Adjunct Portfolio Project [Autosaved]

By Kimberly Pruner
Introduction to Criminal Justice

April 6, 2016

Bridge in: ……………………………………………………………..Slide 3
Objectives:…….. …………………………………………………….Slide 4

P-assess. Preparation strategy:…………………………………Slide 5
Participatory Lesson:………………………………………………Slides 6-7
Post Assessment (CAT)……………………………………………Slide 8
Summary………………………………………………………………Slide 9

Reflection……………………………………………………………….Slide 10

BRIDGE-IN (BOPPPS)

Media influences: understanding criminal
charges.
Show a current news clip, and discuss.
Ask whether they have been a victim of crime..
Experienced injustices as a victim or witnessed
such events.

LESSON

BOPPPS

1. Students will be able to identify, define and understand the
three elements of a crime, the act, the intent (and the crimes
that omit the intent) and the concurrence of the two.
( Knowledge)

2. Apply the elements and be able to distinguish the different
grades of “the intent”, (mens rea); that demonstrates why a
person was or was not charged with a particular crime
according to state and federal penal codes.
( Comprehension, Application)

STUDENT PREPARATION STRATEGY

PRE-ASSESSMENT: BOPPPS

 Students will locate a newspaper article (In Texas):
1. Intoxication manslaughter
2. Statutory rape
3. Homicide
 Read Chapter 3, Inside Criminal Law.
 Students will be asked a series of questions that correlate with

chapter 3 readings and identify elements and concepts within their
article.

PARTICIPATORY LESSON: BOPPPS

 Halfway House: ( “Parking Lot” )
 Inmate Playing cards ( “Poker chips”, participation points)
 “Interpretive Lecture” –Directed paraphrasing
 You tube clips: Tutorials
 Role reversal: “Crime equation”
 Pair Share: “Crime equation”
 New technology: Crossword puzzle
 http://www.classtools.net/crossword/201603-WeCFji

PARTICIPATORY LESSON ( BOPPPS)

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1. Todd, a young 17 year old student was racing his buddy down
highway 59, he lost control of his car and sideswiped a mini-van
killing the driver and a 3 year old little girl. Which of the 4 mens rea
element(s) applies here? ( Evaluation, application )

2. Why are there different grades of intent (mens rea)?
( Synthesis, application)

3. What is another word that could describe the term purposely? What
is an example of a crime that fits this definition?
( Knowledge, analysis)

4. If someone commits a crime with “awareness”, this describes which
grade of intent? ( Knowledge, comprehension)

POST ASSESSMENT: BOPPPS

(CAT): CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUE

 Student Generated test questions
 Gives a sense of empowerment to students.
 Offers an opportunity for students to create test
questions and answers
 Evaluate what they understood from the lesson

SUMMARY: BOPPPS

 A brief overview of terms and why the elements are so
imperative to understanding the foundations of criminal law.

 Bridge in the original media discussion back into the terms and
concepts they have now learned.

 One minute paper-students will now jot down as much
information that they have learned from this Lesson.

 Change in teaching strategies- an active
engaging learning environment.
 A shift from just providing content … to
a variety of delivery methods.
 Alleviates complacency in the classroom.
 Re-energizes teaching!