Objective+8

=Objective 8: Observe and report on a court in session =

In this lesson, students are to attend a class excursion to visit a court, observe the court in session and report on their observations. ====**Consider** the language used, architecture, conduct and dress of legal personnel, atmosphere and pace of proceedings: [|Extended response marking guidelines- 8.doc] ==== || ====20 ==== || ====**Create** a podcast that provides some of the most important parts of the information from the pamphlet in an audio format for people who have to appear in the Local Court. This exercise involves reviewing the material, selecting the most important information, writing a script that best conveys that information in a podcast, performing and recording that script. ==== || ====20 ==== ||
 * =**Level C** = || ====**Points** ==== ||
 * ====**Identify** the court being observed, the type of case/s being heard (civil or criminal) and whether a jury is present. Write brief notes on your observations. ==== || ====5 ==== ||
 * ====**List** the different types of people observed in the courtroom, such as police, family members, journalists, legal personnel. Record what you observed each of them doing and how they interacted. ==== || ====5 ==== ||
 * ====**Complete** the cloze passage on a court observation: [|Court terminology worksheet.doc] ==== || ====5 ==== ||
 * ==== Make a **list** of all of the rules of court etiquette you have observed. Consider use of technology, rules when entering and exiting the courtroom, respectful behaviour and conduct of legal personnel. ==== || ==== 5 ==== ||
 * ==== Create a poster **illustrating** the role of the Sheriff’s Office, which is part of the Attorney General’s Department. Information on the Sherrif's Office may be found [|here]. ==== || ==== 5 ==== ||
 * ==== After your court observation, **watch** the videos indicated in the worksheet on a different court case and consider how punishment intersects with justice. **Complete** the [|Punishment worksheet.doc] ==== || ==== 5 ==== ||
 * =**Level B** = ||  ||
 * ====**Observe** and sketch the courtroom and **identify** the legal personnel present. Revise the [|Legal personnel powerpoint.pptx] if you need to. ==== || ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">10 ==== ||
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">**Write** brief notes on the subject matter and procedures of the case, where possible identifying who is presenting arguments and what they are about. ==== || ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">10 ==== ||
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">**Prepare** a list of words used in proceedings that you are unfamiliar with. Later, look them up and make a record of their definitions: [|Court observation language.doc] ==== || ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">10 ==== ||
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">**Write** a newspaper article on a case you observed. Include all detail about the case you heard and indicate what stage the hearing was at. ==== || ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">10 ==== ||
 * =<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**Level A** = ||  ||
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">**Compose** an extended response about your personal reaction to the court observation in answer to the question: //Did you feel that the courtroom was an accessible and welcoming place or did you feel intimidated and excluded?// ====
 * =<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**Level A** = ||  ||
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">**Compose** an extended response about your personal reaction to the court observation in answer to the question: //Did you feel that the courtroom was an accessible and welcoming place or did you feel intimidated and excluded?// ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">**Review** the Legal Aid factsheet //[|Going to court: guide to the Local Court for defendants].// ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">//Did you observe an equal number of men and women in official roles in the court?// **Consider** why you did or did not and what effect this might have on outcomes of justice. **Write** an extended response on this question and the issues of gender in the legal profession. ==== || 20 ||