COURTROOM FIELDTRIP

Santa Ana Courtroom Sit In

Junior English Ms. Hunkle Rm. 101

fter we finish reading Harper

Lees To Kill a Mockingbird,
we will be taking a field trip to
our local court house in
Santa Ana (about twentyminutes from our schools campus). To Kill
a Mockingbird has many iconic courtroom
scenes, as we have read in the novel and
seen in the film adaptation.

to witness, first hand, how

our judicial system works.

e will be comparing and

contrasting the percentage
of civil rights cases present in todays
courthouse vs. that of the 1930s. After
you gather your data, you will make a
chart similar to this:
Category 4
Category 3

Case A
Case B

Today

Case C
1930s
0

Be sure to pay special attention to:

Santa Ana Courthouse

Now it is our turn to witness this IN REAL,
PRESENT DAY LIFE. It will be interesting

the set up of the courtroom

the judges attitude
the attitude of the defendant
and your role as an observer
Contact: Kiersti Hunkle
(714) 111-1111
1111Due:
Future
High February
School Blvd
CA 92646
Tuesday
28, 2016

Santa Ana Courthouse Fieldtrip Permission Slip

Hello,
Your child has the opportunity to visit and take place as an observer in a local
courthouse. We will be leaving our schools campus Tuesday morning at
8:00am and returning the same day, at 3pm. By signing below, you allow your
child to participate in this fieldtrip.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at:
Kiersti.hunkle@outlook.com
Regards,
Ms. Hunkle

Parent/Guardian name: __________________

Student Name: ____________________

Parent/Guardian Signature: _______________

Date: ___________________________

Emergency Contact: _____________________