AT&T Classroom Podcast 4 -Lizzie Borden Trial
Students Debate the Lizzie Borden Trial
The students of Cuyahoga Falls Roberts Middle School and their teacher Debi Bolls elected to do a study on the elements of nonfiction while attending the AT&T classroom. The focus was on plot and conflict. Students examined various Little Golden Book stories to identify problem, action and result. Using Inspiration, graphic organizers were prepared outlining the characterization of the characters in the script. These formed the basis for the construction of a conflict journal. The students then did a Reader’s Theater reading of the “Murder On Second Street” by Suzanne Barchers, published in Read Magazine. This provided a good background on the Lizzie Borden trial .
The culmination of the unit was a mock trial with half of the class presenting the prosecution point of view and the other half the defense. Each student was required to present and defend a portion of the case. During the trial the students voted on the points to ponder with the personal response system. The final project for the unit was the preparation of a paper…. I (student’s name) find the defendant Lizzie Borden (not) guilty of the crime of murdering her parents because ……..
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The students of Cuyahoga Falls Roberts Middle School and their teacher Debi Bolls elected to do a study on the elements of nonfiction while attending the AT&T classroom. The focus was on plot and conflict. Students examined various Little Golden Book stories to identify problem, action and result. Using Inspiration, graphic organizers were prepared outlining the characterization of the characters in the script. These formed the basis for the construction of a conflict journal. The students then did a Reader’s Theater reading of the “Murder On Second Street” by Suzanne Barchers, published in Read Magazine. This provided a good background on the Lizzie Borden trial .
The culmination of the unit was a mock trial with half of the class presenting the prosecution point of view and the other half the defense. Each student was required to present and defend a portion of the case. During the trial the students voted on the points to ponder with the personal response system. The final project for the unit was the preparation of a paper…. I (student’s name) find the defendant Lizzie Borden (not) guilty of the crime of murdering her parents because ……..
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