ORDER IN THE COURT!

A WEBQUEST FOR UNDERSTANDING BASIC

COURTROOM VOCABULARY AND TRIAL PROCEEDINGS

Introduction

You have just been summoned to court! You will be serving on a jury where lawyers will use witnesses, evidence, and possible motives to convince you that a law has been broken. But what does this all mean??

Task

Your job is to complete the attached worksheet. It will help you learn the vocabulary you will need to understand the court cases we will be studying. It will also help you as we hold our own mock trials, by outlining the steps we will need to follow, as well as what role each person in the trial will play.

TaskO Order In The Court Webquest Link

O You may complete the worksheet on the computer, save it, and print it, or print the blank worksheet and hand write the answers. Whatever works best for you!

Conclusion

CONGRATULATIONS! You now have all of the tools that you need to move forward as we explore and retry some of the most famous court cases throughout history!