The Spring Break Assignment!:

The Spring Break Assignment!:

Newspaper Clippings Law 12

Your job is to read the newspaper and clip out five articles that refer to a criminal action. You may also print out articles from the internet. The crimes must be committed in Canada. Then glue the article to a piece of paper. Due: Wednesday, March 27. Next to the article, answer the following questions: 1. Identify the type of criminal offence: • Do you think that this offence is a summary conviction offence or a indictable offence? Use the clues in the article to help you make an educated guess. A list of the all the different crimes in our criminal code is found on page 154-157. You can use this list to help you. 2. Identify the Actus Reus: • What is the wrongful act? You do not need to label the SPECIFIC criminal code violation (ie. you can say “murder” instead of “second-degree homicide”) if it is not listed in the article. 3. Identify the Mens Rea: • What do you think the prosecution is trying to prove in terms of: o Intent or Recklessness o Knowledge o Also, consider motive. Does a motive exist? 4. Your thoughts (A short paragraph) o Do you think this person will be convicted (found guilty) or acquitted (set free)? o If you think the person should be convicted, what should the punishment be? o Your reasons WHY you think these things. THE CLIPPING BOOKLET MARKING GRID CATEGORY

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3

2

EFFORT (x2)

Exceptionally high degree of effort demonstrated through neatness, accuracy and individuality.

High degree of effort demonstrated through neatness, accuracy and individuality.

Minimal neatness, Little effort. accuracy or individuality.

ACCURACY

Booklet references and facts are accurate.

Booklet references are mostly Poster does not reference Booklet has no sense of accurate. facts, but is somewhat subject matter. solidly located.

ORIGINALITY Booklet is completely original material.

ANALYSIS

Booklet is mostly original material.

Analysis covers the four sections Analysis partially covers the fully. four sections.

MARK TOTAL:

/20

Themes were borrowed but mostly original.

1

This Booklet is a takeoff on existing material or most graphics are cut-outs from the net, etc.

Analysis covers less than Little analysis. four sections.

The Today Assignment!:

Chart of Our Criminal Court

System Law 12 Your job is to read pages 115-116 in the textbook, and draw an organizer (chart of some sort) to represent the Criminal Court system in Canada. You should generally try to represent the two levels of the court system (Supreme and Provincial) and the levels of power associated with these two levels. Think about which courts hear the original cases, and which courts hear the APPEAL cases (an appeal is when someone challenges a decision made by a previous court. Think about what order an accused (and later, convicted) criminal might go through the court system. Use the blue and yellow chart on pages 115-116 of the textbook to help you think. Work with your neighbours (although you each have to produce your own poster). ORGANIZER MARKING GRID CATEGORY

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EFFORT (x2)

Exceptionally high degree of effort demonstrated through neatness, accuracy and individuality.

High degree of effort demonstrated through neatness, accuracy and individuality.

Minimal neatness, Little effort. accuracy or individuality.

ACCURACY

Organizer references and facts are Organizer references are accurate. mostly accurate.

ORIGINALITY Organizer is completely original material… ie. use your own words!

MARK TOTAL:

/16

Organizer is mostly original material.

1

Organizer does not Organizer has no sense reference facts, but is of subject matter. somewhat solidly located. Organizer themes were borrowed but mostly original.

Rip-off of the textbook chart.