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Higher education criminal justice - law graphic organizers
Criminal Cases Investigation Research Activity | Law & Justice | Civics
Examining Criminal Cases can be a fun way to teach the skills of research and analysis in a Law & Justice or Government & Civics class!This is a research activity in which students are directed to a website providing information on a number of current criminal cases. The cases are updated frequently, and students have much variety in the types of cases they can investigate. The handouts direct students to thoroughly research 5 of the cases and to compile information in the graphic orga
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Serial Podcast People Map - Graphic Organizer
Already have your unit set up for students to listen to and analyzed Season 1 of the Serial podcast? Just need something to keep all the people straight?This document includes a the main people, and their connections, from Season 1 of Serial in three formats: just names with areas to write information, just information with spaces to fill in the names, and a completed map. Use as a class, individually, or in groups. Sized for 11 x 17 paper, though it could be made larger. A colleague wanted h
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Mock Trial Graphic Organizers
USE THIS PRODUCT WITH ANY MOCK TRIAL!This is a collection of graphic organizers and scripts that can be used with any mock trial, civil or criminal. Each item below includes scaffolded support in order to help students understand the main roles in a mock trial. In addition, there is a witness organizer and a court reporter organizer to engage those students who do not have a direct role in the trial. Included are the following resources to help students prepare, participate in, and reflect on cr
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Create Your Own Prison Student Project
This is the "create your own prison" group project that I use in my classroom at the end of the corrections unit. It includes everything that the students will need to prepare for the prison project. It includes a grading breakdown, planning sections for students to plan the different aspects of their prison (design, daily schedule for inmates, inmate uniforms, rules violation procedures, inmate visitation procedures, work, school, and treatment procedures, etc). Also included is a group evaluat
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in:Â Corrections Unit Bundle
The US Constitution - Cheat Sheet
The Constitution has never been easier to teach or to learn. With the use of this one page organizer, students will find it easy to ace Constitution Assessments - including STATE TESTS!! Most questions can be readily answered through this intuitive and informative tool!! A great resource for Government and Civics teachers at all levels!!Topics:Preamble explainedArticlesAmendmentsBig IdeasKey Concepts*Color-coded for all of your visual learners.1 page front and back.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Innocence Project Final Assignment
Engage your high school students in the art of persuasive writing with this comprehensive Defense Letter Assignment bundle for the Innocence Project! This captivating assignment challenges students to utilize ethos, pathos, and logos as they craft compelling defense letters advocating for the re-examination of wrongful conviction cases. With clear guidelines, structured scaffolding, and a focus on essential elements like topic sentences, evidence, commentary, and conclusion, this bundle empowers
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Hitler & The Holocaust - 8) Unit Eight The Nuremberg Trial
This is unit eight of an 8 unit course on the history of Hitler and the Holocaust. The PowerPoints are designed for a High School or College course on this important time period in history. Unit eight explores the search for justice for "Crimes Against Humanity" at the Nuremberg Trial. Will "Just Following Orders" hold up in court or will the Nazi leadership be held accountable for their crimes? This unit incorporates the TNT movie Nuremberg into the PowerPoint for a showing of the film in cla
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
Canadian and International Law: Theories of Criminal Behaviour & Sentencing
Overview: This assignment was designed to help students learn about theories of criminal behaviour and sentencing, and to draw connections between the two. Curriculum Expectations: This task targets the following learning outcomes from the Ontario Curriculum (CLN4U); however, it could be used in any Canadian or International Law course:A1.7 communicate their ideas, arguments, and conclusions using various formats and styles, as appropriate for the audience and purposeA2.2 apply in everyday cont
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â UPDATED! Canadian & International Law - HUGE Grade 12 Law Course Bundle!
A Class Divided, Jane Elliot Video Guide (Two Days) Racism, Prejudice, 1960's
Two Day lesson that Goes with the Film "A Class Divided"
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/class-divided/
Lesson is stand alone, has a built-in Due now for students
Great tool for all Grade levels from 6th Grade - 12th Grade and even into College, Could be used to Educate Administrators, Teachers, Parents and Children
A Way to teach Racism, Discrimination, Prejudice, The Civil Rights Movement, and Learned Behaviors
Built for two 45- 55 Minute Periods, and Pairs with a Famous Educati
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Intro to Law Unit Worksheets
Great worksheets to introduce students to where laws originate, sources of laws, court structure, and jurisdiction. All worksheets go along with my Intro to Law Unit Slides.
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in:Â Intro to Law Unit Bundle: Includes Slides, Worksheets, and Activity
What is Law/Justice?
Introduction activity to start a Law and Justice Unit or Class. Students will offer their thoughts on law, justice, punishment, etc. Goal is to have students review any changes in their thinking at the end of the Unit/Class.
Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Nonfiction Unit: Writing a Position Paper on Assisted Suicide or Mercy Killing
Guide your students on the process of writing a Position Paper on the very controversial topic of either End of Life Care, Assisted Suicide or Mercy Killing.The lesson includes a selection of nonfiction texts and videos to read with your students, including graphic organizers to track ideas and to plot the argument for the position paper (essay).Resource Includes:1. List of nonfiction texts (including videos), source information, teaching strategies and teaching points2. Graphic Organizers to gu
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Steps in Criminal and Civil Court Cases (Powerpoint and Notes)
This is a step by step break down of Criminal and Civil CasesThis is Unit 5, Part 3 in my pacing guide
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Just Mercy Pre- and Post- Reading/Viewing Interactive Notebook
This resource can be used for anyone studying the book, film, or both. This file contains both a digital interactive notebook (slides 1-10) and a printable interactive notebook (slides 11-20). In the notebook, you will find:3 pre-reading activities including: VocabularyPunishment and Rehabilitation in the Correctional SystemTimeline on the History of the Death Penalty4 Thematic Connection pages for students to trace themes present in both the book and the film
Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in:Â Summer Bundle: Literacy for Social Justice
How Does Bail Work?
Students will research and reflect on how cash bail works in the United States. Some resources are linked.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Intro to Legal Reasoning
Intro to Legal Reasoning offers a high interest look at real-world legal cases in a writing focused mini unit. Contents include: 1) vocabulary exercise + introduction to legal concepts 2) case analysis example 3) FIHRR graphic organizer for legal writing with additional case example 4) synthesis writing exercise with additional with new case 5) teacher guide with suggested answers. This 2-day unit can spark conversation and provide robust material for compare and contrast and synthesis writing.
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Plea Bargaining
Introduction activity to start a Unit on justice and/or punishment. Students will offer their thoughts on plea bargaining and how it works. Goal is to create class thought and discussions on plea bargaining and its place in the criminal justice system.
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Bill of Rights Activity
This activity directs students to read the Bill of Rights, then write what the amendments mean in their own words, then draw a picture to represent the meaning of each amendment in the boxes provided.The file is designed to be stand alone notes or cut apart to fit into an interactive notebook. This assignment has greatly improved student understanding of the Bill of Rights in middle school and high school classrooms that I have used it in.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Legislation Puzzle SS.7.C.3.9
Process: SS.7.C.3.9
How a Bill Becomes a Law
The students work through a coloring activity that leads the from a bill to a law!
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in:Â Civics Bundle: 181 Products and over $400 in lessons/activities
KWL CHART - Graphic Organizer
Crenshaw Criminal Justice Learning Tools GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS help students organize, clarify, or simplify complex information while allowing them to construct understanding through an exploration of the relationships between concepts.K-W-L CHARTS are graphic organizers that help students organize information before, during, and after a unit or a lesson. They can be used to engage students in a new topic, activate prior knowledge, share unit objectives, and monitor students' learning.
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Structure of the Federal Judicial Branch Graphic Organizer
This is a graphic organizer designed to help students learn basic information about the three main parts of the federal judicial system. It is done on a PowerPoint slide so that, in addition to printing copies for your students, you can use a projector to display it on your whiteboard or smartboard. When I taught with this graphic organizer, I gave students a copy to fill in themselves and projected a copy onto my whiteboard. I called on students to come to the board and fill in different parts
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Schemi di Diritto ed economia per la scuola secondaria di secondo grado
Schemi per facilitare lo studio e/o il ripasso a studenti con dislessia
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12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Venn Diagram Oklahoma City Bombing
This is a triple venn diagram representing the connection between the Oklahoma City bombing with the Ruby Ridge standoff as well as the confrontation in Waco, Texas. I created the handout based on the documentary "Oklahoma City" from PBS's American Experience.
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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