MOCK TRIAL2015-2016

What Is Mock Trial??⦿Nationwide competition run by the

Constitutional Rights Foundation⦿Receive a “Mock” case ⦿ try the case in front of a County Judge ⦿based on their ability to present arguments

and defend their case

Clark’s Mock Trial Team⦿divided into Prosecution and Defense Teams⦿compete each November at the Los Angeles

Courthouse⦿each member gets a role ⦿each role has an alternate⦿Roles-⦿Courtroom journalist⦿Artist ⦿Clerk⦿Bailiff⦿Witness⦿Lawyer

What It Takes...⦿ Interest in learning about the Judiciary Branch⦿ Public speaking and/or role playing abilities⦿ Dedication-

• Enrichment meetings every Tuesday and Friday • Weekend meetings at Panera Bread or Mrs. O’Gara’s house

What You Gain⦿first hand courtroom experience ⦿find out what lawyers actually do⦿try out something new ⦿meet students from different schools⦿opportunity to participate in this

AMAZING experience

How To Join

⦿Take an application⦿Fill it out⦿ Return it on the day of your tryout ⦿Listen to the bulletin for

announcements regarding tryouts in the 2015-2016 school year

Tryouts⦿Sign up for a tryout date and time with Mrs. O’Gara⦿Watch for bulletin notices regarding any changes⦿Show up to Mrs. O’Gara’s room (5304) for your

“audition”⦿Choose if you want to be a witness or a lawyer⦿If you choose to try out for a lawyer position, you must

try out for both a witness and a lawyer⦿Witnesses do not need to try out for a lawyer position

TryoutsTo try out for witness:

⦿Use the handout/information sheet to choose a “character”⦿Go to Mrs. O’Gara’s web page on clarkmagnet.net and

scroll down to “Mock Trial Links” on the left tabs⦿Search for your character of choice⦿Read and learn the information in the witness testimony⦿Come to your tryout and be prepared to answer

questions about your testimony

TryoutsTo try out for lawyer:

⦿You must try out for a witness role in addition to trying out for the lawyer position⦿Pick your witness and follow all witness instructions⦿For the lawyer part of the tryout, you will be assigned a

topic to debate⦿Find out if you are “pro” or “con” for your argument⦿Prepare a 1 minute argument about your side of the

topic⦿Be ready to conduct a rebuttal for an additional minute

on that topic

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