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6th grade criminal justice - law simulations
Fairy Tale Court - a mock trial mini unit
Fairy Tale Court is an activity that facilitates many ELA learning outcomes in a way that's highly engaging for students. Students will develop research skills, engage in critical thinking, defend a position, play the role of a character in court, and practice presentation skills. They will learn all about the judicial system as they participate in a mock trial of their own.This resource includes:Teacher NotesFairy Tale Court InstructionsCourt Procedures and EtiquetteSix Classic Fairy TalesExhib
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Mock Trial Scenarios 1 - court simulation for middle school
Mock Trial Scenarios 1 is an activity that facilitates many ELA learning outcomes in a way that is highly engaging for students. Students will develop research skills, engage in critical thinking, defend a position, play the role of a character in court, and practice presentation skills. Students will learn about the judicial system as they participate in a mock trial of their own.This resource includes:Teacher NotesCourt InstructionsCourt Procedures and EtiquetteCasesTemplate for the Prosecutio
Grades:
6th - 9th
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"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 Preparation and Script
This product includes graphic organizers to help your students gather ideas and information to present in a formal trial-like manner. You can use any literature story or informational text with this packet. Put a character or a historical figure on trial for crimes they've committed. The possibilities are endless!You will receive:Printable pages that can be used to create a packet specialized for both the Prosecution team and the Defense Team.A script to help move the trial along in a manner tha
Grades:
4th - 8th
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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
Grades:
5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The U.S. Supreme Court & Juvenile Justice
Students use printable information cards with facts about landmark Supreme Court cases that have helped define the juvenile justice system in the United States in order to compare and contrast the adult and juvenile justice systems. They then act as judge for three juvenile cases where they must use the landmark Supreme Court cases to guide their rulings.
The contents of this download are for use by the customer only. I ask that teachers not post any part of this file online or on a publicly a
Grades:
6th - 12th
Holes Mock Trials - a court simulation activity
This resource is included in Holes available at our store. Holes Mock Trials is an activity that facilitates many ELA learning outcomes in a way that is highly engaging for students. They will develop research skills, engage in critical thinking, defend a position, play the role of a character in court, and practice presentation skills. Students will learn about the judicial system as they participate in a mock trial of their own.This resource includes:Teacher NotesCourt InstructionsCourt Proced
Grades:
5th - 8th
Mock Trial Scenarios 2 - a court simulation
Mock Trial Scenarios 2 is an activity that facilitates many ELA learning outcomes in a way that is highly engaging for students. Students will develop research skills, engage in critical thinking, defend a position, play the role of a character in court, and practice presentation skills. Students will learn about the judicial system as they participate in a mock trial of their own.This resource includes:Teacher NotesCasesCourt InstructionsCourt Procedures and EtiquetteExhibitsJudge InstructionsJ
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6th - 9th
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Mock Trial Graphic Organizers and Procedures
Overview: This mock trial bundle has graphic organizers designed to help middle school classes transition from written arguments to verbal interactive debating. Specifically, I use this to support imagining an “other” when designing an argument rather than writing in a vacuum as is often required of students in standard essays. Students are engaged in the simultaneous collaborative yet competitive nature of the activities, and this excitement translates to more sound reasoning and an increased
Grades:
6th - 9th
History Mystery: The Bloody Massacre in King Street (Boston Massacre)
Your students will become investigators on a history mystery analyzing primary and secondary sources surrounding the events of the Boston Massacre. This activity includes over a dozen primary and secondary sources set up in 6 investigation stations and students' investigation packet. Teams of students work together to solve the mystery of what happened the night of March 5th, 1770. Includes a PowerPoint for teachers to use for the activity along with answers to the student's activity packet.I pr
Grades:
6th - 12th
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Exploring Careers: Law, Public Safety,Corrections & Security | Distance Learning
This career unit gives students an introduction to the law, public safety, corrections and security career cluster and what a career in this field would be like. This is perfect for a career, technology, CTE or business class. The included PowerPoint presentation can be used by the teacher for whole class instruction, or provided to the students electronically (or as a printout) for them to review individually. Students use close reading skills with a short informational passage to learn abou
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6th - 10th
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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
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Boston Massacre Mock Trial
Students take on the roles of either lawyer, witness, or jury in this project-based activity. They begin by researching the background of the events leading up to the Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770. They conduct a police investigation of scenes from the crime over the years. Together, in groups, they create witness testimony, opening, and closing statements, rebuttals, and cross-examination. The jury will continue to research events leading up to and after the massacre and create a timelin
Grades:
6th - 9th
Whole Class Historical Simulation: The People vs. Andrew Jackson Mock Trial
A multi-day activity which covers many of the issues during the “Age of Jackson” including his personal life, his role as a plantation owner and owner of enslaved people, his role in the War of 1812, his reputation as the Common Man, his role in the “Trail of Tears,” the Tariff of Abominations and the Nullification Crisis, the conflict over the Second Bank of the United States, and more. It reinforces the Constitutional process and the Core Democratic Values. Materials included:*Curriculum con
Grades:
5th - 12th
The Three Branches of Government: Reader's Theatre Script on the Judicial Branch
Help your students to better understand the judicial branch with this fun, yet educational reader's theatre script.
Important vocabulary words are presented throughout the script and students are given the opportunity to decide the verdict!
Thank you!
Fabulous Fun in Fourth
Grades:
4th - 7th
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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
Grades:
1st - 6th
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The Code of Hammurabi: Lesson - Screenplay - Mock Trial
The lesson plan for 6th-grade history focuses on a comprehensive exploration and comparison of two significant historical legal codes: the US Constitution and Hammurabi's Code. Beginning with an introduction to the importance of legal codes in societies, the lesson aims to provide students with a nuanced understanding of the purpose, origin, and application of these legal frameworks.The lesson kicks off with an engaging discussion about the significance of rules in society, introducing the stude
Grades:
6th - 8th
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Bill Proposal Template
Use this template to provide a hands on experience for your students. I use this template to write classroom bills (rules) the first few days of school. Then we vote them into law, this provides accountability and ownership on their part.
Grades:
4th - 9th
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An Evidence Reliability Mystery: The Case of the Stolen Cookies
Who stole the cookies from the cookie jar? Students will work through 10 unique and complex pieces of evidence as they investigate the case of the stolen cookies. Along the way students will check each piece using a special reliability scorecard. There are 3 additional handouts that help students work towards a solution, ultimately leading to an engaging experience for all involved!
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5th - 10th
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Whole Class Historical Simulation: The Boston Massacre Trail of Captain Preston
On the cold, snowy night of March 5, 1770, there was a civil disturbance between a group of the citizens of Boston and the soldiers of the 29th British regiment. The shooting which took place that night lasted only a few moments. When the smoke cleared, four Bostonians lay dead and one was severely wounded and would die several days later. No one disputes that the British soldiers opened fire. The issue in dispute is whether the soldiers recklessly opened fire on innocent civilians or whether th
Grades:
5th - 12th
Genre Study: "THE GENRE'S COURT"- FUN way to reinforce genres in your classroom!
Check out my blog post describing how I use this in my room!!! :)
The Genre's Court
Welcome to The Genre's Court!
My students absolutely love going to court and defending their genres. We introduce and/or review genres about every 3 weeks with which we culminate the week with a trip to “the genre’s court.” I wear my college graduation gown as the publisher, and we rearrange all the desks to match the map of the courtroom which is included as “the people in the genre court.” *I also found th
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Grades:
2nd - 6th
Supreme Court Cases Debate
What is the most impactful Supreme Court case of all time? In this activity, your students will summarize and develop arguments to support the impact of 16 landmark Supreme Court cases and debate their case. The class will vote after each round of debates and determine an overall winner. Includes a worksheet for students knocked out during each round, so students have relevant work to do, while the “debaters” prepare for their next round. Directions and all necessary sheets included. Ready-to-go
Grades:
6th - 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
Grades:
6th - 10th
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
Grades:
6th - 10th
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