Game for November 30, 2011

Find a partner, or go two on two.  Go to http://www.makeyourcasegame.com/

One of you will be the defense team and the other will be the plaintiff.

Carefully study the case file before you begin the trial.

Further instructions:  http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3750001

Link to Our Mock Trial Wiki

http://cavemocktrial2012.pbworks.com

You will be able to access and contribute to it as soon as I set up accounts and issue your usernames and passwords.

Mock Trial Practicum Link

http://webcom3.grtxle.com/index.cfm?cu=mocktrial

We have eleven accounts for this, so not everyone will receive their own username and password.

Welcome to our A.F. Junior Mock Trial Blog

We usually begin our Mock Trial activities in October.  We will receive this year's case in January and compete in February and March.

If you'd like to find out more about Mock Trial, contact Ms. Dorsey.
You can learn more about the state-wide program in which we participate by going to http://www.lawrelatededucation.org/

Contact Ms. Dorsey at cdorsey@alpinedistrict.org

Practice Case

Jury Trials in the Classroom
Prufrock Press
2006, pp. 40-56

Copyright © 2006 Prufrock Press Inc. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission.

The State v. Hansel Schmidt and Gretel Schmidt: Student Pages

By Betty M. See

Found on Sirs Discoverer 

Our Second Competition

Once again, I'm so proud of our team.  They did a great job.  This time we did not win by points, though it was close.  The judges selected Derrick Cain as best attorney and Rebecca Geertsen as best witness.  And we won the case.  All charges were dismissed against our defendant  Cris Robertson (Parker Shelby).   Thank goodness!  I'd also like to compliment our team for their  hard work, team spirit,  great sportsmanship,  civility, desire to learn and improve, and enthusiasm. 

This time our attorneys were
Alex Pearrow
Joseph Steed
Derrick Cain
Tony Jeffs

The students who played witnesses were
Parker Shelby
Annika Shunn
Rebecca Geertsen

Our bailiff was
Kenlee Woolstenhulme

And our alternate for this trial was
Sarah Ellison

We would also like to thank our  team members who were at the band festival yesterday, but had helped us build our case and prepare for this trial:
Erykah Cain
Cristine Busto
Monica Lish

Our First Competition

I am so proud of our Mock Trial Team! We had our first competition yesterday, and they performed beautifully in the trial, were gracious to the other team, respectful of the courthouse and of the adults there,  and were so fun and enthusiastic.  (I must admit I even enjoyed their loud singing on the bus trip back home.)  And  they won!  These kids are fine representatives for our junior high and for young teens who all too often get bad press instead of recognition for all the things they accomplish and all the positive things they are.

The judges picked as
Best Prosecution Attorney -- Tony Jeffs and Joseph Steed
Best Prosecution Witness - Erykah Cain and Derrick Cain