1. Supreme Court Decisions Activity
(45 points)
Task: You will break into groups and learn about a Supreme Court decision. Next
you will create a poster (MAKE IT BIG AND BOLD) that will tell your classmates the
case name, date, decision, and importance of your assigned Supreme Court case. In
addition you will be responsible for a political cartoon that picks a side by either
agreeing or disagreeing with the Supreme Court decision.
Each group will be responsible for the following:
1. Poster (BIG AND BOLD) that includes: case name, date, decision, and
importance of court case. (15 pts)
2. Political Cartoon that agrees or disagrees with the decision the Supreme
Court made on your case. (15 pts)
3. Teaching classmates and explaining political cartoon as classmates tour the
room. (15pts)
4. Each group should have two experts on the chart and two experts on the
group’s political cartoon.
Gallery:Groups will pick a spot in the room to set up their display (poster and
cartoon). Half of the group will stay with the poster as the other half of the group
tours the gallery. Once they finish group members will switch rolls.
Strong Proficient Basic Weak
Chart is big and bold Chart is mostly big and Chart is somewhat big Chart is not big and
and includes case bold and includes case and bold and may be bold and is missing
Poster Chart name, date, and name, date, and missing one element. more than one
(15 pts) importance of case. All importance of case. Information has some element. Information
information is relevant Information is mostly inaccuracies. has several
and accurate. relevant and accurate. inaccuracies.
Cartoon shows the Cartoon shows Effort needs Effort needs
appropriate effort for appropriate effort for improvement. Cartoon improvement. Cartoon
Political time allotted. Cartoon time allotted. Cartoon is somewhat neat and is not neat and does
Cartoon is neat and expresses is mostly neat and does not express a not express a clear
an opinion by agreeing expresses an opinion clear opinion. Cartoon opinion. Cartoon is not
(15 pts) or disagreeing with by agreeing or is somewhat relevant relevant or accurate.
the Supreme Court disagreeing with the and accurate.
decision. Cartoon is supreme court
relevant and accurate. decision. Cartoon is
mostly relevant and
accurate.
Group members Group members Group members leave Group members leave
accurately explain the accurately explain out some elements of out several elements
Teach entire chart and most of the chart and the chart or give some or deliver mostly
(15 pts) political cartoon and political cartoon and inaccurate inaccurate
are able to answer any are able to answer explanations of chart information. Members
questions listeners most questions and cartoon. Can only can answer few
have on their topic. listeners have on their answer some questions on topic.
topic. questions on their
topic.