Office and Administration - JUDGE

Conflict Resolution

Primary Middle

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Personal and social capability

The next time two of your friends or family have a small, trivial argument, sit them down and follow the steps listed here: WikiHow

After going through the facts in both persons argument, choose the best course of action that will resolve the issue.

If you want to do something a bit more formal, you could prepare a small mock trial with a group of friends for your class at school.

Ned Kelly - Trial

Middle  Secondary

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Ethical Understanding

Cooperative Learning Activity

1. This activity is for the whole class. There are 10 roles to undertake. It is suggested that there are two people per role and the rest of the class will act as jurors.

The Roles are:

a. One of Ned Kelly's sisters
b. Mr Bindon, a young, inexperienced barrister who defended Ned
c. Mr Charles Smyth, Prosecutor
d. Justice Redmond Barry
e. Ned Kelly
f.  Constable McIntyre - Crown Witness
g. Dr Reynolds
h. Daniel Kelly
i. Joseph Byrne
j. Stephen Hart
k.Constable Fitzpatrick
l. Constable Hugh Bracken

2. Divide up into 10 students per group and read through these websites by allocating 1 - 2 websites for each student. Remember you are to particularly look at your role or that of a juror but also of the other roles within your group. 

You might like to undertake the Expert Jigsaw Strategy within your group as long as you can be certain of obtaining information about your role.

3. Read through these websites:

National Museum Australia - Hero or Criminal? Australian Dictionary of Biography - Ned Kelly State Library Victoria - Ned Kelly information sheet Ned Kelly's Trial Push to honour Hugh Bracken, the brave constable who helped capture the Kelly Gang QuestionAI: The Trial of Ned Kelly: A Legal Perspective on His Conviction & Execution	Source: Daily Mail, UK - more information and images
Obituaries Australia: Edward (Ned) Kelly (1855 - 1880)
Stringy Bark Creek - the real Ned Kelly Story - ABC Radio 18 mins Colonial Australian Lawyer & Judge Redmond Barry - ABC Radio

4. After reading through the above websites, make a Presentation about the Life of Ned Kelly from your roles or that of a juror or even a jailer.

5. Using the information that you have gained from the above websites, create your own "Trial of Ned Kelly" by maintaining your roles. 

6. Debate within the class about the question:

"Should Ned Kelly be regarded as a National Hero?"

To do more work on Ned Kelly go to his page on this website.

Human Rights Issues or Injustices in 2018: Pick one!

Middle  Secondary

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Ethical Understanding

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Intercultural Understanding

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Personal and social capability

Cooperative Learning Activity

1. In groups of 4 - 5 students, read the following article from The Conversation 10 December 2018

2. Choose ONE issue to investigate further from the ten issues listed. Why did you choose this particular issue?

3. Using at least 5 references, create a presentation about this issue and present it to the class.

4. List 2 ways you, as a group, could do something constructive about this issue to help resolve it.

5. Using the creative skills of the group, create either a song, poem or skit about your chosen issue.

Using your ability to Judge... work through these following WebQuests (higher order thinking skill activities)

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Middle Secondary

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Middle

Australian Curriculum General Capability: ICT Capability

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Ethical Understanding

Cooperative Learning Activity