Middle
School 180
Ms.Ramos
Introduction:
You’ve been discussing the
upcoming Presidential election as part of Social Studies class since school
started. You’ve been reading the paper, watching the news and you even watched
all three debates! Remember how mad you were when Ms. Ramos not only made you
watch the debate, but write about it too? It was kind of boring until you
really started paying attention to what these two men were really talking
about. You actually “got into it” and chose a side. You even started talking to
other kids about it. You started meeting at lunch with other kids about it. Be fore
you knew it, you were posting signs around the school
voicing your opinion on how people should vote. A teacher pulled you aside one
day and advised you to stop putting up the signs because Mr. Uzzo didn’t like it. You did it anyway. Next thing you
know, you were being suspended from school!
Can the school do that? What ever
happened to Freedom of Speech?
How would you use the facts of the
case in the Tinker vs.
Task:
Pretend
you are the lawyer hired in the above case scenario to defend a student being
suspended from school for disobeying the Principal. Use the facts of the case
to prepare a case defending the student who voiced his/her opinion. Remember, a
defending lawyer who can anticipate the arguments of the prosecuting lawyer has
a better chance of winning!
Process:
Using
Compulegal and the websites listed you will research
the case of Tinker
vs. Des Moines and produce the following:
1) A chart in which you discuss any similarities
between your case and the facts of the case in Tinker vs. Des
Moines.
2) One full typed page (12 font) presenting your
argument in defense of the above student. You must use examples and historical
details to support your case.
3) You must be able to present your
argument orally in front of the class. You may refer to index cards for this
presentation, but you may not read your written paper. Your written defense must
be submitted to the teacher before your oral presentation.
Resources:
·
Background of
Tinker v. Des Moines
Evaluation:
You
will earn two grades, one for the written piece and one for your oral presentation.
Your written piece will be determined as follows:
Grade A:
-writing is clear and easy to
understand
-writing is supported by examples
from the case and/or history
-writing does not contain spelling or
grammatical errors
-writing is typed and is at least one
full typed page in length (12 font)
-chart is clear and includes at least
three similarities and three differences
Grade B:
-writing is clear and easy to
understand
-writing is supported by examples
from the case and/or history most of the time
-writing contains some spelling or
grammatical errors
-writing is typed and is almost one
full typed page in length (12 font)
-chart is clear and includes either
three similarities and/or three differences
Grade C:
-writing is unclear and difficult to
understand
-writing uses few examples from the
case and/or history
-writing is typed and is half of the
page in length
-chart includes only two similarities
and two differences
Grade F/Unacceptable/Must be Re-done:
-writing is unclear and difficult to
understand
-writing is not supported by examples
from the case and/or history
-writing contains many spelling and/or
grammatical errors
-writing is typed, but does not
fulfill length requirements
-chart includes only one similarity
and one difference or is not completed at all.
Conclusion:
As a result of completing this Web Quest you used Compulegal and additional websites to assist you in your
research. You reviewed and analyzed
Supreme Court cases and the Constitution of the