Law students selected to be Marshall-Brennan Fellows are placed in St. Paul public high schools in pairs to teach constitutional law to 11th and 12th graders. Following a base curriculum, Fellows plan lessons, conduct classes, and grade assignments. Fellows teach in the high schools five days a week for approximately nine weeks. Coinciding with their high school placement, Fellows participate in a weekly seminar taught by law school faculty. The weekly seminar focuses on constitutional cases of particular interest and relevance to high school students. During the seminar, Fellows learn about the constitutional law cases they will be teaching and develop teaching strategies and lesson plans.The semester concludes with a moot court competition in which all the high school students are encouraged to participate. One credit counts toward the outside the classroom limit. Grading: Letter graded Credits: 4 Offered: Fall Subject Areas: Constitutional Law and Civil Rights
