Homework+Quarter+2+2011-2012

presentations to be continued on Wednesday
 * Monday 10/31**

No school
 * Tuesday 11/1**

Complete Journal #1 1. How do you define //justice?// 2. After a crime occurs, what do you think justice would look like for the victims? What would it look like for the accused? For the community?
 * Wednesday 11/2**

Finish the questions on the overview of the Criminal Justice System.
 * Thursday 11/3**

none
 * Friday 11/4**

No class
 * Monday 11/7**

none
 * Tuesday 11/8**

Field Trip - no homework
 * Wednesday 11/9**

__**Thursday 11/10**__ __**Discovering Justice Field Trip Reflection: 1-2 paragraphs**__ How has your opinion about the T.L.O. case changed or been confirmed after participating in the Discovering Justice field trip? What aspects of the experience broadened your understanding of the 4th Amendment, students' rights, or the court process itself? What did you think about the field trip? Describe what you liked and/or disliked about the experience and explain why.

No school
 * Friday 11/11**

No class
 * Monday 11/14**

take home one of the documents in the case file and use the handout to list the facts and inferences of your document
 * Tuesday 11/15**

none
 * Wednesday 11/16**

none
 * Thursday 11/17**

No class
 * Friday 11/18**

Pick 1-2 of the criminal laws we looked at in class and write three additional scenarios:
 * Monday 11/21**
 * One in which all the elements of criminal law are satisfied
 * One in which the //actus reus// is missing
 * One in which the //mens rea// is missing


 * Tuesday 11/22**

No class
 * Wednesday 11/23**

No school
 * Thursday 11/24**

No school
 * Friday 11/25**

none
 * Monday 11/28**

write your theory of the Freeman/Parker case from the point of view of the legal team you are on (Prosecution/Defense)
 * Tuesday 11/29**

finish taking notes in the 2 column notes worksheet from Handout 22: Criminal Defenses
 * Wednesday 11/30**


 * Thursday 12/1**

No class
 * Friday 12/2**

No class
 * Monday 12/5**

No class
 * Tuesday 12/6**

none
 * Wednesday 12/7**

Research a recent case where capital punishment (the death penalty) was used.
 * Thursday 12/8**
 * What was the case about? (Background info)
 * How was the case portrayed in the media?
 * Did the article/website you found strengthen the arguments for or against the use of the death penalty?

Finish working on your Op Ed (Opinion Editorial) piece on the death penalty
 * Friday 12/9**