Worksheet
Curated OER

The People vs. Guy Montag

For Students 9th - 11th
In this trial activity learning exercise for the novel Fahrenheit 451, students participate in a trial for Guy Montag. Students follow the seven directions to complete the trial activity.
Worksheet
Curated OER

The People vs. Jack Merridew

For Students 10th - 12th
In this Lord of the Flies worksheet, students read Lord of the Flies and participate in a trial for the people vs. Jack Merridew. Students follow the steps to complete the trial activity.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Sparrow Shot in Domino-Record Challenge

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English learning exercise, students read "Sparrow Shot in Domino-Record Challenge," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Pinochet Indicted for Murder

For Students Higher Ed
In this ESL worksheet, students read the given article and its presented vocabulary throughout.  Students respond to 51 short answer, matching, true/false, and fill in the blank questions.    
Lesson Plan
Other

Teachers Network: Witness for the Prosecution: Online Newspaper

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan uses Agatha Christie's novel Witness for the Prosecution as a starting point for students to learn about the sections of newpapers as they analyze articles from the various sections. This leads up to the students...
Primary
Other

Watergate.info: Jaworski Memorandum on Prosecuting Nixon

For Students 9th - 10th
Originally written in 1974 by Carl B. Feldbaum, this text overviews the "Factors to be Considered in Deciding Whether to Prosecute Richard M. Nixon for Obstruction of Justice."
Article
BBC

Bbc News: Prosecution Demands Saddam Death

For Students 9th - 10th
Examines the prosecution's decision to ask for the execution of Saddam Hussein and his vice president. Offers ideas on why the prosecution is asking for the death penalty for the former Baath party leaders. (June 19, 2006)
Unit Plan
Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: "The Mousetrap" Teacher Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
"The Mousetrap" 21-page teacher guide includes excellent activities for exploring murder mysteries. Also included are synopsis, activities, and discussion topics for this play as well as "Ten Little Indians," "Appointment with Death,"...
Article
A&E Television

History.com: 10 Things You May Not Know About the Nuremberg Trials

For Students 9th - 10th
The post-World War II trials marked the first-ever prosecutions for genocide and crimes against humanity. Held directly after World War II, the Nuremberg Trials were a series of 13 military tribunals in which nearly 200 German...
Handout
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Genocide Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
A chronology of the development of the idea of "genocide" and the legalities which have developed since the mid 20th century to prosecute perpetrators of genocide around the world.
Activity
University of Missouri

Famous Trials: Famous Trials: Al Capone Trial (1931)

For Students 9th - 10th
Al Capone was Public Enemy No. 1, who managed to evade prosecution for his many crimes. Read this lengthy and interesting account of his eventual trial, see pictures of people involved, find a chronology of Capone's exploits, and read...
Primary
PBS

Pbs: Archives of the West: Worcester v. Georgia

For Students 9th - 10th
On this PBS website you can read the text of the Supreme Court ruling on the legality of the removal of the Cherokees from Georgia by the Georgia legislature and Georgia's prosecution of a man living on those lands.
Website
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: The Eichmann Trial

For Students 9th - 10th
The Eichmann Trial was the first time the world at-large heard copious amounts of evidence of the horrors that happened during the Holocaust. The prosecution used 100 witness and over 1600 documents to convict Adolf Eichmann. Watch video...
Website
Harp Week

Harp Week: Cartoon of the Day: March 18, 1876

For Students 9th - 10th
This Thomas Nast cartoon depicts an abbreviated explanation of the problems the government had with the Whiskey Ring. The commentary gives a very good recounting of the fraud and how it was perpetrated and eventually prosecuted.
Unit Plan
The History Cat

The History Cat: History Trekker: The Trial of Marie Antoinette

For Students 9th - 10th
In this activity, students take on the role of the Revolutionary Tribunal in the trial of Marie Antoinette. Three charges are presented and the evidence given by the prosecution and the defense. Students must weigh the evidence and...
Primary
University of Missouri

Famous Trials: Salem Witch Trials: Petitions for Compensation

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of these petitions, filed by Isaac Easty and William Good in 1710, request compensation for the prosecution of family members for witchcraft. Also included is Governor Dudley's order for payment of damages.
Website
CNN

Cnn: In Depth Special: America Remembers

For Students 9th - 10th
CNN provides a detailed archive of coverage of the issues and events which surround the September 11, 2001 attack. Content includes timelines, video archives, a focus on the victims, the War on Terror, how America has changed, and much,...
Handout
University of Missouri

Famous Trials: Rosenberg Trial: Biographies of Trial Participants

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides biographies for the participants in the Rosenberg trial, including the defendants, the defense attorney, assorted spies, prosecuting attorneys, prosecution witnesses, the judge, the sons, and chroniclers.
Website
Digital History

Digital History: Scopes Trial

For Students 9th - 10th
A fascinating look at the Scopes Trial in Tennessee where a science teacher was accused of violating a state law which prohibited the teacing of evolution. Perhaps the most interesting part of this article is the discussion of the...
Handout
University of Groningen

American History: Biographies: Henry Carey 1793 1879

For Students 9th - 10th
Henry Carey was the eldest son of Mathew Carey, an Irish freedom fighter who was recruited to the intelligence networks established by Benjamin Franklin, and sent to Philadelphia to run what was then the largest printing operation in...
Handout
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Rwanda: The First Genocide Conviction

For Students 9th - 10th
Article about the genocide of the Tutsi population in Rwanda and the prosecution of Jean-Paul Akayesu for genocide.
Handout
Rice University

Galileo Project: Procedure of the Roman Inquisition

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Galileo Project of Rice University provides a medium length article describing the prosecution of the Roman Inquisition. The information is very interesting and worth checking out on the subject.
Website
Other

Amistad Digital Resource: The Scottsboro Trial

For Students 9th - 10th
Narrative examines the notorious trials of the Scottsboro Boys from 1931 through 1937 giving details about the prosecution, in Scottsboro, Alabama, of nine young African Americans charged with the rape of two white women. The trials...
Lesson Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Beloved Trial

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan serves as a final assessment for Toni Morrison's novel Beloved. Learners need to have a thorough working knowledge of the story and characters in the book. They are asked to give Sethe a present-day trial since her trial...

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