| Teaching
Recommendations Based on Your Time
If
you have one day . . .
- Complete
the activity titled "Setting
the Stage: Teacher/Student Simulation" Read
the background summary and have students answer questions.
Discuss as a class. For homework, have students read
the key excerpts from the majority opinion and answer
the questions.
If
you have two days . . .
- On
the first day, complete the simulation and read the
background. Discuss the students' answers to the questions.
- On
the second day, read the excerpt of the opinion and
have students answer the questions. Discuss, then
check for understanding by having students complete
the activity titled "You
Decide: Is this a Legal Search?" Discuss
responses. For homework, upper-level students could
complete the "Real World
Case Study: Vernonia v. Acton."
If
you have three days . . .
- On
the first day, complete the simulation and read the
background. Have students answer questions and discuss
as a class.
- On
the second day, read the excerpt of the opinion and
have students answer the questions. Discuss, then
check for understanding by having students complete
the activity titled "You
Decide: Is this a Legal Search?" Discuss
responses.
- On
the third day, complete the "Real
World Case Study: Vernonia v. Acton,"
including the section titled "For Further Thought".
Students could answer the final question as an essay
for homework. (Note to teacher: It would be best
to do this activity in a computer lab, as there are
a number of links. If you don't have access to a computer
lab, print out the articles for students to read.)
If
you have four days . . . |
