Monday, December 3, 2012

Monday, 12/3

Starter

  • Enter deadlines into your planner for the week: Check-in with your trial group. Decide what your group needs to accomplish today and this week.  Spokesperson- report out.
    • **Remember- Comparison chart of Zinn v. Patriot's History chapters needs to be done by Friday for class discussion. 

Agenda

1. Announcements and Plan for the Week
  • Ashley's Appreciations
  • Seminar- move to Wednesday? Vote 
  • Quiz make-ups:  If you got lower than a 90% on the quiz, you can use the answer key to rewrite incorrect answers in your own words for an additional 3% points.
  • Time frame for the trial (5 minutes opening/closing, 4 minutes witness questioning, judges' decision on Friday)
  • Check out the resource links below (also on project resources page)
  • Honors conferences in place of lunch meeting
  • Answer Key- SFoC Final Quiz- Coming soon!
  • Conference sign-up starting Wednesday with me about your writing or research for trial.
  • Notebook check due Thursday- I'll hand that out tomorrow.
  • Get out your SFoC Annotations for me to check
2. Freeman Children
8:15-9:20:  Seminar Prep
9:25-10:20:  Mock Trial Work Time with Guest Attorneys- Shay Dennings and Becky Briggs!
  • Witnesses and Lawyers- meet up to review testimonies and begin crafting direct-exam questions
  • Judges- work on Step 2
2. Spicy Unicorns
10:25-11:30: Mock Trial Work Time with Guest Attorneys- Shay Dennings and Becky Briggs!
11:35-12:30:  Seminar Prep

RESOURCES
A. Direct-Examination Video (see the embedded video below)

B.  More Info on Curtis Munson and the Munso report-  GOOD source for both prosecution and defense.   http://encyclopedia.densho.org/Munson_Report/

C. Great website in general for all things Internment camp related: http://encyclopedia.densho.org/contents/ 

D.  Final Report on Japanese Evacuation of West Coast (authored by Dewitt with contribution by Bendetson)
E. Examples of Opening Statements:


DIRECT EXAMINATION QUESTIONING  

HOMEWORK: See homework/class notes tab for the week's homework AND your trial team's calendar.

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