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Middle school criminal justice - law simulation microsofts
"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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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand CSI Investigation!
Teachers, transform your class into a CSI investigation of one of the most notorious assassinations in history, the spark which started Word War I! In this critical thinking, problem-based learning activity, your students become sleuths, competing in collaborative groups to unravel the murder of the Archduke to determine who is most to blame and to further fuel discussion on the causes of WWI. Even better, students draw parallels to modern-day CSI investigations to make this lesson real-world a
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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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Trial of Andrew Jackson- No Prep Needed!
This is a scripted trial designed to introduce or review Andrew Jackson's presidency. Students are divided into up to 13 groups to participate in this scripted trial. The trial explores the The Election of 1824, The Battle of New Orleans, The Indian Removal Act, Veto of the Second National Bank, and The Nullification Crisis. Each section of testimony includes visual evidence to support the information presented in the testimony. A vocabulary list, a vocabulary sorting activity, a supplementa
Grades:
7th - 12th
Show Me the Proof ~ Providing Textual Evidence ~ The Trial of Fact and Opinion
If you're looking for a lesson plan that will help your students finally get what it means to provide textual evidence to prove their answers, then this is the lesson for you!
It combines reading strategies and social studies government law in a very exciting way. First, students must pass the Bar Exam by being able to pass one of your fact and opinion assessments, then they team up in two-person law firms and present their evidence in court.
This was so fun that my students have asked we do
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1st - 6th
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Materials and Role Cards for Nuremberg Mock Trial
These are the accompanying primary source materials to go with the slideshow that walks students through the mock trial.After read the Rudolf Hoss reading for homework, they are ready to discuss the nature of the crimes against humanity that have taken place during the Holocaust. This lesson was intended as an entry event into WWII, but it could come after students gain more context as well.Students are then assigned roles (Defense, Prosecution, Hess, Goring, and Speer, and Jurors. Depending on
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8th - 11th
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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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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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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 #4
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 war and violence. [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 substitute activity, as
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7th - 12th
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ELA Skills: Attorney's Closing Argument: "2BR02B"
This activity has students expand their understanding of a text by making an inference as to the guilt or innocence of the protagonist. Students will preview a format for writing closing arguments which includes addressing the opposing side's argument. This activity requires students to create a claim, and support it with evidence from the text as well as reasoning. Finally, students will need to write the closing argument in a formal tone as though the case was really being presented in front o
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6th - 10th
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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ELA Skills: Attorney's Closing Argument: "Lamb to the Slaughter"
This activity has students expand their understanding of a text by making an inference as to the guilt or innocence of the protagonist. Students will preview a format for writing closing arguments which includes addressing the opposing side's argument. This activity requires students to create a claim, and support it with evidence from the text as well as reasoning. Finally, students will need to write the closing argument in a formal tone as though the case was really being presented in front o
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6th - 10th
ELA Skills: Attorney's Closing Argument: "12 Angry Men"
This activity has students expand their understanding of a text by making an inference as to the guilt or innocence of the protagonist. Students will preview a format for writing closing arguments which includes addressing the opposing side's argument. This activity requires students to create a claim, and support it with evidence from the text as well as reasoning. Finally, students will need to write the closing argument in a formal tone as though the case was really being presented in front o
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6th - 10th
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?
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7th - 12th
ELA Skills: Attorney's Closing Argument: "Ransom of Red Chief"
This activity has students expand their understanding of a text by making an inference as to the guilt or innocence of the protagonist. Students will preview a format for writing closing arguments which includes addressing the opposing side's argument. This activity requires students to create a claim, and support it with evidence from the text as well as reasoning. Finally, students will need to write the closing argument in a formal tone as though the case was really being presented in front o
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6th - 10th
ELA Skills: Attorney's Closing Argument: "Oscar Pistorius"
This activity has students expand their understanding of a text by making an inference as to the guilt or innocence of the protagonist. Students will preview a format for writing closing arguments which includes addressing the opposing side's argument. This activity requires students to create a claim, and support it with evidence from the text as well as reasoning. Finally, students will need to write the closing argument in a formal tone as though the case was really being presented in front o
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6th - 10th
ELA Skills: Attorney's Closing Argument: "A Vendetta"
This activity has students expand their understanding of a text by making an inference as to the guilt or innocence of the protagonist. Students will preview a format for writing closing arguments which includes addressing the opposing side's argument. This activity requires students to create a claim, and support it with evidence from the text as well as reasoning. Finally, students will need to write the closing argument in a formal tone as though the case was really being presented in front o
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6th - 10th
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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Model United Nations (Model UN simulation) abortion debate
This product was created in Dec, 2020. It involves the students in a Model United Nations simulation, whereby the students will have a fairly easy time discerning their country's policy regarding abortion. Included is a power point which includes 20 slides giving students a very good understanding for global abortion policies. Teachers should assign countries before watching reviewing the power point. Then, as you go through the power point, students will internalize info related to the country
Grades:
7th - 12th
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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