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Supreme Court Case Research
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Description:
Find relevant resources to report on landmark US Supreme Court cases.
Goals & Objectives:
Students will find a variety of reference materials in both print and nonprint format on the listed Supreme Court cases and present those sources in an MLA format paper.  They will also give a brief description of each case and explain why the case is considered landmark.
Materials & Sources:
Students will use kyvl.org, the Louisville and Oldham Public Libraries, our school library, bartleby.com, and several other web sites to research their cases.  Wikipedia is not allowed. 
Procedures:
Students will find 3 books, 2 articles, the decision and the dissent.  They will write a brief description of each case and a brief explanation of why each decision is considered landmark.  The descriptions and works cited will be in MLA format.
Assessment:
Students will produce an MLA format report and works cited list for their cases.
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Presented By: Tracy Zoeller
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