Thomas R Eddlem

Mock trial for class of 12-31 students This mock trial is loosely based upon the facts of the case of Rubin “the Hurricane” Carter, and some of the actual grand jury testimony (modified slightly) in that case is used in this mock trial. I've used this mock trial for standard-level as well as honors-level high school students. Interestingly enough, the standard-level students get into the trial more fervently than the honors kids. Contains: 12 Witness profile sheets and instructions Attorney

Mock trial for class of 15-40 students The scenario is this: Six students engage in an after-prom party where there is some drinking of alcohol and widespread marijuana smoking, and two of the students are involved in a fatal car crash driving home from the party at approximately 3:30 a.m. the following morning. The goals of this mock trial are: 1. to teach students how civil trials work, what joint and several liability is, and what compensatory and punitive damages are. 2. to provide an

The scenario is this: After a serious accident, parents of a disabled child have decided to sue four different “responsible” parties to the accident. All four parties have agreed to hold the trial in a single case, so there are four different defendants in the case. The different defendants are often at cross-purposes, so it doesn't amount to a four-against-one case for the plaintiff. The plaintiff's attorneys are charged with winning at least a $10 million judgment for their clients. Contains:

This PowerPoint summarizes U.S. History for the time period of 2000-19 (the Bush, Obama and Trump administrations). It's a good survey for a current events course, or the last slideshow in a U.S. History course (or the first, if like me you start at today and go back). The slideshow covers the following topics: * Growth of the Internet, smartphones and social media * 9/11 attacks and reactions to them * Afghan and Iraq wars * Detainee policy, NSA surveillance and whistleblowers * Bush administr

This mock trial is based upon the old Irish folk song, The Black Velvet Band. It takes 3-5 class hours to complete. Because the mock trial involves drinking, I've included some civics/health lessons on how easily a person can become intoxicated by alcohol as part of the trial. The basic story is a guy goes to a bar with his buddy to drink and he is caught with a stolen pocket watch and sent to prison. The song has a number of variations, depending upon who is singing it. In some cases, the guy

Primary Source American History a workbook in the form of a toolbox of teacher assignments. The main idea behind it is to create a large number of primary source readings – more than 90 in total – that can be assigned to U.S. History students in high school or as part of a university core survey course on U.S. History. But this workbook contains a variety of teacher resources, including: 97 primary source reading assignments, Eight research and documentation projects (five papers, a PowerPoint p

This is a series of primary source readings on nationalism for a World History course at the high school or university survey course level. The three primary source readings include 7-13 questions at the end of each reading that combine reading comprehension, links to current government issues and Document-Based-Questions (marked with a "►"). Contents include: 1. Italy's Risorgimento: Guiseppi Girabaldi and Pope Pius IX 2. German Unification: Otto von Bismark's "Thoughts and Reminiscences" 3.

This "Mock Congress" takes a current hot constitutional issue and creates a role-playing game on the legislative process. Students play a congressman, senator or Vice President and decide between protecting Americans' privacy/civil liberties and terrorism prevention. Designed for classes of 18 or more, students learn the legislative process cooperatively, engage in public speaking and persuasive writing (a 3-minute speech) and – last but not least – study a key part of the U.S. Bill of Rights.

This is a unit of primary source readings for world history students at the high school or university level and other content for the Age of Revolution (1776-1848). The five primary source readings include 6-12 questions at the end of each reading that combine reading comprehension, links to current government issues and Document-Based-Questions (marked with a "►"). Contents include: 1. The Order of Illuminati: John Robison's "Proofs of a Conspiracy" (excerpts) 2. English Views of the French R

Primary Source American History a workbook in the form of a toolbox of teacher assignments. The main idea behind it is to create a large number of primary source readings – more than 90 in total – that can be assigned to U.S. History students in high school or as part of a university core survey course on U.S. History. But this workbook contains a variety of teacher resources, including: 97 primary source reading assignments, Eight research and documentation projects (five papers, a PowerPoint p

Following are primary source readings on economics issues, with relevant questions at the end of the readings. These excerpts from classic texts are designed to be understandable to high school students, and make handy homework assignments or substitute plans in an economics or history class. 1. Adam Smith on the Industrial Revolution and the division of labor (1 1/2 pages) from "The Wealth of Nations." -- 4 questions 2. Karl v. Carl: The Labor Theory of Value (7 pages) Karl Marx from "Das Kapit

This is a primary source reading using the actual text of four Mississippi laws in 1865 establishing the status of African-Americans in the unreconstructed South that collectively became known as the "Black Codes." The reading includes a track-back to the U.S. Bill of Rights, where students are instructed to fill in within the context of the reading the Bill of Rights guarantee that would be voided by the "Black Codes." It's an important -- and widely overlooked in many history programs -- his

This packet includes three groupings of primary source readings during the Carter and Reagan presidencies, a chapter vocabulary list (which corresponds with the Pearson Education's U.S. History books, with some supplemental terms), and a chapter review worksheet based on the vocabulary list. The primary source readings are on: The Iran Hostage Crisis: Declassified CIA memo on the 1953 Mossadegh coup (excerpts), Robert C. Ode's diary as a hostage (excerpts), Ayatollah Khomeini's rationale for

The Primary Source American History Course Bundle contains a ZIP file of: 1. Primary Source American History, a 1,106 page DOC file teacher's toolbox (more detail on this below), 2. Twenty-six PowerPoints (705 slides) covering Roanoke to Trump, and 3. A test bank of more than 100 tests and quizzes in U.S. History (no answer sheets, here or anywhere online) in DOC format. In the test bank, most are leveled for either standard level (College Prep), Honors 2 or Honors 1. All three resources are

This is a whole course of information-based U.S. History Powerpoints, 26 presentations in all. Most slides have pictures or graphics on them. It's a huge ZIP file (File size 230 mb), so be aware of that before purchasing. Contents include: 1. Colonial Era to Stamp Act (1588-1765) 24 slides 2. Stamp Act to Independence (1765-1776) 20 slides 3. U.S. War of Independence (1775-1784) 28 slides 4. U.S. Constitution (1784-1788) 22 slides 5. Bill of Rights and Federalist Era (1789-1800) 26 slides 6.

Mock Congress for class of 17 or more students This “Mock Congress” teaches -- through a role-playing game -- the entire legislative process from beginning to end, including how it works both in theory and reality. It also stresses public speaking and persuasive writing. The scenario drawn for this Mock Congress is that the military has asked Congress to replace the existing V-22 Osprey troop carriers and congressmen must choose between two different next-generation troop carrier aircraft. C

This information-based PowerPoint surveys the major historical events of the Carter and Reagan presidencies, including: Era of inflation Nuclear power accidents Chrysler bailout Iranian hostage crisis Energy crisis Camp David accords Panama Canal treaties Rise of the "New Right" and Neoconservatism Abscam scandal Grenada invasion Soviet Afghanistan invasion and U.S. aid Lebanon intervention SDI Iran-Contra affair Reaganomics Budget deficits AIDS crisis Savings and Loan scandal There are pictur

This packet includes the following primary source readings on the following topics: 1. Intelligence and Privacy After 9/11: Pres. Obama, Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.), Rep. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Cal.) 2. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare): Pres. Obama, Rep. Dan Burton (R-Ind.), Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Supreme Court majority, concurrence and dissent in NFIB v. Sebelius. 3. Excerpts from 9/11 Commission Report, including sections of the 28 page

Joyeux Noel is one of the greatest movies ever made, and I like to show it just before introducing a U.S. History segment on World War One. My wife, a French teacher, also shows it in her French classes. This worksheet has a variety of content-based questions requiring 1-3 sentence answers, along with a few that require outside research on the topics of international law and other issues. The questions are designed for a U.S. history class, but can be adapted for the cultural aspects of a Fren

This is a series of primary source readings on decolonization and the Cold War period (1945-65) for a World History course at the high school or university survey course level. The five primary source readings include 6-15 questions at the end of each reading that combine reading comprehension, links to current government issues and Document-Based-Questions (marked with a "►"). Contents include: 1. "The Sinews of Peace" Iron Curtain speech - Winston Churchill (1946) 2. "Quit India" speech - Ma