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High School Curricula

The Law in Your Community

Middle School Curricula

Unit 1: Out and About Locally

What is a Community?

Community: K, W, L

What Does a Community Need?

Classroom Bill of Rights

5 Ws of Classroom Community

5 Ws of Citizenship

Reflecting on Citizen Participation and Responsibility

Unit 2: Who's Who in Local Government

Government Flow Chart Student Worksheet

Government Flow Chart (Layers 1-4)

Michigan Search Worksheet

Local Government Forms Worksheet

Local Government Model Worksheet

Writing Rubric Worksheet

Three Branches of Government

Unit 3: Who's Got the Power?

Worksheet 3: Scavenger Hunt

Worksheet 5: Persuasive Writing

Worksheet 7: Scenarios

Worksheet 8: Reflective Journal

Unit 4: Service With a Smile

Services Offered by Local Government

Student Activities Related to Local Government

Local Government Services Worksheet

Unit 5: Let's Reuse

Unit 6: What Do We Do With Our Doo-Doo?

Township Government Research: Day 1

Township Government Research: Day 2

Scenario Card: Residents of Stinky Lake

Township Board Scenario

Residents' Role-Play Plan

Township Officials' Role

Clerk's Notice to Residents

Follow-up: Evaluation of Items Learned in Unit

Writing Assessment

Unit 7: Where Can You Find Justice?

K, W, L Worksheet

Role of the Judiciary

Civil and Criminal Court Case Definitions and Examples

Courtroom Diagrams

Court Definitions

A Check for Understanding

Where is Your Local Court?

Middle School Lesson Plans

Lesson 1: Local Government's Piece of the Pie

Michigan Local Government Structure, Services and Practices (Handout A)

Chart: Types of Local Government (Handout B)

Lesson 2: Take That, You Swine! (Current Events Application)

H1N1 Newspaper Article (Handout A)

Rubric for Local Government

Outline for Poster

Origins of Township Government

Townships in Michigan

Township Structure

What Townships Do

Citizen Involvement

Tools for Teachers

Townships in the 21st Century

Find a Township

Township Sing-a-long

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Origins of Township Government

Townships in Michigan

Township Structure

What Townships Do

Citizen Involvement

Tools for Teachers

Townships in the 21st Century

Find a Township

Township Sing-a-long

Intergovernmental Cooperation

Land Use Regulations

Revenue Sources

Roads and Transportation

Other Programs and Services

Legislative Links

MTA's Legislative Advocacy Day

MTA Annual Conference & Expo

Vendor Opportunities

Board of Directors

Executive Director

Robert R. Robinson Scholarship

Allied Service Provider program

Northern Market Expo

Vendor Showcase