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Teaching Recommendations
Based on Your Time
If
you have one day . . .
- Begin your study of Gideon by having students
complete the activity titled "Document Analysis."
- Read the appropriate background summary as
a class and have students answer the questions. Discuss
as a class.
- Complete the video activity, "Does a
Lawyer Really Make a Difference in a Trial?"
- For homework, have students read the key excerpts
from the majority opinion and answer the questions.
(In doing the video activity, students will have already
found out the outcome of the case. Have them read
the opinion anyway. Tell them it's important that
they understand the Court's reasoning.)
If you have two days . . .
If you have three days . . .
If you have four days . . .
- Complete all the activities listed for "If
you have three days" with the exception of the
homework for the third day. For homework, have students
finalize their WebQuest presentations instead of doing
the conclusion question.
- On the fourth day, have students present their
WebQuest findings. Students should respond in writing
to the question in the conclusion section of the WebQuest.
- For homework, have students complete the activity
titled "The Evolution of a Decision" or
"Expanding Criminal Rights."
* In lieu of the WebQuest on days three and four,
have students peruse the “Additional Resources”
and respond to the following questions: Is there "equal
justice under the law" for rich and poor defendants
in this country? Explain. If not, what do you think
needs to be done to ensure that all people receive
"equal justice under the law"? Follow up
with a class discussion.
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