It was very cool to actually be inside a court room last week - I had never been to a Law Courts before. Here a a couple ideas of things you could do from that field trip.
MAIN ASSIGNMENT CHOICES (choose ONE of these two):
> write a summary of what we did and saw while at the Law Courts - this needs to be at least 7 - 8 sentences with good grammar. I will be looking for complete sentences with correct punctuation.
> write a paragraph about what you think the judge meant when he said, "I am not always RIGHT but I am always FAIR."
IF YOU WANT BONUS POINTS (for going above and beyond) - choose one of these following extra activities:
> make a list of at least 8 differences between the Provincial Court and the Supreme Court that we saw (if you can't remember 8, do some online research)
> write a descriptive paragraph as though you were a judge, lawyer, or prisoner and what you see from your seat in the courtroom.
> draw a diagram (using circles for seats and rectangles for desks/tables) and label all the people in a court room. Include judge, crown council, defense council, witness, accused, and court clerk.
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ReplyDeletewhat did the judge mean when he said “I am not always right but I am always fair”.
ReplyDeleteThe judge hears both sides of a story, gathers all the information and figures out what is the fairest punishment is weather he got it right or wrong.
The judges must abide by the law and must bring it into every situation. Sometimes the judge doesn’t get all the information about the crime or the accused and he cant always make the right decision he can only make the fair decision with what he knows.
The judge gets all the information from the Lawyers, accused and witnesses he needs to trust that they are telling him everything and that they are telling the truth.