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Your Day in Court: Criminal Justice Lesson PlanYour Day in Court: Criminal Justice Lesson Plan
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Judicial Learning Center
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6th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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Your Day in Court: Criminal Justice

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This Your Day in Court: Criminal Justice lesson plan also includes:
  • Pre/Post Test: How Courts Work
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  • Your Day in Court
  • Unit Overview
  • Teacher's Guide
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When a person goes on trial for a crime, what options does a court have to render justice? Who are the key players in the legal system? Interested legal scholars answer the inquiries and more using an Internet-based activity, chart, and questions to explore and report back to the class their new understandings of criminology.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

the criminal justice system, criminology, due process, the judicial system, justice, the justice system, webquests

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Ask learners to explore the Internet resources using the worksheets and guiding questions provided

Classroom Considerations

  • Third and final lesson in a series of How Courts Work
  • Requires Internet access to complete most of the work in the lesson

Pros

  • Lessons are ready to use with worksheets and resources
  • Individuals do not need extensive background to dive in to the activities
  • Computer game with the lesson is engaging for pupils

Cons

  • Not all the links work in the resources

Common Core

RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.2 RH.6-8.10 RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.10 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.10

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