Bring the Courtroom to the Classroom: Develop Civic Awareness with Simulation Activities.

Smagorinsky, Peter

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ERIC Number: EJ488747

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1994

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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

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Illinois

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