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Your Day in Court InteractiveYour Day in Court Interactive
Publisher
Judicial Learning Center
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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Interactives
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Duration
30 mins
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Direct Instruction
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Technology
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Year
2015
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Your Day in Court

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Whether out of choice or necessity, people want to know what will happen on a typical day in court. A helpful lesson walks scholars in the field of criminology through the trial process from opening statements to the final verdict. 

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

trials, courts, judges, the rule of law, the criminal justice system, the federal court system, the federal government, criminology, the judicial branch, the judicial system, due process, lawyers, civil law, court cases, courtrooms, courthouses

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Use as part of a classroom court simulation during which scholars role play a trial
  • Supplement classroom discussion by assigning the page as an outside reading

Classroom Considerations

  • One part of a series of six lessons on how the courts work
  • Due to reading level, it is better suited for high school students

Pros

  • Interactive quiz is an easy and effective way to quickly assess learning
  • Highlights key terms that link to a glossary of definitions
  • Numerical ordering of the page provides clarity to the trial process

Cons

  • The font size is small and sometimes difficult to read

Common Core

RH.9-10.2 RH.11-12.2

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