This week for my blog I am going to talk about a mock trial that we did i class for the short story Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe. We did a mock trial for it. The short story is about a man that hates his neighbors eye. He hates it so much that he wanted to kill the eye. In the end he ended up killing the old man. The trial was whether he was criminally insane which then he would go to jail and get a death sentence or if he was just insane which then he would to go a mental hospital. I was apart of the jury. The jury gets to make the decision whether he is insane or criminally insane. During the trial the defense and prosecution made some really great points. When the defense and prosecution were done making their points and closing arguments the jury went outside and deliberated and we made our decisions. It was a hung jury. Everybody in the jury thought he was insane but one person thought he criminally insane. That one person was me and I made it a hung jury. Overall the trial was amazing and a fun activity. The defense and prosecution made some amazing points about how Aidan was guilty and the defense made some amazing points about how he is insane and needs to go to a mental hospital. In conclusion the mock trial was so much fun and an amazing learning experience. Also the trial was very realistic we had a judge, a bailiff, witnesses, jury, and attorneys. The whole experience made it feel very real and overall I would do it again and it made me think that in the future I would like to be in the jury in a real trial. http://www.crf-usa.org/mock-trial-program/mock-trial-program.html
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May 2017
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