Target: distinguish statute/code, court-developed common law and unsupported hearsay. Prepare: Cards B/F and source ladder.
- Launch · 2 min. Put “bill”, “Act”, “court judgment” and “social post” on the board. Ask which is only a proposal.
- Model · 4 min. Card B's invented bill has no force. The real Queensland Criminal Code Act 1899 is an example of statute and a code; a judgment may interpret law and contribute to common law/precedent. Do not claim the Code proves Card C's allegation.
- Guided reading · 5 min. Students order Card F sources for a question about an actual current rule, then separately mark the missing facts needed to apply it. Distinguish “find law” from “prove conduct.”
- Practice route · 7 min. Select Day 3 route. Build a source chain: current authorised enactment → relevant judgment if needed → independently supported facts → cautious conclusion.
- Audit · 4 min. Challenge: “The newest social post overrides an old Act.” Learner corrects authority, while noting an old-titled Act may be amended and current compilation matters.
- Exit · 3 min. “Is a bill a statute?” Key: no; a bill is a proposed law. Passage, assent and commencement must be checked.