Part 2: Building a Case

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Activity 2A: A Logical Theory

Helpful Organizational Resources and Open-Source Technology for Students and Teachers


Summerford, Sue. “Web 2.0 for the Classroom Teacher: An Internet Hotlist on Web 2.0.”
www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listweb20s.html


Homework/Study Tips: Free Tools to Organize Your Study Group
  http://homeworktips.about.com/od/studymethods/tp/grouptools.htm


Homework/Study Tips: Teamwork
  http://homeworktips.about.com/od/teamwork/Teamwork.htm


Study Guides and Strategies: Group Projects
  http://www.studygs.net/groupprojects.htm


Go2Web20: Student – Online Tools and Applications
  http://www.go2web20.net/#tag:student


NoteStar: A Project Based Learning Research Tool
  http://notestar.4teachers.org/


GroupTable allows you to manage all of your group projects, study groups and student organizations easily from one central location.
  http://www.grouptable.com/


15 Best Essential Tools for Students


http://tipsandtricksforpc.com/2010/04/15-best-applications-available-fo…
 


Articles on Logic and Legal Reasoning


www.alwd.org/JALWD/Archives/2006/pdf%20files/Ross.pdf


www.unc.edu/~ramckinn/Documents/NealRameeGuide.pdf


www4.samford.edu/schools/netlaw/dh2/logic/deductive.htm

Activity 2C: A Strong Start

Sample Video Opening Statements

“On Trial: Lee Harvey Oswald” (Part 1) (V. Bugliosi's Opening Statement). MPI Home Video. Originally aired on Showtime, November 21 and 22, 1988.


www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO-UrGDUUzA&feature=player_embedded

Alternative site:
http://criminaldefense.homestead.com/Opening.html


About the mock trial:


www.amazon.com/ON-TRIAL-LEE-HARVEY-OSWALD/dp/B001CDLASU


www.on-trial-lho.blogspot.com/


“On Trial: Lee Harvey Oswald” (Part 2) (G. Spence’s Opening Statement). MPI Home Video. Originally aired on Showtime, November 21 and 22, 1988.


www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCPmQqkD2EI&feature=related


Alternative site:


http://criminaldefense.homestead.com/Opening.html



Information on National and State-Level Mock Trials


National—High School


The 2012 National Championship was in Albuquerque, New Mexico on May 3–6, 2012.

www.nationalmocktrial.org/


The 28th Annual National High School Mock Trial Championship is at the Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education.

www.azflse.org/mocktrial/2011/
 


National—Law Students


The ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law’s Seventh Annual Law Student Trial Advocacy Competition with tournaments in various cities around the country.

www.abanet.org/labor/trialad/home.shtml



State-Level


Constitutional Rights Foundation: Mock Trials in Los Angeles County and California for middle schools and high schools


www.crf-usa.org/mock-trial-program/


Contra Costa County, High School: The Contra Costa County Office of Education Mock Trial Invitational


www.cccoe.k12.ca.us/supe/events/mocktrial.htm


Massachusetts: Information on state Mock Trial Competition, with lots of resources


http://mocktrial.massbar.org/


Information on UC Berkeley’s Mock Trial Program


http://calmocktrial.org/default.htm


The San Diego County branch of the California Mock Trial Program, a statewide academic competition


www.sdcba.org/index.cfm?pg=MockTrial


Street Law San Diego Program, based at California Western School of Law, hosts a mock trial competition.


www.cwsl.edu/main/default.asp?nav=news.asp&body=news/street_law_mock_trial_120310.asp


Mock Trial for Ventura County students in grades 9–12. The winning county team is then invited to the State Mock Trial to compete with their peers from across California, where many of our past teams have then gone on to compete in the National Mock Trial.


www.vcoe.org/sc/MockTrial.aspx


University of Southern California Mock Trial Team’s Web site


www.uscmocktrial.org/


Web site for the University of California San Diego Mock Trial Team


http://mocktrial.ucsd.edu/


Georgia


www.gabar.org/young_lawyers_division/high_school_mock_trial_program/


Pennsylvania


www.pabar.org/public/yld/meetings/yldstatewidemock.asp


Texas


www.dallasbar.org/thsmtc/


Tennessee


www.tba.org/mocktrial/index.html


Minnesota


www.mnbar.org/mocktrial/index.htm


Oregon


www.classroomlaw.org/homepage/mock-trial-competition/


Maryland


www.clrep.org/HSMockTrial.html


Connecticut


www.cclce.org/index.php?

option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=67&Itemid=44


Massachusetts


http://mocktrial.massbar.org/


New Jersey


www.njsbf.org/educators-and-students/programs/hs-vincent-mocktrial.html


New York


www.nysba.org/Content/NavigationMenu/PublicResources/LawYouthCitizenshipProgram/ MockTrialTournament/Mock_Trial_Tourname.htm



California High School Students Participating in the Mock Trial Program from the Constitutional Rights Foundation


Video clip: “Mock Trial Competition.” 2:48. Constitutional Rights Foundation.


www.crf-usa.org/civics-law--government-programs/mock-trial-program.html

 

Activity 2E: A Day at the Firm 1

 

Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force Video on the Crime of Fraud
 

“Frauds and How to Spot Trouble.” Federal Bureau of Investigation
 

http://saltlakecity.fbi.gov/multimedia/fraud052410/fraud052410.htm

Information on the Bernard Madoff Corporate Fraud Case
www.nytimes.com/2009/01/25/business/25bernie.html
www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/mar2009/db20090312_431966…
http://online.wsj.com/public/page/bernard-madoff.html

Foundations in Law, Unit 3
For review of criminal defenses
http://lawandjustice.edc.org/unit/unit-3-criminal-law-and-pursuit-justice

Activity 2F: A Day at the Firm 2

Trailer for “Picking Cotton” (2:55)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLGXrviy5Iw
wn.com/picking_cotton_a_memoir_of_injustice_and_redemption_book_trailer
http://bookscreening.com/2009/02/22/picking-cotton-by-jennifer-thompson…

Eyewitness Identification and Race
“Eyewitness Testimony and Lineup Identification.” Investigative Interviewing Research
Laboratory.University of Texas at El Paso.
http://iilab.utep.edu/eid.htm

Eyewitness Identification Activity
“Can you pick the suspect?” Eyewitness Identification Research Laboratory, University of Texas at El Paso
http://eyewitness.utep.edu/consult02a.html

Resources on Effective Testimony by Law Enforcement Officers
Effective Courtroom Performance By Indiana Law Enforcement. Victim/Witness Services, The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney.
www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/victim/ptips.htm
Miller, Lawrence. “On the Spot: Testifying in Court for Law Enforcement Officers.” The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, October 2006.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2194/is_10_75/ai_n18791226/
Video: Effective Courtroom Testimony for Police Officers. New Jersey Continuing Legal Education Services, LLC. 9:13.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJyrKmS8i08
Short version (1:45)
http://test.riverviewstudios.com/2009/NJCLE/FLV/ect.html