Part 3: Preparing for Trial

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Activity 3A: Opening Statements and Closing Arguments

 

Science in the Courtroom: The Woburn Toxic Trial

This site includes video clips of opening statements and closing arguments in a
mock trial conducted by law students at Ohio State.

http://serc.carleton.edu/woburn/resources/video.html

Activity 3B: Witness Testimony and Direct and Cross-Examination

USC Mock Trial’s Channel. 2011. This site includes footage of direct and cross-examination
in a mock trial conducted by undergraduates at the University of South Carolina.

www.youtube.com/user/USCMockTrial

Missouri YMCA Youth in Government training videos. October 4, 2007. This
site has several training videos ranging from 3 to 5 minutes long. The videos
 show students presenting an opening statement, conducting direct and crossexamination,
and presenting a closing argument in a mock civil case focusing on
a student protest.

http://vimeo.com/moyig/videos

Science in the Courtroom: The Woburn Toxic Trial. Ohio State Mock Trial. This
site includes video clips of direct and cross-examination questions in a mock trial
conducted by law students at Ohio State, although the witness responses have
been edited out.

http://serc.carleton.edu/woburn/resources/video.html