Courtroom Mock Trial | Reader's Theatre

Teaching 5th and 6th Grade students about the judicial system can be engaging when every child has a role to play in a mock trial. The Trial of Dayan drama script allows students to participate in various courtroom roles as a character is brought to the criminal justice system in a trial, and the “jurors” get to decide upon his verdict.

The script has speaking roles for:

• Court Clerk
• Judge
• Prosecutor
• Defense Lawyer
• 3 Witnesses
• Dayan, the defendant
• 12 Jury Members (who will ad-lib their roles)

There are non-speaking roles for a bailiff and the courtroom spectators (the rest of the class).

Also included are links to websites with more information about the criminal justice systems of the following areas:

• United States
• Canada
• England
• Australia
• New Zealand

NOTE: This script is also included in another larger unit linked below.

Canadian Government: Our Court System

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