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Created: August 1, 2002
Latest Update: August 1, 2002
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Site Teaching Module MT03: What It Feels Like in the Courtroom: Social Context

Teaching Essay Copyright: Jeanne Curran and Susan R. Takata and Individaul Authors, July 2002.
"Fair use" encouraged.

This teaching module is based on What It Feels Like in the Courtroom: Social Context.

1. Preparatory readings for module.

   • Daughter Testifies as Her Father Goes on Trial in 1984 Murder Case Los Angeles Times article on a murder case.

   • Definitions of circumstantial evidence.

2. Notes on and analysis of readings.

   • Read the brief newspaper account of the trial to which a backup link is given above. (The article actually appeared on August 1, so for teaching purposes it is reproduced here.) Make a brief note of the facts to describe the social context in the courtroom. For example, The story is about:
     • A 22-year-old daughter who hasn't seen her father in seventeen years. - Likely to produce tension. For father? For daughter?
     • The father vanished,. - after arguing with her mother and "fleeing" to Mexico. Notice the connotation of "fleeing" which echoes the

   • Discussion questions.

   • Experiential activities related to module.

   • Self-test questions related to module.

     True or False? And explain briefly why it's true or false. (25 words or less)

   • Conceptual linking we had in mind as we prepared the module.

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