Content	Activities (Assessment activities are in bold italics.)	Preparation
the need for laws   evidence and facts   courts, judges and juries getting a fair hearing principles of a fair trial	creating imaginary dialogues listing and grouping ideas interpreting visuals   creating a poster   commencing a retrieval chart	pairs or groups: Handouts 1, 2, 3, 4 whole class: Handout 5 OHT: Handout 6   poster paper and markers prepare four copies of the retrieval chart for use throughout the unit

Content	Activities (Assessment activities are in bold italics.)	Preparation
British law comes to Australia one-man rule in a penal colony (Australia 1778- 1820) law making in a parliamentary democracy	completing a retrieval chart interpreting visuals and diagrams role-play	groups or pairs: Handout 7 pairs: Handout 8 'The Law Rules' chart

Content	Activities (Assessment activities are in bold italics.)	Preparation
Macquarie versus Bent independence of judges and juries today	interpreting visuals and diagrams caption writing     participating in a role-play (mock court) writing a letter using evidence imaginative recreation	whole class: Handouts 5, 10, 11 groups: Handouts 5, 9, 12, 13, 14   OHT: Handout 15 'The Law Rules' chart Stories of Democracy CD ROM

Content	Activities (Assessment activities are in bold italics.)	Preparation
Myall Creek massacre 1838 modern legislation	retrieval chart   creating group responses creating a newspaper article responding to scenarios	groups: Handout 16   half class: Handouts 17, 18 'The Law Rules' chart Stories of Democracy CD ROM Discovering Democracy website