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MOCK TRIAL2015-2016
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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2015-2016
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