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I have updated the popular witchcraft trial lesson plan and trial worksheet<\/a> to include follow up questions designed to get students thinking about the advantages and disadvantages of both the adversarial justice system, and also of jury trials. This ensures that the trial itself is rounded off with some reflective questions rather than just a glass of water being poured over some girl’s head…!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have updated the popular witchcraft trial lesson plan and trial worksheet to include follow up questions designed to get students thinking about the advantages and disadvantages of both the adversarial justice system, and also of jury trials. This ensures that the trial itself is rounded off with some reflective questions rather than just a… <\/p>\n

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