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Literary Characters on Trial: Combining Persuasion and Literary Analysis Unit PlanLiterary Characters on Trial: Combining Persuasion and Literary Analysis Unit Plan
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Literary Characters on Trial: Combining Persuasion and Literary Analysis

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This Literary Characters on Trial: Combining Persuasion and Literary Analysis unit plan also includes:
  • Roles of the Members of a Trial: (.pdf)
  • Additional Literature Potential “Criminals” and Sample Crimes (.pdf)
  • Your Duties to Your Client as a Prosecution Attorney...(.pdf)
  • Your Duties to Your Client as a Defense Attorney...(.pdf)
  • Suggestions for a Mock Trial (.pdf)
  • Trial Paper Rubric (.pdf)
  • Trial Presentation Rubric (.pdf)
  • Cast Outline (.pdf)
  • And the Verdict Is...(.pdf)
  • Agenda for a Literary Mock Trial (.pdf)
  • Presentation Self-Evaluation Form (.pdf)
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Middle schoolers brainstorm crimes committed by characters from that text. Groups of students work together to act as the prosecution or defense for the selected characters, while also acting as the jury for other groups.

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characters, literary analysis, Persuasive Writing, persuasive arguments

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prosecution, english language arts
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Resource Details

Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Unit Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
14 days
Instructional Strategies
Collaborative Learning
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Year
2026
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