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Detective Briefing Guide

Students will role-play as decision-making detectives, analyzing real-life case studies to identify consequences and propose responsible choices, thereby strengthening analytical and responsible decision-making skills.

This lesson engages 11th graders in real-world scenarios to build critical thinking and social-emotional learning aligned with CASEL’s Responsible Decision-Making standard.

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Review Detective Materials

10 minutes

Step 1

Detective Briefing

5 minutes

Step 2

Investigation Phase

15 minutes

Step 3

Clue Debrief Chat

10 minutes

Step 4

Recommendation Workshop

10 minutes

Step 5

Closing Reflection

10 minutes

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Decision Detectives

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