A jury of her peers by susan glaspell lesson plans author mediactsnetorg sophie papst 2021 01 10 03 57 46 subject a jury of her peers by susan glaspell lesson plans keywords ajuryofherpeersbysusanglaspelllessonplans created date 1 10 2021 35746 am. Last updated on july 29 2019 by enotes editorial word count 345 a jury of her peers is based on glaspells own one act play trifles consider what reasons the author may have had for . a jury of her peers written in 1917 is a short story by susan glaspell loosely based on the 1900 murder of john hossack not the famed abolitionist which glaspell covered while working as a journalist for the des moines daily news. Susan glaspell lesson plans for trifles a jury of her peers biography and background trifles a jury of her peers biography and background pal susan glaspell primary works selected bibliography study questions the hossack murder background information and a series of newspaper articles susan glaspell wrote about the murder of john hossack and the trial of margaret hossack . Students will examine their understanding of the functions and makeup of juries in contemporary society by analyzing jury issues raised in susan glaspells short story a jury of her peers time needed 1 class periods materials required jury of her peers lesson plan