Just Mercy Lesson Plan

Rule 32 Hearing: The Play, Part 2

Kind of Activity:

Performance

Objective:

Students will rehearse and perform their adaptation of the Rule 32 hearing.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.6

Structure:

Once the students have finalized their script, they should rehearse the play together. Depending on the class resources, they should decide the necessary props, costumes, and staging for their performance. They might rearrange the classroom and repurpose objects like desks and chairs, or they might be able to use their school's theater and put an a more elaborate production.

After planning and...