CLU3M – Unit 4 – Lesson 5: Introduction to Employment Law

Overview

Duration

100 minutes

Lesson Objective

• To learn about employment law.

Lesson Outcomes

• Describe benefits that we enjoy today because of the labour movement.
• Analyze the causes and consequences of milestones in workers’ rights.
• Consider personal opinions about unions and workers’ rights.

The Lesson

Lesson 5a. Sequence

1. Starter: What is Labour Day? [class discussion].
2. Task 1. Labour Day 5 W’s Task [individual article analysis activity].
3. The labour Movement [class discussion].
4. Task 2. Unions and Workers Rights [class opinion line activity].
5. Task 3. Unions and Workers Rights – Madeleine Parent Law Case Study [case study analysis].
6. Task 4. Milestones in Workers Rights [individual research activity].
7. Review: Free Write Prompt Response.

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