College Board's attention to Supreme Court cases is about to get a lot more regular and consistent as students will be forced to make good on their briefs of hundreds of cases. Veteran teachers can attest to the fact that we never really knew what to teach in SCOTUS cases... there were definite cases, sure, but we didn't know how the cases would be treated. Debate among teachers pitted the merits of briefing cases versus students just memorizing the outcomes of cases. Now we can anticipate that there is a regular and anticipated treatment of all 15 required Supreme Court cases. The standard practice still rewards teachers who choose to look at fan favorites or obscure gems, as students will need to know how to apply precedent established in the core 15 to unknowns. In this FRQ, students have four points up for grabs across three components:
Check out the prezi link or watch the video for all the info on how to tackle this FRQ. What do you think? Fun assessment or just so-so? Leave a comment below!
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Jen's bookshelf: nerdcation
I want to start by thanking Mr. Snowden and Mr. Greenwald for their uncompromising dedication to giving the NSA violations air time and transparency.
I wanted to share some of the most important things I have learned from this book bef...
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