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National Endowment for the Humanities

Societal Schisms and Divisions

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
The final activity in the Crime and Punishment unit looks at the societal injustices depicted in Dostoyevsky's novel. Scholars examine the schisms between men and women, between wealth and poverty, between religion and skepticism, and...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Man and Superman

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Ordinary and extraordinary readers will find much to contemplate in a lesson on Crime and Punishment as they examine the dichotomies in Dostoevsky's novel. Scholars reflect on Raskolnikov's theory that extraordinary individuals are not...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Pain and suffering do not have to be inevitable in a study of Crime and Punishment. A carefully scaffolded lesson introduces readers to the divided natures of the characters in Fyodor Dostoevsky's complex novel. Groups use the provided...
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Lesson Plan
Teaching Tolerance

Critiquing Hate Crimes Legislation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
The high school lesson explores what hate crimes are and how the government has responded to those crimes. Academics read legislation, analyze political cartoons, and complete hands-on-activities to understand what motivates individuals...
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Interactive
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Judicial Learning Center

Your 4th Amendment Rights

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Americans love to learn about their rights, especially those that protect them from the government's power to invade their privacy. Young people are especially engaged by this topic. An informative lesson explores four Supreme Court...
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Judicial Learning Center

Types of Court Cases

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
How can one court acquit someone of a crime, while another convicts the person of the same one? It's all because of the differences between civil and criminal trials. An informative resource provides scholars in the field of criminology...
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Interactive
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Judicial Learning Center

Getting Ready for Trial

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
A courtroom can be a scary place for the uninitiated. Get familiar with the process using a helpful overview of the activities that take place prior to both civil and criminal cases.  The lesson explains the differences between civil and...
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Interactive
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Judicial Learning Center

The Appeal Process

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Why doesn't the Supreme Court hear testimony from witnesses? How do they complete an entire proceeding in less than two hours? A helpful lesson guides scholars of criminology through these and other questions by explaining how appeals...
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Judicial Learning Center

The Players in the Courtroom

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Courtrooms are complicated. In addition to the many rules, there are a number of people whose jobs are not very clear to the casual courtroom observer. With the resource, individuals identify some of these roles and review more...
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Judicial Learning Center

State Courts vs. Federal Courts

For Students 6th - 12th
Popular culture often portrays the Feds as the most fearsome of law enforcement agencies. Yet, someone charged with a crime is considerably more likely to end up in a state court. The lesson, one of six covering the Organization of the...
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Judicial Learning Center

Understanding the Types of Cases

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Most young scholars are aware of the criminal courts system, but the United States Constitution allows for a much broader role. What other roles do courts play in settling other questions? A case study and WebQuest-style activities...
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eBook
Planet e-Book

Crime and Punishment

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Can an action be so bad that you are sickened with guilt? Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov, the main character in Fyodor Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment, believes that committing a crime could be the answer to his troubles. However, the...
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Lesson Plan
Deliberating in a Democracy

Crime and Punishment

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Should the United States ban the death penalty? Scholars use real-life examples of criminal activity to come to their own conclusions on the death penalty. Primary source documents, as well as video clips, open the issue of capital...
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Lesson Plan
Heritage Foundation

Crime and Punishment

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
You wouldn't give someone a 10-day timeout for eating a piece of candy. The US government, too, does not believe in unreasonable punishment. A variety of exercises exploring the clauses of the US Constitution prompts class members to...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Story Map for Crime and Punishment Part I, Chapters 1-5

For Students 10th - 12th
While reading chapters one through five of Crime and Punishment, focus your readers with this guide. Eight questions are given here, encouraging the reader to study the protagonist and the struggles that ensue with the surrounding...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Crime and Punishment Chapters 1-5

For Students 10th - 12th
Help your class review the tricky vocabulary words in Crime and Punishment's first five chapters. There are about 20 words, but make sure you introduce them to your class before providing this word search. An answer sheet shows where...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Crime and Punishment Quiz

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 12 multiple choice questions about Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Crime and Punishment Essay Questions

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this literature instructional activity, students respond to 12 short answer and essay questions about Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Crime and Punishment Quiz

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension activity, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Split Character Studies in Crime and Punishment

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Pupils identify characters who exhibit conflicting character traits.  In this Crime and Punishment lesson, students identify and discuss characters who have opposing character traits.  Pupils relate their character study to the theme of...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Crime & Punishment--Vocabulary

For Students 6th - 7th
For this law vocabulary worksheet, students read the phrases or words about crime and punishment and select the word that does not belong in the category to complete the 7 exercises.
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eBook
Planet eBooks

Planet E Book: Crime and Punishment [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky is available here in PDF format. Crime and Punishment, which was first released in 1866, is 767 pages pages long.
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Unit Plan
Middlebury College

Crime and Punishment Summary and Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
Prepared by a professor of Russian language and literature at Middlebury College, this site offers a very useful study guide for the student of Crime and Punishment, including chapter-by-chapter summaries, identifications of the book's...
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Handout
Bibliomania

Bibliomania: Fyodor Dostoevsky Crime and Punishment

For Students 9th - 10th
At this website, read the full text of Fyodor Dostoevsky's "Crime and Punishment." Includes a brief paragraph introducing the novel's main character and its major events.