(T/I) /5 process process

4. Presentation Communicates Communicates Communicates communicates

Has a orally for different orally for different orally for different orally for different
role-play/skit audiences with audiences with audiences with audiences with a
limited some considerable high degree of
(C) /5 effectiveness effectiveness effectiveness effectiveness

5. Making Makes Makes Makes makes

connections connections with connections with connections with connections with
between past limited some considerable a high degree of
and effectiveness effectiveness effectiveness effectiveness
present

(A) /5