rights_and_responsibilities_culminating_task

Rights and Responsibilities – Culminating Task Due Date: Friday January 11 th **Please attach this sheet to your final product You have now become more familiar with Canada's justice system and are more aware of your rights. In this final activity, you will be studying a case where justice was not served - a person who was wrongfully convicted of a crime he/she did not commit. You will be responsible for researching a case and preparing a report on what you have learned. You may work individually or in pairs , you cannot work in groups. Your report may be in the form of a written report or a visual presentation (poster, pamphlet, etc.). Whichever method you select you need to include the following information: a picture of the person wrongfully convicted a description of why he/she was found guilty (this may include a description of the evidence, what happened at the trial, etc.) Be Detailed in this section! who helped the person if the person was later found innocent, why he/she was freed if the person is still in prison, what is being done to free her/him. Try using the following website to find out about people who were wrongly convicted: http://www.aidwyc.org/ Some notable wrongly convicted Canadian are: David Milgaard, Guy Paul Morin and Donald Marshall Categories Level 1 (50 - 59%) Level 2 (60 - 69%) Level 3 (70 - 79%) Level 4 (80 - 100%) Knowledge and Understanding Knowledge of the facts about a case of wrongful conviction - demonstrates a limited knowledge of case of wrongful conviction -demonstrates a some knowledge of a case of wrongful conviction -demonstrates considerable knowledge of a case of wrongful conviction - demonstrates a thorough knowledge of a case of wrongful conviction Thinking Use of planning skills in focussing research, gathering information and organizing an inquiry - uses planning skills with limited effectiveness - uses planning skills with some effectiveness - uses planning skills with considerable effectiveness - - uses planning skills with a high degree of effectiveness Communication Expression and organization of ideas and information (e.g. clear expression, logical organization) in visual form Use of conventions, vocabulary, and terminology of the discipline -expresses and organizes ideas and information with limited effectiveness - uses conventions, vocabulary, and terminology with limited effectiveness -expresses and organizes ideas and information with some effectiveness - uses conventions, vocabulary, and terminology with some effectiveness -expresses and organizes ideas and information with considerable effectiveness - uses conventions, vocabulary, and terminology with considerable effectiveness -expresses and organizes ideas and information with a high degree of effectiveness - uses conventions, vocabulary, and terminology with a high degree of effectiveness Application -applies relevant knowledge with -applies relevant knowledge with -applies relevant knowledge with -applies relevant knowledge with a