Students prepared for and acted out the trial of Mae Tuck after reading the book Tuck Everlasting. They got into costume, and studied to inhabit the roles of prosecutor, defense attorney, defendant, and witnesses in our trial of Mae. Mr. Stewart was the judge, Bobby was the Bailiff, and everyone else prepared for a role in our trial. The trial scene is not in either the book or the movie (which we watched the following week), so the students had to use the text of the book, their memories, and their imaginations to justify their character’s actions.
We used the LES Parent room to make our courtroom. We ended with a hung jury, but there was a clear majority, and with a bit of debate (and more time), it’s likely that the jury would have come to a unanimous decision.
The trial was very well done, and the students did a fabulous job acting out their roles!
Thanks to Ms. Lori for taking the pictures!

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