Mock Trial Club
This is an ongoing class, students will cycle through and take part in many different fairytale trials. Students will take a turns doing different roles in court. Students will be the Judge, Defense Attorney, Prosecutor, and witnesses.
Samantha Lowery
Average rating:
4.7
Number of reviews:(53)
What's included
1 live meeting
45 mins in-class hours per weekHomework
1 hour per week. Students will be given a fairytale to read each week and assigned a role. Students will need to watch a video or read the story before class and learn the role they were assigned. This role may be judge, jury member, witness, defendant, or attorney. The students will be given a copy of the book, Funny twisted fairy tales for junior attorneys by Samantha Lowery.Assessment
Informal assessment; however parents may contact me if they want feedback.Class Experience
US Grade 4 - 7
Each week we will conduct a mock trial and discuss the different roles in court. Students will play these roles and learn about how laws are made and interpreted by courts. Students will take turns with the role of attorney, judge, jury, bailiff, witness, and defendant. By playing the different roles students will learn skills such as oral advocacy, speech, and logic. We will play games and discuss the roles of Police officers in questioning witnesses, criminal defense investigators, and others roles that are important to how our courts work. Students will experience different roles in court by playing those parts. To better understand the different aspects of trial and the justice systems students can take Criminal Law Bootcamp prior or during this course.
Learning Goals
Oral advocacy, logic, reasoning, how the courts work, the different types of courts, peoples roles in those courts.
Other Details
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
- youtube
Joined May, 2020
4.7
53reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
2 Degrees
Doctoral Degree from University of Nebraska College of Law
Bachelor's Degree from University of Oregon
I teach legal classes including constitutional law and an introduction to criminal justice.
I was a criminal defense investigator for 15 years. My education: Juris Doctorate 2020 Law University of Nebraska College of Law; Bachelors of Science 2016 Sociology with Honors; minor in Cultural Anthropology University of Oregon; AAS 2013 Human Services: Criminal Justice Lane Community College; Certificate of Mediation 2020 UNL College of Law
I use a wide variety of techniques because every student learns differently.
When I am not teaching I enjoy photography! Reviews
Live Group Class
$10
weekly1x per week
45 min
Completed by 139 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-14
2-12 learners per class
