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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

JACK - CRIMINAL OR VICTIM?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students to use all levels of Bloom's taxonomy to look at the case of 'Jack and the Beanstalk' through the eyes of our present legal system. They analyze the story to determine if Jack was a criminal or a victim.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Paedophile Ring Busted

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students discuss recent police operation. In this pedophile ring bust instructional activity, students consider how to be safe when on the Internet and discuss recent article. The instructional activity includes a series of games,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Crimes from Mother Goose

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students use Nursery rhymes in a discussion of crimes and criminals in order to study how criminal law has developed and changed to maintain an organized society. They decide on the identity of criminals, the crime, and the name of the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Enriching Students' Understanding of Criminal and Tort Law Using Technology

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners define criminal and tort law and explain how they are different.
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Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: Bringing My Son to the Police Station to Be Fingerprinted

For Students 9th - 10th
This poem tells the narrative of a son being taken to the police station to be fingerprinted.
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Website
Harvard University

Harvard Law School: Thirteen Nuremberg Trials

For Students 9th - 10th
The website currently provides information on the documents used in Case 1, 2, and 4 of the Nazi war crimes Nuremberg Trials.
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Handout
Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Rangers and Outlaws

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the age of Texas Rangers and outlaws in Texas during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.