Trial by Jury?

Introduction

The Task

The Process
........Timelines

Presentation

Evaluation

The Process

A. Individual

  1. Set up a journal to document your progress on the task. [Some ideas for keeping a journal.]
  2. Select a book from the "Fiction & Biography" section of your role reference list.
    Read it carefully.
    You will use this book to prepare a book report and also to gain some ideas about the way your role might develop.
    Make notes of the ideas in your journal.
    Can you find any similarities between this book and aspects of "To Kill a Mockingbird"?
  3. Add to your understanding of your role by reading from some of the other references for your role [at least one from each section].
  4. Write your own "role biography" for the class "Who's who?". [Your class teacher will tell you when this is to be done.] Include information about
    - your background
    - your achievements
    - the significant influences on your life

B. Group [Some ideas for group success]

  • Meeting 1. At your first meeting decide on the roles each group member will take. Discuss the kinds of ideas, experiences and opinions you think each role might bring to the task. Each individual should note the ideas for their own role in their journal.
    NB: Your understanding of this will probably change as you undertake your research.
  • Meeting 2. At this meeting you will visit the library and select your wide reading/role book with the help of your teacher and the teacher librarians.
  • Meeting 3. This meeting will be at least a month from the last. You will be expected to have read your wide reading book and done some other research for your role. You will use this meeting to share what you have discovered and give your group feedback about your role.
  • Meeting 4. Add to the group knowledge and continue discussion. Consider such questions as -
    1. What ..
    2. Analyse ..
    3. How..
  • Meeting 5. Use this session to decide what form your presentation will take and develop some content.
  • Meeting 6. Use this session to allocate tasks, develop timelines and begin creating your presentation.