Acquaint them with the evaluation rubric on the webquest. Discuss what an exemplary legal brief would look like. Now that students' legal briefs are complete they need to get ready for the trial. Again have students look at the evaluation rubric below for Presentation. Discuss what an exemplary presentation would look like.
Students are now ready for the trial.
This is where you take control of the lesson. Revisit the four defendants and their indictments. Explain to students that they will be grouped according to who they are defending and how they plea. For example, all Montezumas who are pleading not guilty will be in one group, etc. Explain to students that you are the prosecutor and will argue the charges against each defendant.