Mini-lesson: Judicial Activism & Restraint (HS)
Lesson Plan
This Media Moment Mini-lesson teaches the judicial philosophies of activism and restraint. In the second half of the lesson, students explore criteria through…
Overview
This Media Moment Mini-lesson teaches the judicial philosophies of activism and restraint. In the second half of the lesson, students explore criteria through which they can evaluate news-related opinion pieces and practice judging the value of a Supreme Court related opinion piece of choice.
Grade Levels
- 9-12
Learning Objectives
- Define judicial activism and restraint
- Describe the pros and cons of each judicial philosophy
- Decide how much value to place on a particular news-related opinion
- Evaluate a news-related opinion