Knowledge/Skill Building

🧭 Memo Rubric Calibration

Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Content Expertise Self Directed Learning Submission Required

Students study the California Innocence Project case memo rubric and compare two short sample memo excerpts for evidence use, legal accuracy, and recommendation strength. As a class, they identify what counts as corroboration, contradiction, unsupported inference, and careful language when records are incomplete. Each team then flags 2 rubric categories that need the most attention in its own packet before critique begins.

Plan day
Day 15
Duration
30 min
Grouping
Whole Class
Steps