From when we are very little, we are taught to know the difference between right and wrong and how to follow rules. As we get older, rather than the rules that we followed as children, we learn to follow laws that allow us to function as adults in today’s society.
We are all probably familiar with traffic laws or laws about stealing or committing crimes, but did you know that there are laws and public policies written specifically for and about families?
If you didn’t already know about these particular laws, now is your chance to find out!
For this activity, you will be researching the various laws and public policies related to families. In addition, you will be creating several scenarios where these laws might come into play.
Activity Guidelines:
You will start by researching various laws and public policies that pertain to families. You can really take this research in any direction that you like, while keeping in mind that the ultimate goal will be to write five short scenarios and connecting each one to a different family law or policy. For example, you could write a scenario that involves a parent who is intentionally hurting their child and connect this scenario to a child abuse law.
Each scenario description should be no more than about one paragraph in length. You are welcome to include dialogue in your scenario or simply summarize and explain your scenario idea. After each scenario, you will write the specific family law or policy being broken in the scenario or how it otherwise pertains to the scenario. The name of the law or policy and a brief explanation of its connection to the scenario is all that you need to include.
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A basic template is included below. Feel free to use it or create your own in a word processing or slideshow program.
Your grade will be based on creating all five scenarios and your ability to connect each one to a different family law or policy. For further details on how you will be graded, see the rubric below.
