
The Law: It’s Not Like in the Movies!
Duration:
60 min.
Suggested level:
Secondary 1
Subject:
Law, Ethics and Religious Culture, English Language Arts
Description
By staging a mock criminal trial, students discover the roles of various players in the Quebec justice system, the different steps in a trial and basic criminal law concepts.
Pedagogical objectives
- Increase students’ knowledge of the Canadian legal system
- Clear up certain misconceptions about the Canadian legal system
- Learn more about different legal careers
Broad areas of learning
- Citizenship and Community Life:
- Promotion of the rules of social conduct and democratic institutions.
- Adoption of a culture of peace
- Career Planning and Entrepreneurship:
- Familiarity with the world of work, social roles and occupations and trades
Cross-curicular competencies
- Using information:
- Gathering information and putting it to use
- Solving problems:
- Analyzing the components of a problem
- Testing possible solutions
- Exercising critical judgment:
- Forming his/her opinion and comparing it to other opinions
- Communicating appropriately:
- Managing his/her communication process
- Using the appropriate mode of communication
Related content
- Éducaloi’s short video on the differences between civil and criminal trials.
- A section on Éducaloi’s main website about justice and the courts
- Éducaloi’s ready-to-use teaching guide Criminal Trials: Actors and Steps, which explains the roles of the key players in a criminal trial, and the different steps of the process.
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Note
Requires 30 minutes preparation by students.