Description Student Lawyers Criminal Mock Trials & Court Cases for Your Classroom! Get ready for some critical thinking fun! Your students will have the chance to step into the shoes of lawyers and take part in a criminal trial. With 11 awesome cases to choose from, each group will have two lawyers (one for the prosecution and one for the defense) and an accused person. You’ll play the judge, guiding the jury as they vote on the verdict! Here’s what you get: Court brief handouts to keep things simple Easy-to-follow directions for a smooth experience PowerPoint slides that explain how the trials will work This hands-on activity is a great way for students to learn about the legal system while sharpening their critical thinking and public speaking skills. Check out our store for even more helpful & cool stuff! Criminal trial cases include: Case #1: Grand Theft Auto (Stolen Car) Case #2: Home Burglary Case #3: Reckless Endangerment Case #4: Theft Case #5: Aggravated Assault (fighting) Case #6: Murder (intentionally killing someone) Case #7: Manslaughter (accidentally killing someone without intention) Case #8: Murder (intentionally killing someone) Case #9: Doctor Malpractice (mistakes) Case #10: Armed Bank Robbery and Murder Case #11: Manslaughter (accidentally killing someone) Join our email list to get teaching tips & resources, teacher humor, inspirational quotes, and more right in your inbox! High school English teachers click here to sign up! Middle school English/ELA teachers click here to sign up! Connect with us! Facebook Pinterest Instagram TikTok YouTube Spotify Podcasts

This 11-question multiple-choice reading comprehension and analysis test on the poem “Today” by Billy Collins (from the textbook HOLT McDOUGAL LITERATURE, GRADE 9 ISBN-10: 0547115784) has questions from different levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (revised). It will test students’ literal and interpretive understanding of the selection including: author’s purpose, point of view, literary devices, figurative language, summarization, analogies, and other elements of literature. Questions are modeled after standardized tests (SAT, ACT, and state tests) to familiarize students with the structure and vocabulary of standardized test questions. Questions are spaced 1.5 lines apart for comfortable reading. The questions also encourage students to go back and re-read key parts of the selection, a crucial skill for comprehension and improving reading stamina. Teachers are encouraged to remove/add questions as they see fit for their students. Answer key included. Editable MS Word Doc. You can use this product for years and years! Feedback is always welcomed and appreciated! **PLEASE NOTE: Due to copyright restrictions, this product does not contain the reading selection(s). Objectives/US Standards (SUGGESTED): Students are expected to: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.