Mock Trial: Shaping Up

Hi everyone, this is Kendall from the mock trial group. Yesterday, our group had a practice mock trial. The defense didn't have many questions for the witnesses, and some of the witnesses didn't have answers, but it was practice and we only just received our packets of information yesterdat morning. The defense is preparing new and better questions for the plantiff witnesses. I think that when we start the mock trial, we will be more prepared. I will be playing the role of Jamie Billard, a lawyer for the defendant and I think this will be a challenging case. I've never been in a mock trial before, so this will be a new expireance for me. The plantiff side is working just as hard as we are, so I know that our showcase will be great. The defendant group is excited to start the trial.



On another note, we learned a little about autism this morning, because one of the characters in the trial is a little girl who is autistic. We learned that even with autism, you can still be a functioning member of the cummuinity. Just because you're autistic, doesn't always mean that your handicapped. Here is a link with more interesting information that we found: http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer?pagename=about_home.



Next week we plan on having a few guest speakers come in to talk to us. One will show us how to present ourselves non-verbally, like our posture and eye contact. Another is going to talk to us about the basics of law and the legal system. In our portfolio training, Zack is going to teach us how to present ourselves when in an interview. Even though some of the workers do know how this is done, it will be good to have a chance to practice this.