3/25/19- The students have been learning about how laws and trials work. We spent some time looking at the different classes of misdemeanors and felonies. The students were given scenarios and they had to decide what law was broken. We also watched a short video of a mock trial so they could get an idea of how the process works.
We will be reading about Peter Rabbit this week and the students will determine if he broke the law. 4/19/19-We finished up the practice trial for Peter Rabbit. The students are now working on a new trial for Jack from Jack and the Beanstalk. The students are working on writing opening statements, questions and closing statements for their side. This is challenging them to support their claims with facts.
4/2/19- Peter Rabbit is going on trial for Criminal Trespass and Robbery. The students are working on writing Opening Statements and Questions for the trial.
5/6/19-The defense and prosecution are working on their arguments. They have been working with their groups to make sure they have sufficient information to prove their side.