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Criminal justice - law Common Core RH.6-8.6 resources
Just Mercy Movie Guide & Death Penalty Debate - PAIR PACK - CCSS
This is a pair-pack of our popular resources: Just Mercy Movie Guide and Capital Punishment Class Debate. Both go well together for any classroom covering the complex topic of capital punishment. Students can analyze the film and contemplate the issues within the U.S. justice system. They can later have a class debate about whether capital punishment, in itself, should be abolished within government. In the movie guide, there is a set of resources for viewing Just Mercy in your classroom. The vi
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9th - 12th
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Virginia V. John Brown - Mock Trial
"We are two peoples. We are a people for Freedom and a people for slavery. Between the two, conflict is inevitable." Is conflict inevitable? Â John Brown tested this theory, but was he a Zealot or Terrorist? Â Was he a Hero or the Villain? Â Were John Brown's actions just or unjust? Â Students get to analyze both sides of this famous American abolitionist by putting John Brown on trial for his actions during the raid of Harpers Ferry through this fun Common Core activity. Students will analyze prima
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4th - 12th
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Death Penalty Debate - Capital Punishment - CCSS
This is a set of lesson materials that culminates in a class debate about capital punishment. Students will: Research how capital punishment has been used in U.S. justice system, analyze different viewpoints, be assigned a position to take, collaborate within teams, prepare main arguments, peer review each other's reasoning, and will participate in an academic debate that is guided by moderator questions (included). The objective is to help students think critically, learn to articulate a view,
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9th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Just Mercy Movie Guide & Death Penalty Debate - PAIR PACK - CCSS
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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Life During Prohibition: A Case Study
THREE DAY, 38-PAGE UNITLife During Prohibition: A Case Study. The 1923-24 setting reveals what life during Prohibition was like for a teenager who delivered illegal sugar in Alabama and later entrained as an underage Naval recruit to Lakehurst, New Jersey, where he encountered the bustling era of speakeasies along the Coast. Two PowerPoint presentations supplement the short nonfiction story (complete with citations). This is a perfect secondary source for History teachers who have grown weary of
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Spiro Agnew Trial/Case Resources
Students use the primary and secondary sources in order to construct
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8th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Trial of Spiro Agnew
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