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Objective: Harper Lee, the author of To Kill a Mockingbird, was the daughter of a trial lawyer, and her father’s experiences coupled with the Scottsboro Trials inspired her to write the novel. Your objective with this assignment is to research a famous trial to discover the issues involved and the impact the trial may have had on society (i.e. changes in laws, or changing views on social issues).

Requirements:

Tab 1: The Crime

  • Describe the crime or situation that started the case.
  • Identify setting.
  • Identify victim(s) and perpetrator(s). Identify any other key players/witnesses.
  • Identify motive. (motivation)

Tab 2: The Case

  • Explain the verdict and punishment (if any or the final decision)).
  • Identify the key pieces of evidence. (or arguments for each side)
  • Describe public reaction to crime, trial, and verdict.
  • Identify and describe issues/problems in society that the trial brings into focus.

Tab 3: The Impact

  • Identify any changes...new laws, new procedures, change in ways people think, etc.
  • What can you learn about the time period/culture at the time of the trial?
  • What can modern times learn from the trial?
  • What lasting impact has the case had on our society of culture?

 

List of Possible Trials

Cases based on Race

 Cases based on Gender
1. Plessy v. Ferguson (1892-1896)
2. Scottsboro Trials (1931-1937)
3. Shelley v. Kraemer (1948)
4. Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
5. Heart of Atlanta v. United States (1964)
6. Loving v. Virginia (1967)

7. Minor v. Happersett (1874)
8. Pennsylvania v. Addicks
9. United States v. Susan B. Anthony (1873)
10. Women's Rights and 14th Amendment


 
Cases based on Class
   11. Douglas v. California (1963)
12. Taylor v. Louisiana (1973)


  • You will be using Livebinder to create a presentation of the information that you and your group gather. It is important that all members of the group know all aspects of the case. Everyone will have a sub tab, within the tab, that they are responsible for researching and populating with information.

 

Online sources must be legitimate sources and meet certain criteria:

1. The source comes from an online database or a government resource.
2. The source may have an author who is an expert on the material (i.e. professors, published authors). You may not use another student’s paper or project as a source.
3. The source can be clearly documented with a title and copyright date.

U.S. History in Context ABC Clio American History ABC-CLIO World
American Government Oxford African American Studies Center Student Resources in Context
Historical Newspapers
Sirs Knowledge Source
Britannica Online
Sirs Decades 20th Century American Sources
History Resouce Center

 

e-BOOKS
American Decades Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History

Works Cited
NoodleTools


Famous Trials
Inside the Supreme Court : Historic Cases
Oyez Oyez: US Supreme Court Multimedia
THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet
Court Cases: Supreme Court Hallmarks
Douglas v. California, 372 US 353 - Supreme Court 1963
Google Scholar -- Taylor v. Louisiana

Rubic

Note Cards (must be shared with me!!!)

  

1. Direct Quotation with important paragraph(s) with key ideas highlighted.

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2. Note card has at least four (may have more) bulleted notes in Paraphrase Section.

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3. My Ideas Section has relevant questions for more research and explores how the information can be used in the presentation. Brainstorm how you'll use what you've found in your source!
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  TOTAL ____/ 27
   
Work Cited  
Properly formatted. At least two sources, correctly listed on a work cited paper. (This can be done in Noodletools.)
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Binder--Each person is responsible for a sub tab in each tab you may use mulimedia (youtube or photo) in ONE sub tab of every tab!!!  
Tab 1 - Your sub tab
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Tab 2 - Your sub tab
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Tab 3 - Your sub tab
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 TOTAL ____/ 60

 

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