Name:

ANDREWS V. SPRINGVILLE SCHOOL SYSTEM, ET AL
This unit, with a case provided by Junior State of America, is presented to you by Mrs. Jones, SHS parent and attorney.
Special appreciation goes to Mr Parlee, attorney, and Mr. Ray, SHS Media Center Wizard, for help on the research.

Sequence of Instruction

1. 1/13-15: Overview of the court case, types of effective legal argumentation and roles required in this mock trial

2. 1/13-15: Students gather as a group and determine roles and outline their team positions. The team outlines their case and team members are assigned research issues to research and write up as arguments. Students are given basic facts and law.

3. Each student prepares a typed presentation of his/her own part of the argument due Friday, 1/17.
If you are absent, email it to: bquestad@vansd.org your name. This presentation must include these 3 parts:

1) A minimum of two logical arguments from fact from both precedence and law that have accurate MLA notation

a) Information from precedence found in specific research, book or computer site indicated
b) Information related to law, with site indicated

2) Plus your choice of at least two other kinds of arguments using your head. Label the type of argument you have used. You may use more, but for the sake of argument mastery, you have to have at least two different kinds. You may use an analogy as well (i.e. this case is like... or... if you find urine analysis intrusive because there is no presumption of innocence and their is no just cause specific to your case, are you also against metal detectors in airports?).

3) A written presentation of what you are going to do in the trial. For example, if you are giving the opening or closing, you will write that up including some anticipation of what you think you will hear at the trial. (Note: the closer may resubmit a second draft to reflect the proceedings on the last day of the trial). If you are going to direct or cross-x a specific witness, write up the questions you plan to ask. This does not mean you have to stick to them, as the answers of the witness(es) and other information or strategy during the trial may lead you in other directions.

4. 1/15-16: Each student conferences individually with Mrs. Jones prior to typed final draft.

5. 1/17: Written work is due and critiqued by Dr. Questad.

6. 1/21: Mrs. Jones outlines court protocol and what will happen at The Hearing tomorrow.
Outlines are also returned for refinement and practice delivery by students.

7. 1/22: Final edited drafts are submitted to Dr. Questad at the beginning of class. Make sure you have a separate copy for yourself. There will be no time to run for copies.

8. 1/22-23: The Hearing, presided by The Honorable Mr. Parlee

9. 1/23: Ruling handed down

10. 1/23-24: Debriefing on and Discussion of the experience

11. Assessment

WARNING: Any student not submitting their written form 1/17
is not eligible for participation in this mock trial opportunity. Absent? Send by email on 1/18.

Research Hints from Mr. Ray, SHS Research Guru

1. Start our your research with
ProQuest
username: Q7F43PK4BR
password: Welcome 		2. Then go to EBSCO which has a well selected topic search
username: skyview
password: storm
3. FindLaw is a comprehensive site for information about almost everything legal: Supreme Court, completely searchable and a great site 4. USA Today Index of Supreme Court Stories: nothing glam, but a great source of news about current decisions and deliberations of the high court.
5. Legal Research Bookmarks
This is very good directory of sites for legal research recommended by Mr. Parlee. 		6. Title 45 Public Welfare: Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Ed. Programs and Activities
Mr. Parlee strongly recommends this site

Calendar

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

1/13 Turn in Legal IQ
Introduction to Mock Trial Case

1. Presentation of case
2. Title 9
3. Case Law
4. Springfield Trial Packet
5. Teams and Roles
6. Outline your position
Homework: research for your paper & begin

1/14

Student Holiday
Teachers in Olympia

Research for your paper

1/15

1. Legal IQ corrected
2. Read trial
3. What court is like
4. Court Ettiquette
5. If time - Team Time: reviewing your research with team

1/16

700 Computer Lab
Teaming, Researching
and Writing

1/17

Media Center
Position Papers due
Team/Individual
Conferences with J and Q
Team Time

1/20

MLK Day

 

1/21

Language of the Court:
Vocabulary

Position papers returned for review, editing and improvement

Conf. with J and Q

Final Position papers due before court begins tomorrow

Rehearse with team

1/22

Position papers due
before court begins

Court in Session

1/23

Court in Session

The Judgement
Self-assessment
Review

1/24

Run the Debate: Haney Team

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Preparation Information for Dr. Questad

Proposed Sequence, 2002

FIRST DAY    
1. Mr. Parlee presents an overview of the court case, types of effective legal argumentation and roles required in this mock trial. 2. Teams established 3. Case, pages 1-3, read and quized on for extra credit.
SECOND DAY    
1. Instruction Packet distributed and explained 2. Assessment explained 3. Mr. Parlee speaks on different aspects of case presentation, i.e. opeing statement, presentation of evidence, closing arguments
4. Students gather as a group and determine roles and outline their team positions. The team outlines their case and team members are assigned research issues to research and write up as arguments. Students are given basic facts and law. 5. Teams meet to identify legal and factual issues 6. class decides on whether teams will exchange information
7. intro to legal research tomorrow    
THIRD DAY
1. Media Center talk by (Mr. Ray and) Mr. Parlee: Introduction to legal research and hand-out on law 2. Research time from book cart
FOURTH DAY
1. Review of law and assignment 2. Group Time 3. Assignment due tomorrow
FIFTH DAY
1. Group time 2. Assignment completed and turned in 3. Emails accepted by midnight
SIXTH DAY    
1. Assignments handed back with responses on how to improve - final draft due tomorrow before Trial 2. Mr. Parlee reviews protocol of the trial and expecations, including Objection grounds 3. Laws, regs and cases of precedence are required submitted to judge before the trial. None may be entered as evidence or included in argument if not submitted before trial begins.
SEVENTH DAY    
1. Submission of final draft of assignment 2. Submission of laws and precedence 3. Protocol of court and trial begins with openings, defendent first and the case, defendent first
EIGHTH DAY    
1. Second and final day of trial with closings, defendent team last    
NINTH DAY    
1. Judge hands down verdict 2. Class debrief on what they liked and what worked well and what could improve

 

FIRST DAY

1. Mr. Parlee presents an overview of the court case, types of effective legal argumentation and roles required in this mock trial.

2. Teams established

3. Case, pages 1-3, read and quized on for extra credit.

DAY 2

1. Instruction Packet distributed and explained

2. Assessment explained

3. Mr. Parlee speaks on different aspects of case presentation, i.e. opeing statement, presentation of evidence, closing arguments

4. Students gather as a group and determine roles and outline their team positions. The team outlines their case and team members are assigned research issues to research and write up as arguments. Students are given basic facts and law.

5. Teams meet to identify legal and factual issues

6. class decides on whether teams will exchange information

7. intro to legal research tomorrow

DAY THREE

1. Media Center talk by Mr. Ray and Mr. Parlee.