Socratic Seminar: The Case of the Shipwrecked Sailors (High School)
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- Last updated: March 27, 2026
- Grade level: High School (9-12)
- Resource type: Contested Issues, Socratic Seminar
- Theme(s): Due Process and Rights of the Accused
- Issue Area(s): Not set
- U.S. Supreme Court: Not set
- U.S. Constitution: Not set
This high-school-level resource provides educators with instructions and student materials for facilitating a Socratic Seminar on the 1884 case of The Queen (Regina) v. Dudley and Stephens (aka the Case of the Shipwrecked Sailors). This Socratic Seminar Resource Set includes the following:
- Teacher facilitation guide
- Hook resource: Is Necessity a Defense for a Crime?
- Text resource: Excerpts from the Case of the Shipwrecked Sailors
- Preparation resources:
- Case of the Shipwrecked Sailors Vocabulary
- Introduction: The Case of the Shipwrecked Sailors
- Seminar Questions resource: The Case of the Shipwrecked Sailors
- Extension resource: Modern-Day Necessity Defense for DWI
A case activity on the Case of the Shipwrecked Sailors is also available.
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