Provide "acknowledged body of knowledge" related to the concept. Emphasize the most significant aspects of the concept in an organized, organic manner. Present information sequentially so students see continuity. Draw attention to important, discrete details; don't swamp students with myriad facts.

Teacher lectures, assigns readings.

Objective: To understand the constitutional requirements for the application of due process and to understand that due process is a flexible concept.

Activity: Students read the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution. Teacher delivers lecture outlining the requirements for due process to apply: There must be state action and deprivation of life, liberty, and/or property interest. Teacher should ask students for their definition of due process, and then outline the most expansive definition (provided in a criminal trial).

Assessment: Student attention and participation in teacher-led discussion.