For Grades 9-12

Essential Question

How have laws changed in the past thirty-years and still comply with the right to counsel?

INTRODUCTION Each student will develop a time line using cases showing how laws have changed and edit changes from Miranda v. Arizona to current cases.

Task Definition

Information Seeking Strategies

Location and Access

Use of Information

Synthesis

Evaluation

TASK DEFINITION

• Research information about Miranda v. Arizona including the most recent cases decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.
• Sketch out basic time line.
• Find cases and identify case information.
• Edit to time line according to dates.
• Type summary

Information Seeking Strategies

What resources will I use?

1. I will use links provided by the instructor.
2. I will use links to free Web resources.
3. I will use links from LISD subscription databases.
4. I will use Information from Textbook.
5. I will use independent research.

http://laws.findlaw.com/us/384/436.html

http://www.uscourts.gov/

www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/not_guilty/miranda

www.thecapras.org/mcapra/miranda/rights.html

www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0833372.html

www.landmarkcases.org/miranda/courtsystem.html

http://utopia.utexas.edu/explore/clark/miranda.html

www.Starware.com/Reference

www.lisd.org/ligrary/lhs/index.htm

http://www4.law.cornell.edu/supct/search/search.html

http.//www.altavista.com/help/search/syntax

Court-Records-Search.org

www.aol.com

Location and Access

Check all that apply.

x	Provided by my instructor
x	Internet
x	School library
x	Public library
x	Other: May obtain information from Dist. Court Judge

Use of Information

Use http://citationmachine.net

Please use MLA format.

Site all sources submitted with the project.

Synthesis

How will I show my results?

x	Written paper
x	Oral presentation
x	Multimedia presentation – using (what software?) Power Point
	Performance
x	Other: all projects will be displayed
	Other

How will I give credit to my sources in my final product or performance?

x	Include a written bibliography
	After the performance or presentation, announce my sources
	Other

Evaluation

How will I know I’ve done my best?

x	What I created is appropriate for what I was assigned to do.
x	The information I found and used answered the question asked by this assignment.
x	Credit is given to all my sources.
x	Present a final product