Student+contract

**Student Contract**
//But the Snark is at hand, let me tell you again! // //'Tis your glorious duty to seek it! // //To seek it with thimbles, to seek it with care; // //To pursue it with forks and hope; // //To threaten its life with a railway-share; // //To charm it with smiles and soap! // //For the Snark's a peculiar creature, that won't // //Be caught in a commonplace way // //**Do all that you know and try all that you don't** // //**Not a chance must be wasted today.** // //Lewis Carroll "The Hunting of the Snark"// **How this unit works** Learning in Legal Studies is really about two things: learning content and learning skills. For this topic, the skills and content are condensed into eight objectives, as set out in the syllabus. We will spend the next eight lessons covering the objectives by working on assignments that are set out in this wiki. Everyone will be working towards the same objectives but each of you will be able to choose the assignments that you prefer to work on.

Each lesson will address one objective. In each lesson, some time will be spent as a class learning and discussing the content and skills that relate to that objective. The remainder of the time will be spent with each student completing assignments which are set out on the wiki page for that objective, which are listed in the navigation pane on the left.

**Points** Once you have explored the wiki you will see that each objective contains a series of tasks which have been designated as either Level A, B or C. The tasks in each level are given a point value (5 points for assignments in Level C, 10 points for those in Level B and 20 points for those in Level A).

For each objective, you are required to complete assignments that add up to __at least__ 30 points. You can complete a __maximum__ of 20 points in Level C tasks for each objective. At some point during the unit of work you must complete __three__ Level A tasks.

As you select and complete assignments, you should keep track of your work using the student contract table. Download this document, and save a copy for your use throughout the unit: [|Student contract table.docx].

**Assessing your work** It is important in a task like this that you learn to judge how well you are going in achieving the objectives as you continue to work. For that reason, you must complete a __structured reflection statement__ for each objective.This document can be found here: [|Reflection_statement.docx]. The reflection statement outlines:
 * Three things you have learned in this objective
 * Any questions you have about learning in this objective.

When you have completed the assignments for each objective (totalling at least 30 points) and your reflection, you should save your work in a __single document__ and upload it to the Student Work page. You should save the file as StudentName_ObjectiveNumber.

Your work for each objective will be reviewed by the teacher and given a mark out of 30. At the conclusion of the unit you will be given a mark out of 240.

Each week you must check in with your teacher to show them how you are progressing and to raise any questions you have on a one-to-one basis. To do so you __must book an interview time__. There will be plenty of time to talk with your teacher during class, but the interview will ensure that each week you will have a formal time to meet and discuss what you have achieved and any concerns that you may have. You must __print out your student contract table and bring__ it to each interview with your teacher.

**Being organised** Year 11 is about being organised. This is a skill that will serve you very well in the HSC. The purpose of the student contract is to make sure you know what is expected from you and by when. It is your responsibility to plan your time wisely so that you allow enough time to complete each objective during class and at home before the next lesson. If you do not complete your work in time before the next lesson you must let your teacher know and compolete the work in your own time. In class you must continue to work on the same objective as the rest of the class (eg. in lesson 5 you must work on objective 5, even if you have not yet completed the assignments for objective 4).

**How you work best** The benefit of using this differentiated unit of work is that you can select tasks that best suit your interests and learning styles. Different people learn in different ways. Some of you may not have thought very much about how you learn best. Not every task will be well suited to everybody. By design, there will be a task at each level that you can complete. Make the most of this rare chance and remember Lewis Carroll's words: 'Do all that you can and try all that you don't. Not a chance must be wasted today'.

Should you require additional software to increase the accessibility of this wiki to you (such as //Dragon Dicate// to make written tasks more accessible or //Jaws// to make text more accessible) please ask your teacher.

**Acknowledgement** Make sure you read this contract carefully so you understand what is expected of you. To listen to a verbal summary of the student contract follow this link: Verbal_Summary_Student_Contract.

Once you feel you have a clear understanding of what is required, please post an acknowledgement that you are ready to begin the unit and are committed to delivering what is expected of you. Your acknowledgement could take the form of a statement, a photo, an image, a quote - whatever you like. Put it into the cell in the table below with your name on it.
 * < Student 1 ||< Student 2 ||< Student 3 ||< Student 4 ||
 * < Student 5 ||< Student 6 ||< Student 7 ||< Student 8 ||
 * < Student 9 ||< Student 10 ||< Student 11 ||< Student 12 ||
 * < Student 13 ||< Student 14 ||< Student 15 ||< Student 16 ||
 * < Student 17 ||< Student 18 ||< Student 19 ||< Student 20 ||
 * < Student 21 ||< Student 22 ||< Student 23 ||< Student 24 ||