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Mock Trial: Salem Witch Trials

5-8

Mock Trial: Salem Witch Trials

There isn't a presentation for this lesson. Students learn about the delivery of justice in 1692 through a reenactment using the script from the trials. This mock trial helps students learn about fair and equal access and the role of a jury.

For the Salem Witch Trials, the lesson asks students to reenact these trials by following a script.

Students will identify and explain the three branches of government, with a focus on the judicial branch

Students will compare a historic court case with and without the Bill of Rights

Students will apply and analyze the Bill of Rights, with a focus on Amendments 6 and 7

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Colonial Times, Reenactment, 6th Amendment, 7th Amendment, Bill of Rights

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