MockTrialsGradingMatrix

OutlineofspeechorquestionswithSPECIFICEVIDENCE
/15pts
5minuteopeningspeechbyindividualontrialexplainingactions
Clear,accurate,concisedescriptionsofactions
Persuasivedefenseofactions
Knowledgeableenoughtoanswerprosecutionquestions
Staysincharacter(consistentlybehavesasifhistoricalperson)

OR

ASSIGNEDQUESTIONSperindividualprosecutororASSIGNEDANSWERSbydefense
attorneythatareclear,accurate,knowledgeable
Questions/answersaccuratelyreflecthistoricaleventsoftimeperiod
Prosecutionquestionscarefullywordedtoencourage/elicitanswersportraying
innocenceorguilt
Knowledgeableenoughtoaskfollowupquestionswheninitialanswersare
ambiguous,misleading,orhistoricallyinaccurate.(Youshouldknowtheanswerto
eachquestionsyouask)
Defenseanswersresponddirectly,accurately,andclearlytoquestionsassisting
teammateswhenhelpfulornecessary
Staysincharacter(consistentlybehavesasifattorneyduringtimeperiod)

FIVEqualityresearchsources,includingtwoauthoritativeelectronic
/10pts
sourcesandatleastthreebooks,notincludingyourtextbookorregular
encyclopedias.

CorrectWorksCitedformat(oneperindividual,notidenticaltoteammates)
/5pts

Total:
/30pts