Lesson Notes

12.14 to 12.23

Monday

• Case In Chief– Direct & Cross Examination– Redirect & Recross

• Video: Direct Exam

• Direct & cross activity

Monday 12/14

• Today: Laptops & trial worksheets• 1. Ms. Middleman post• Scroll down to the discussion and click on the

subject. Copy the five questions. Scroll down to the dialog box. Paste and answer the questions.

• 2. Direct & Cross Examination Worksheet• Go to the Mock trial Prep II page. Upload the

Direct & Cross Examination Worksheet to Google docs. Make up five direct examination questions for practice (Witness introduction).

Tuesday

• MT Video- Direct Exam & cross exam example (Cyber-stalking case)

• Activity- Direct & Cross Exam Question Practice

• Tomorrow-mock trial individual assignment work

• Wednesday, Thursday, Friday- individual & group work

• Quiz-Moved to Friday

Tuesday

• Direct & Cross Examination Practice Worksheet• 1.Go to the Mock trial Prep II page. • 2.Upload the Direct & Cross Examination Worksheet to

Google docs. • 3.Make up five direct examination questions for practice

(Witness introduction).• 4.Share your Q with a partner. Ask the partner to answer

the Q• 5.Partner-Answer the questions• 6.Create cross exam questions based upon your

partner’s answers.• 7.Review the objections and check the structure of your

partner’s questions.

Tuesday

• Next, share the questions with another student. That student should answer the questions.

• Cross Examination

• Create cross questions based upon the witnesse’s answers.

Wednesday12/16

• By the end of the period:– Direct/cross exams practice ws completed

and shared with Mr. Sagan– Trial part reviewed, started & uploaded to

Google docs and shared with gsagan@gmail.com

Wednesday

• Complete/peer evaluation of direct & cross exam practice

• Objection check– Direct- leading the witness (yes,no answer),

opinion, hearsay (he said, she said)– Cross-open ended Q, what, when, where,

how and WHY

WednesdayCase Preparation

• Review your game plan first. (group)• What is your case theory? How are you going to

win the trial? Open & complete your case outline (group)

• Mock Trial Prep II (top of the page)• Open and read the worksheet for your individual

part before you begin working on the assignment.(individual) upload and share on Google docs by the end of the period.

• Individual assignment draft due Friday.