Case Study Cartoon Strip

This activity can be done in the media center or in a computer lab. Divide the class into groups of three or four and assign each group a case. The group is to do research on the case and use the information to create a comic strip that will look like this:

Name of Case ______________________________________________ Year of Case The acts !who" what" when" where" why" and how# *espondent's (rguments !respondent)the person!s# that want!s# to defend the law and keep it as it is# The $ssue !the %uestion the Court is asked to answer# Decision and *easons

&etitioner's (rguments !petitioner)the person who challenges the law#

+ive students a large sheet of white paper" colored pencils" and rulers. ,nce the comic strip is completed" it is then presented to the class. -y students did a magnificent .ob with this and learned a lot about each case. /ince the students did the research and taught it to themselves" they learned rather than .ust remembered it for the moment. 0ere's a few e1amples of my students' comic strips.

________________________________________________________________________ Examining Political Cartoons web site

http://go.hrw.com/elotM/003052667 /st!"ent/ch07/lg #072$#%2$7.p"& http://www.ben"ib.com/ http://www.boon"oc'snet.com/galler(/political%cartoons.html http://caglecartoons.com/"ownloa".asp)lin'*o+home http://www.cagle.com/teacher/ http://www.loc.go,/rr/print/swann/herbloc'/san".html http://www.coxan"&or'!m.com/ http://www.boon"oc'snet.com/galler(/political%cartoons.html -!estions in examining cartoons: o .s timing or the context o& e,ents when the cartoon appears important &or a political cartoonist) /h( or wh( not)
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6egal Case 5nal(sis 7ame o& Case: /hen an" where "i" it ta'e place) .ss!e: 8point o& arg!ment9 :acts o& the case: 8be clear an" concise9 ;!tcome: 8gi,e each co!rt "ecision prior to the <!preme Co!rt "ecision9

<!preme Co!rt =ecision > 8incl!"e the name o& the ?!stice that wrote the ma@orit( "ecision9 Ao!r opinion: