Resources

Standards Alignment (PDF)

Mock Trial is aligned to the Indiana Academic Standards for Social Studies and English Language Arts. To view the alignment of the program, download this alignment guide.

Starting Mock Trial at the Beginning of the Year (Video)

Two mock trial advisors share their experiences about what to do at the beginning of the year to start a mock trial team, how to work together as a team, and working with legal advisors.

Case Organization and Theory (Video)

Judge Melissa May from the Indiana Court of Appeals explains what to keep in mind as teams begin their case organization and creating case theories.

Comparing Events and Actions Among Mock Trial Witnesses (PDF)

This graphic organizer can help students look at how different witnesses know, understand, and portray the events and actions within a case. This is also a great tool to build literacy skills of reading across multiple texts. (Download Word version)

Analyzing Mock Trial Witness Statements from Multiple Points of View (PDF)

This worksheet will help students understand each witness better and having them read deeply into the role the witness plays from the prosecution, defense, and witness points of view. It will also help students enhance their metacognitive knowledge of the witnesses and gain the literacy skill of reading a documents from multiple points of view. (Download Word version)

Creating a Witness Profile (PDF)

This can help students begin to learn who their witnesses are, their personalities, how to portray the character, and their role within their team’s trial strategy. (Download Word version)