Juries, Courts, and Trials Lesson Plan: The Argument Wars Game

In this lesson plan adaptable for grade 6, grade 7, grade 8, grade 9, grade 10, grade 11, and grade 12, students use BrainPOP and GameUp resources to learn about the purpose and function of the Supreme Court. Students will use basic legal vocabulary terms as they role play the position of a defendant, prosecutor, and jury in an interactive game. The game gives students a meaningful way to use the information they’re learning about the Bill of Rights and the American court system to defend a given point of view during mock trials.