Using a Mock Trial to Build Literacy Skills | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
Having students present the arguments in a law case gives them a context for developing reading, writing, and critical thinking skills.

 

The courtroom is breathless as the state’s attorney rises to present her opening statement in the case of Chris Archer v. New Columbia. Jury members sit at attention, listening to the argument that the defendant, Chris Archer, should be tried for first-degree murder and criminal hazing in the death of fraternity pledge Milan Jackson.