Justice for all?

The main goals of this ESL lesson plan are to:

• – develop critical analysis skills through discussion of justice system issues and inequalities in legal processes;
• – practice advanced vocabulary related to law and justice through matching exercises, gap-fill activities, reading comprehension, and discussion skills;
• – watch a video about politicized justice system claims and analyze complex legal case scenarios through various interactive activities.

In this C1 ESL lesson plan, students will develop critical analysis skills through discussion of justice system issues and practice advanced vocabulary related to law and justice.

Warm-up: 

Students find hidden words related to justice in a word search puzzle.

Video: 

Students watch a video “‘I’m pretty angry’: Dem. lawmaker on Biden’s claim of politicized justice system in Hunter pardon.” and complete a gap-fill exercise based on the content.

Exercises: 

Students complete matching exercises with legal phrases and definitions, fill in gaps using targeted vocabulary, and analyze complex case scenarios.

Reading: 

Students analyze a text about inequalities in the justice system and answer in-depth questions.

Discussion: 

Students discuss questions related to the justice system.