10/31/14

Today's Agenda
-BR: Types of Damages
-Finish Posters
-Begin Presentations

10/30/14

Today's Agenda
-BR: Define Torts. What are types of Torts?
-Begin creating poster

10/29/14

Today's Agenda
-BR: KWL Chart
-Go over presentation project and topics: Ms. O'Toole Example
-Begin reading your topic
-HW: Finish your assigned reading

10/28/14

Today's Agenda
-BR: What can you use as evidence for your paper assignment? Share your thesis with your partner sitting next to you
-Finish Writing assignment
-Civil vs. Criminal Law activity
-HW: Writing assignment due Friday! Please attached rubric

10/27/14

Today's Agenda
-BR: Take out a sheet of paper and rank your top three choices of the role you would like to be for our next mock trial. Lawyers, Judges, Witness, Juror
-Go over writing prompt and rubric
-Begin writing assignment

10/24/14

Today's Agenda
-BR: Review verdict, formulate thesis of the court case
-Writing assignment on Mock trial

10/23/14

Today's Agenda
-BR: Personally, do you think Chris is guilty or not? Don't state out loud. Please keep to yourself
-Jurors-deliberate
-Everyone else-complete self-assessment
-Explain writing assignment (summative assessment)

10/22/14

Today's Agenda
-BR: Arrange the desks that models a court room
-MOCK TRIAL

10/21/14

Today's Agenda
-BR: Arrange the desk to display the typical court room
-MOCK Trial

10/20/14

Today's Agenda
-BR: Review-what are the court procedures?
-MOCK TRIAL

10/17/14

Today's Agenda
-BR: Open vs. Closing arguments

-Last day to prep for Mock trial
1) Lawyers compose opening and closing statements
2) Witnesses-help lawyers compose statements by reminding them key points of their particular testimony
3) Judges-observe. Make sure at this point you are very familiar with the case. Check in with jurors and remind them of court procedures. 
4) Jurors-read the last witness testimony and compose a summary. You should have read all the testimony before the trial. 

10/16/14

Today's Agenda
-BR: When can you object? List three examples

-Prep for Mock Trial
1) Lawyers-finish cross examination questions for the three witnesses on the other side
2) Witnesses-finish annotation the other side's witness testimony that discredits you. Show this information to your lawyers
3) Judges-finish giving feedback on cross examination questions to the lawyers. Review rules and procedures with jurors.
4) Jurors-at this point you should have read 3-4 witness testimony and composed summaries. By the end of the period you should have read 5 witness testimony and composed 5 summaries. 

10/15/14

Today's Agenda
-BR: What is the point of cross-examination? What types of questions are asked in cross examination?

-Mock Trial Prep
1) Lawyers-formulate one-two anticipated cross examination questions
2) Witnesses-re-read your own case and read over 1-2 witnesses testimony on the other side and annotate testimony that discredits you. Share with your lawyers what you found. 
3) Judges-finish reading over all testimony and guide lawyers with cross examination questions
4) Jurors-read 3-4 witness testimony and summarize. 

10/10/14

Today's Agenda

-BR: What facts about would be best to establish that a person is an expert?

-Prep for Mock Trial

-Lawyers/witnesses-finish direct statements on all witnesses (multi task)
-Judges-read over all the potential witnesses and monitor lawyers progress
-Jurors-read at least another witnesses testimony and summary

10/9/14

Today's Agenda
-BR: Role Review
-Prep for Mock Trial: direct statements (Lawyers), Judges observe provide feedback, witnesses work with your side

Jurors (read over case study)-summarize at least one witnesses testimony

10/8/14

Today's Agenda
-BR: #5 what is the adversarial system justice
 
-Peer edit on writing response. Read over your partner's essay and complete the following on a separate sheet of paper:
1) Does the author answer the prompt? 
2) What is the author's argument? Write it down
3) Does the author support the argument with evidence? If yes, record evidence, if not provide suggestions.
4) Does the author effectively use a closing statement to wrap up the reflection?

-Assign roles

-Read over the case brief

10/7/14

Today's Agenda
-BR: How is the one juror convincing other jurors to vote not guilty. Predict who you think will be the next juror to vote not guilty 
-Finish movie
-Writing assignment/reflection of movie

10/6/14

Today's Agenda
-BR: Finish Presentations•TH

• Receiving stolen property (Denise) {Sierra}
• Unauthorized use of vehicle (Angel) {Michael}
• Carjacking (Amy) {Moises}
• Cybercrime (Brandon) {Brayan}
• Vandalism (Erika)
• Robbery {Mya}

-Finish Movie 

10/3/14

Today's Agenda
-BR: Opening vs. Closing Arguments
-Movie
-HW: None

10/2/14

Today's Agenda
-Sub today
>Complete attachment 6 & 7
>HW: None

10/1/14

Today's Agenda
-BR: Take out Attachment 5. Share your answers with a partner
-Read & Video opening vs. closing arguments
-HW: None