Basic Vocab
What is an Open-ended question?
Who, what, where, when, why, how questions that require a lengthy answer
What will the Prosecution side be arguing?
That the identified social issue is most responsible for the violence that occurs in West Side Story
Which team goes first in the Mock Trials: Prosecution or Defense?
Prosecution
What is the Closing Statement similar to in an essay?
A conclusion paragraph
What is a Closed-ended question?
Questions that can only be answered with yes or no
What will the Defense side be arguing?
That the identified social issue is NOT most responsible for the violence that occurs in West Side Story
How many witnesses and how many lawyers will be on each team?
3 witnesses, 3 lawyers
What is the main factor that will determine if your team wins or not?
How convincing and believable your team is based on the evidence you provide!!
What is a Direct Examination?
When lawyers ask open-ended questions to the witnesses on their own team to make their whole team look good
Who will be asking the questions during the trial?
Lawyers
How many trials will there be total?
3
What are the "defendants" for our class's Mock Trials?
The social issue your team was assigned: either Racism, Gentrification, or Police Corruption
What is a Cross Examination?
When lawyers ask closed-ended questions to the opposing team, in order to make the opposing team look bad
Who will be answering the questions during the trial?
Witnesses
Which step of the trial is meant to make the opposing team look bad?
Cross Examination
How many Direct Examinations and Cross Examinations will each team have?
3, because there is 1 Direct and 1 Cross Examination per Witness, and there are 3 witnesses per team
What is a testimony, and who provides it?
The information and evidence provided in a courtroom by the witnesses
What is the Jury's goal in our class's Mock Trials?
To determine whether the identified social issue is the MOST guilty, or not the most guilty for the violence in West Side Story.
What are the 3 parts of the Opening Statement?
Hook, Context from story/your side's point of view, and a thesis
Provide an example of an open-ended question you could use in the trial.
(Ms McBride will determine if yours is correct or not)