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Purpose
This wiki has been created to provide a resource for teachers such that they can use Web 2.0 tools to teach a lesson based upon the [|North Carolina Standards for Civics and Economics] in a New Schools Project Redesign 2.0 Classroom. The lesson is founded upon achieving learning outcomes using the Redesigned Schools Common Instructional Strategies such as collaborative group work, writing to learn, literacy groups, questioning, scaffolding, and classroom talk. These are core strategies that are foundational to all Redesign 2.0 teaching pedagogy in all disciplines. Click Here to learn more about these strategies.

North Carolina Standard Course of Study- Civics and Economics
This specific lesson focuses on the responsibilities, jurisdictions, and methods of law enforcement agencies  (SCOS Civics and Economics- 6.07).

Competency Goal 6: The learner will explain why laws are needed and how they are enacted, implemented, and enforced at the national, state, and local levels.


 * 6.07** Compare on the responsibilities, jurisdictions, and methods of law enforcement agencies.

Lesson Synopsis
Students in pairs or small groups will be given the assignment to imagine they work for an advertising agency that has been hired to create informational advertisements for various law enforcement agencies. The law enforcement agencies are preparing for a job fair and want to attract new employees by letting applicants know about the responsibilities of employees in each agency and the methods of law enforcement they use. Because there will be several agencies at the job fair the recruitment advertisements will have to distinguish between the jurisdictions of the agencies. To create an advertisement, students must first research the responsibilities, jurisdictions, and methods of law enforcement for the agencies. After students gather information for the advertisement they will create recruitment materials using a variety of Web 2.0 tools.