Middle School
Lesson Plans
Justice in the Classroom | Judicial Systems
Judicial Systems:
Criminal & Civil Cases
CIVICS & ECONOMICS SPANISH
Justice in the Classroom | Judicial Systems - Federal and Virginia | Criminal & Civil Cases is a lesson that offers a standards-based curriculum for middle school students to have a better understanding of the differences between criminal and civil cases by exposing them to important vocabulary and having them work in groups to learn the procedures for criminal and civil cases. Once students have a better understanding of the procedures, they complete a webquest to learn about specific laws and rights that apply to them.
Middle School: 2015 Standards
Virginia
CE.9c The student will apply social science skills to understand the judicial systems established by the Constitution of Virginia and the Constitution of the United States by comparing and contrasting civil and criminal cases
National
NSS-C.9-12.3 Principles of Democracy
Judicial Systems - Criminal & Civil Cases - Lesson Plans
Introduction
Civil and Criminal Case Vocabulary
Virginia Rules Webquest
Procedures for Cases
Materials are top-notch! Love the historical case vs. modern case info. Love the embedded video and information.