Lesson Plan Assignment

Goal The student’s goal is to distinguish between the rule and the rule explanation. This goal is important because the reader must not only know what the rule states, but also understand the meaning of the rule.

Bad Example Rule: It is unlawful for people with bad haircuts to appear in public. Rule Explanation: Bad haircuts are those which are uneven, unusual or of unnatural color. Public places are those areas that are readily accessible by the public.

Good Example Rule: It is unlawful for people with bad haircuts to appear in public. Bad haircuts are those which are uneven, unusual or of unnatural color. Public places are those areas that are readily accessible by the public. Rule Explanation: In the case of New York v. Pandell, 123 NY.2d, 456 (2005), the Court ruled that an exceptionally short haircut on an unsightly head did not constitute a bad haircut as defined in the New York Penal Code. However, in New York v. Myners, 234 NY.2d 789 (2005), the Court extended the concept of haircuts to apply to the appearance of all types of facial hair.

Exercise for Rule Statements and Rule Explanation

Rule Explanation Rule Statement Click on the Appropriate Box Is the following statement a Rule Statement or Rule Explanation? It shall be unlawful for a student to complain, in public or private, about the workload, grading, editorial comments, or other elements of the curriculum associated with graduate courses for which the student receives less than 3.0 credit hours in a semester.

Rule Explanation Rule Statement Click on the Appropriate Box The court has held that whimpering and other forms of non- verbal expression are not complaining. Is the following statement a Rule Statement or Rule Explanation?

Rule Explanation Rule Statement Click on the Appropriate Box Public complaining about class workload discourages citizens from pursuing higher education. Is the following statement a Rule Statement or Rule Explanation?

Rule Explanation Rule Statement Click on the Appropriate Box Workload includes all reading and written assignments. Is the following statement a Rule Statement or Rule Explanation?

Rule Explanation Rule Statement Click on the Appropriate Box Graduate courses include all courses taken by a student after the student has received a bachelor degree from an accredited institution. Is the following statement a Rule Statement or Rule Explanation?

Rule Explanation Rule Statement Click on the Appropriate Box Subsequent to expulsion, an individual is no longer a student, and therefore is free to complain in public or private. Is the following statement a Rule Statement or Rule Explanation?

Continue You are correct!

Continue You are WRONG!

Continue You are WRONG! Is English your first language?

Continue Correct! Your mother must be very proud of you!

Continue You are WRONG! Do you know how to drive a truck?

Continue You are correct! Lunch is on me.

Continue You are correct! Did Mr. Myers help you with your answer?

Continue You are WRONG! Dean Guernsey has revoked your letter of acceptance.

Continue You are correct! It is hard to understand why you perform so poorly on my exams.

Continue You are WRONG! I weep at night when I think of your career prospects.

Continue You are WRONG! To atone for your offense, please redo all three of last semester’s research paths.

Continue You are correct! Perhaps your intelligence will make you more attractive to the opposite sex.

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