Eyewitness+Testimony

Objective:

 * explain why eyewitness testimony is not reliable

Do Now:
The Eyewitness Test

**Part 1:**
Read and mark up the following article:

Scientific American Article

**Part 2:**
After you finish the mark up, fill out the two column notes sheet below using the following directions:
 * On the right side of your two column notes, write three quotes or phrases you selected to raise to the group.
 * On the left side, write any questions, points of agreement or disagreement you want to make about the quote or segment.



**Part 3:**
Complete a Save the Last Word discussion activity. Add at least one quote from each member in your group to your notes.



**Part 4: Summary**
Write a paragraph summarizing the main points of discussion from your group. Share your own thoughts on the article and the reliability of eyewitness testimony.

**Part 5: Critical Thinking**
Role play the following situation: As a member of a jury, you have listened to an eye-witness to the crime. His information is taken very seriously by the other members of the jury. Explain to them why eye-witness memory may not be as reliable as they believe it to be.

The Innocence Project - video Case study an an eyewitness who falsely convicted a man for 11 years