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8th grade criminal justice - law simulations for Microsoft Word
"Lamb to the Slaughter" Mock Trial Directions
My students read "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl every fall and this mock trial is always a lesson they remember and ask to do over and over. Unfortunately it doesn't fit with every piece of literature. The lesson requires close reading, critical thinking, argument writing, oral communication, as well as comprehension of the story.
This product includes a one-page directions sheet for the teacher, as well as directions to be printed and handed to each of the following: prosecution, defe
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6th - 10th
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MOCK TRIAL! - The Guide, Rubrics, and Handouts to the Ultimate Project
Would you like to see your students rise to the highest of expectations? Watch your students transform into lawyers pushing the envelope of persuasion, witnesses carefully building a case, or judge/jury to conduct it fairly and appropriately. Do you want to have some of the most fun in your teaching life? Then purchase this Word document - easily my most downloaded and highly rated product - and customize it for your students and the trial of your choice. There are role descriptions and customiz
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Classroom Historical Mock Trial - R. v. Louis Riel (1885)
The original trial of Louis Riel in 1885 is arguably one of the most famous trials in Canadian History. The trial, which took place in July of 1885, lasted only five days and resulted in a guilty verdict. Riel was subsequently executed by hanging, and outcome which has had a lasting impact on French-English relations in Canada.In this activity students will recreate the trial of Louis Riel and learn about the events of both the Nortwest Rebellion (1885) and, to a lesser extent, the Red River Reb
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8th - 11th
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Rights Unveiled: The 9th Amendment Quest
Teacher's Guide: Incorporating "Rights Unveiled: The 9th Amendment Quest" into Your TeachingOverview:"Rights Unveiled: The 9th Amendment Quest" is an engaging and interactive game designed to help high school students understand the 9th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. By exploring scenarios and discussing unenumerated rights, students will develop a deeper appreciation for the principles of constitutional law and their application in everyday life.Steps to Incorporate the Resource:Introducti
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6th - 12th
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Senate Shuffle: The Seventeenth Amendment Adventure Game
Teacher's Guide: Incorporating "Senate Shuffle: The 17th Amendment Adventure" into Your TeachingOverview:"Senate Shuffle: The 17th Amendment Adventure" is an interactive and immersive game designed to help high school students understand the 17th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. By simulating the election process and engaging in a mock legislative session, students will explore the history, significance, and impact of the 17th Amendment on American democracy.Steps to Incorporate the Resource:
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6th - 12th
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Goin' On a Norm Hunt! Sociology Activity
Get your Sociology students UP and MOVING with this fun, interactive lesson plan to go along with your "norms" and "deviance" lectures! Step-by-step instructionsFull list of scenario optionsClassroom application to real lifeExit ticket includedYour students will be seeing the different types of norms all around them for days after this eye-opening activity!
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7th - 12th
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Jury Simulation #2
This is a reading packet intended to give students a real life experience of our court system. There are multiple testimonies, courtroom vocabulary, and critical thinking expectations. This is a group work assignment, and can be branched out into multiple lessons.Trigger Warning: This reading material references depression, cancer, and bullying[Teacher Notes: It is advised that you read through the court case a few times before teaching this lesson. However, this can be used as a quick substitut
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8th - 12th
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Mock Trial Prayer at a School Football Game First Amendment Issue
This packet contains 13 pages to help guide students through a mock trial. The Mock trial looks a school prayer and whether it should be allowed a a school football game. The mock trial guide is easy for students to use and helps them from the opening statement, picking witnesses, questioning witnesses to the closing statements.
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: Mock Trials The Big Bundle! 10 Mock Trials.
Jury Simulation #3
Similar to the FREE product of Jury Simulation #1, this activity is a collection of 4 pages of original content featuring: evidence, court testimony, prosecution and defense suggestions, and potential outcomes for the accused. This activity would be great for a substitute, especially if the students have done this activity prior. 3# Topic Category: Students accused of vandalism during HomecomingThis is a reading packet intended to give students a real life experience of our court system. They
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7th - 12th
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La chasse aux sorcières - jeu de rôles
Activité de pensée critique et créative où les élèves se mettent en équipes de sorcières accusés de différentes crimes par une équipe d'inquisiteurs. Se base dans le jeu d'Alibi. Excellent pour étudier l'extrêmisme religieux, le biais, l'évidence valide et la pensée flexible. Le "guide pratique pour identifier une sorcière" et l'explication du plan de leçon sont en anglais, mais avec titres en français, et la simulation elle-même est en français. Très amusant, et adaptable pour les sciences
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8th - 12th
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The Justice Project
This is an interactive project meant to stimulate interest in the criminal justice system.
Over a span of 2 or 3 weeks, students will research a criminal court case and then will give a closing argument for either the prosecution or defense.
In the best case scenario, the classroom is set up like a courtoom - students are jurors and the teacher is the judge.
Project is heavily scaffolded and ends with a meaningful de-brief opportunity.
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7th - 12th
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The Admissions Game, 1840
Your US history class (grades 7 and up) becomes the Admissions Committee for the fictitious United States University, inducting its first Freshman class in 1840. Which movers and shakers of the day will be accepted? Your students will write Recommendation Letters for their candidates and then your whole class becomes the admissions committee. Rebels and radicals, businessmen, literary figures, soldiers and diplomats, inventors will all be present. There are only nine slots! Who will be admitted?
Grades:
7th - 12th
Mock Trial: Is the U.S. to blame for climate change?
This mock trial packet has student investigate the role individual nations play in contributing to climate change. It is best for a classroom with 8-12 students. If a teacher has more students, they could consder adding researchers to collect evidence, or a jury to decide a verdict (during the prep days a jury could study values of the judiciary like innocent until proven guilty, the burden of proof, etc., and share with class before the trial). It includes the following:simulation directionswit
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6th - 12th
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Appearing in court social story
This social story is focused around allowing students or children have a better understanding what the process of appearing in court would be and how to lower anxiety surrounding.
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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