Winston Marmolejos

Evander Childs High School

Cartoon taken from http://www2.chass.ncsu.edu/avery/class1/class1.htm

Introduction

You are a police officer walking the beat when you received a radio report of a burglary at John’s Record Shop. The report indicated that the suspect is a male, about five feet two inches tall wearing blue jeans and white shirt. Ten minutes later on the corner of 135^th street and Broadway the police arrested Carlos Morales. The owner of the record shop identified Mr. Morales as the burglar.. The police question Mr. Morales for other crimes, and after seven hours Mr. Morales finally confessed to those crimes too. Did the police violate he suspect’s right? What individual right did the police violate? To understand more about the case see Miranda v. Arizona .

Task:

You will do a CompuLegal analysis of Miranda v. Arizona and Escobedo v Illinois.

You will participate in a role-play based on one of the cases

You will write a written report based on follow-up questions to the cases

Process:

1- Your class will be divided into groups of three. Each student will be assigned a number.

A – All students, whose number is one, will play Supreme Court justices.

B - All students whose number is two will play the role of the defense attorneys.

C- all students whose number is three will play the role of the prosecuting attorneys.

2-The class will regroup to consult with each other while preparing for the case. You will use compulegal and research cases that set a precedent for the case Escobedo v Illinois. Students arguing for the government will sit on the left side of the room, while the students arguing for the defense will sit on the right side of the room, students justices will sit in the front of the room.

3-The defense will present its case first. Each side will have two to three minutes present its case. The judge has the right to ask questions about the case.

4-After both sides present their case; each justice will read the facts of the case and present his or her decision on the case.

5-The activity will conclude with the class answering the following questions;

A-How well did the attorneys for the defense argued its case?

. B-How well did the attorneys for the government argued its case? How could they have improved these arguments?

C-Did the judge ask important relevant questions about the case? What questions do you feel should have been asked? What questions do you feel should not have been asked?

Resources

TIPS

COMPU LEGAL

CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT FOUNDATION

SELF INCRIMINATION RIGHTS

FIFTH AMENDMENT

EVALUATION

Your grade will be base on your oral presentation and written material handed in.

To evaluate your work, the following rubric was created.

Category	Grade A	Grade B	Grade C	Grade D	Total
Written report	Shows understanding of the topic. Uses correct grammar and spelling. Writes in completes sentences.	Shows a good understanding of the topic. Uses correct grammar and spelling most of the time. Writes well organized sentences.	Presents satisfactory understanding of the topic. Misspells words, poor grammar. Some sentences and paragraphs are not well structured.	Shows little understanding of the topic. Report lacks proper grammar usage. Poor organizational skills. Sentences lack structure.
Completion of the task.	Addresses all aspects of the task.	Addresses all aspects of the task.	Addresses most aspects of the task.	Attempts to address topic, but uses vague and /or inaccurate information
Facts about the cases.	Richly supports topic with relevant facts, examples and details	Includes relevant facts, examples and details, but not support all aspects of the case	Uses some relevant facts, examples and details.	Uses little facts, examples, or details.
Role-Play Presentation	Presents a strong and well-organized case or point of view. Speak loud and clear. Use proper English .	Presents point of view and is organized. Uses proper English. Explains most of the case well.	Presents weak point of view but is not well organized. Speaks using a low tone of voice. Does not explain the case very well.	Point of view is very weak and lacks organization.

Standards

Social Studies: S5 Civics, citizenship and government

English: S1 Students will read and write, listen and speak for information and understanding,

S2. Students will read and write, listen and speak critically for literary response and expression

S3. Students will read and write, listen and speak for analysis and evaluation

Conclusion

As a result of this WebQuest you will have learned that sometimes rights and your way of life can literally depend on the Constitution of the U.S. and its interpretation.