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    George kills Lennie at the end of Of Mice and Men and is put on trial for murder. The prosecution must prove George planned to kill Lennie and is guilty of premeditated murder. The defense argues George was temporarily insane and unable to distinguish right from wrong, making him not guilty by reason of insanity. Both sides will give opening and closing statements and call at least three witnesses each, who will be questioned by lawyers and cross-examined. Lawyers, witnesses, and those delivering statements will be graded based on the quality of their arguments and ability to reference evidence from the book.

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    George kills Lennie at the end of Of Mice and Men and is put on trial for murder. The prosecution must prove George planned to kill Lennie and is guilty of premeditated murder. The defense argues George was temporarily insane and unable to distinguish right from wrong, making him not guilty by reason of insanity. Both sides will give opening and closing statements and call at least three witnesses each, who will be questioned by lawyers and cross-examined. Lawyers, witnesses, and those delivering statements will be graded based on the quality of their arguments and ability to reference evidence from the book.

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    George kills Lennie at the end of Of Mice and Men and is put on trial for murder. The prosecution must prove George planned to kill Lennie and is guilty of premeditated murder. The defense argues George was temporarily insane and unable to distinguish right from wrong, making him not guilty by reason of insanity. Both sides will give opening and closing statements and call at least three witnesses each, who will be questioned by lawyers and cross-examined. Lawyers, witnesses, and those delivering statements will be graded based on the quality of their arguments and ability to reference evidence from the book.

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    George kills Lennie at the end of Of Mice and Men and is put on trial for murder. The prosecution must prove George planned to kill Lennie and is guilty of premeditated murder. The defense argues George was temporarily insane and unable to distinguish right from wrong, making him not guilty by reason of insanity. Both sides will give opening and closing statements and call at least three witnesses each, who will be questioned by lawyers and cross-examined. Lawyers, witnesses, and those delivering statements will be graded based on the quality of their arguments and ability to reference evidence from the book.

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    Name: _______________Your job in the group: _________________

    _______________

    Your side:

    Of Mice and Men: The Trial


    George kills Lennie at the end of the novel and he is going to be put on trial for
    murder. The prosecutions job will be to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that
    George planned to kill Lennie and that he is guilty of premeditated murder. The
    defenses job will be to prove that George was temporarily overcome with emotions
    and unable to tell right from wrong. They will argue that his inability to tell the
    difference between right and wrong makes him not guilty by reason of temporary
    insanity.
    Each group will have to provide the following during the course of the trial:
    An Opening Statement:
    A student or students will prepare and read an argumentative summary of what
    they plan to prove during the course of the trial. This statement should include
    references to the witnesses that will be called, the evidence that they will present,
    and a counter argument that refutes what the opposing side may have to say.
    Students that give the opening statement will be graded on their ability to
    accurately summarize their case and their ability to use logos, pathos and ethos in
    the course of their argument.
    Lawyers:
    Each side should have several lawyers. Their job will be to ask the witnesses
    questions and to cross-examine the witnesses presented by the opposing team.
    Lawyers should work together with witnesses in order to prepare them for the
    questions that they will be asked and should be prepared to ask their own witnesses
    at least ten questions during the course of the actual trial. Students that crossexamine witnesses from the other team should be prepared to ask through
    questions related only to the specifics of what the witness said during the actual
    trial. Lawyers will be graded on the quality of their questions and the quality of the
    responses given by the witness that they question.
    Witnesses:
    Each side must call at least three witnesses to the stand. Witnesses must know the
    information that they are sharing without using note-cards or the book. The most
    important parts of being a witness are a good memory and an ability to react to
    questions about the book when the opposing side asks them. Witnesses will be
    graded based on the quality and accuracy of their response and will also be graded,
    to a lesser degree, based on the quality of the questions that are asked by the
    lawyers on their team.
    A Closing Statement:

    Name: _______________Your job in the group: _________________


    _______________

    Your side:

    A student or students will prepare and read an argumentative summary of what


    they have proven during the course of the trial. This statement should include
    references to the witnesses that have been called, the evidence that they shared,
    and a counter argument that refutes what the opposing side presented. Students
    that give the closing statement will be graded on their ability to accurately
    summarize the case that was actually shown to the class and their ability to use
    logos, pathos and ethos while asserting Georges guilt or innocence.

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