Tintagel investigate.....

This week Tintagel Class rounded off their unit of work, ‘Solving a crime’, with a mock trial. The students had spent the previous 4 weeks trying to solve the murder of a fictitious person, who was found dead on their classroom floor one Monday morning in February (lucky it was just a cardboard outline!).The students then had to collect evidence at the scene. The work continued with the students interviewing all the potential suspects and witnesses, taking fingerprints and comparing shoes to footprints found at the scene. Tintagel then had to write up the crime scene reports and witness statements and make a decision about who they felt was guilt. The class decided that, based on the witness statement from Kate, Sandra was guilt. The students then became barristers and planned arguments to prove that Sandra was guilty or not guilty. Finally, we held a trial. Shannon acted as our judge and Donnington Class were the jury. Tintagel Class presented their arguments, strongly, for both the Prosecution and Defense with every member of the class involved. At the end of trial Sandra, who had been accused, was found not guilty so we will never know who the murderer was …

The students had an amazing time and learned a great deal about how to ask questions and find out information from various sources. Well done to all involved. Here are some picture of the investigation team in action and the trial.