World Court Case

1. Daily Instructions World Court Case

2. Day One: Getting Started • Overview of the Project • Choose Groups • Choose the statement that you plan to defend • Begin collecting evidence • These are your WITNESSES • Choose the FIVE that are best suited for your case • Do this INDIVIDUALLY • Get back with your group and share the evidence you have collected • Decide which FIVE pieces the group will use • Divide up the evidence • Individually begin OPVL: IB Document Analysis • GOAL : OPVL Completed

3. Wikispaces • http://worldhistorynhs.wikispaces.com/ • Go to course documents • Click on World Court Case Documents

4. Day Two: Evidence • Continue with individual OPVL Analysis • You should have this done by the end of the hour • It will need to be fully typed and put into your brief • Begin connecting your evidence to your argument • This should be worked on individually as well • You MUST be able to tie your evidence back to the statement that you are defending • Some questions to answer: • How does this prove the statements accuracy? • What holes does this leave? How can you negate them? • Why did you choose this document over others? • Remember this is what you are going to say when you present to the class • This will also be typed and inserted into your brief • GOAL: Connecting the Evidence Completed

5. Day Three: Opening Argument • With your group create an opening argument • This should do the following: • Provide an attention grabber to hook the jury • Explain the statement and why you believe it is accurate • Give a brief explanation of how you are planning to argue its accuracy • This may include a brief explanation of the documents you will be presenting • This will be typed as well and put into your brief • Choose the person that will be saying the argument at the trial • GOAL: Completion of Opening Argument

6. Day Four: Presentation Creation • Create a PowerPoint Presentation that displays your evidence • This should be unique and creative • Make sure that you have a plan to the way that you present your evidence • Most important piece first/last • Emphatically • Logically • Slides must include a picture of the evidence that you are going to use • These will be found on the MC assignment page for WH • Goal: Powerpoint Presentation Completed

7. Day Five: Closing Argument • With your group create a closing argument • This should do the following: • Provide an attention grabber to hook the jury • Explain the statement and why you believe it is accurate • Give a brief explanation of how you have masterfully argued your case • This may include a brief explanation of the documents you used • Conclude with a statement that expresses the reason why you have provided the best defense • This will be typed as well and put into your brief • Choose the person that will be saying the argument at the trial • GOAL: Completion of Closing Argument

8. Weekend Wrap Up • Complete anything that you need to • Make sure that everything is typed • Your name should be on the individual items that you created • Put your brief together in the proper order • Practice Opening and Closing Arguments • Practice individual evidence presentations • Prepare for Court tomorrow! • Remember to dress for success! • GOAL : Completed Presentation

9. Brief Organization • Cover Sheet (typewritten) • Group names • Statement being proven • Opening Argument (typewritten) • Appendix I: Evidence Cover Sheet (typewritten) • Ranking of Evidence on coversheet • OPVL Graphic Organizers • Connection of Evidence Write-ups • Appendix II: Presentation Plan Cover Sheet (typewritten) • Presentation Plan (Printed PowerPoint) • Each group member is responsible for at least one written portion of the presentation plan and contributing to the overall plan • Closing Argument (typed, but may be added to during the presentation) • Rubrics

10. Provide the best defense and win your case!