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ERIC Number: EJ488747
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
Bring the Courtroom to the Classroom: Develop Civic Awareness with Simulation Activities.
Smagorinsky, Peter
Social Studies, v85 n4 p174-80 Jul-Aug 1994
Discusses how jury duty for a murder trial led to the development of a simulation in which students serve as jurors for a murder trial. Provides role descriptions, testimony, and instructions for using the simulation. Outlines suggestions for student writing assignments and adapting the simulation for different regions. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Class Activities, Court Role, Courts, Juries, Justice, Law Related Education, Learning Strategies, Role Playing, Secondary Education, Simulation, Social Studies, Teacher Developed Materials, Teaching Methods, Writing Assignments
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Gangs; Group Projects; Illinois (Cook County)