Court Cases and Murder Mysteries

In this mini-module, I share some fun ideas I've used in my writing courses over the years. After watching the video, look below for my handouts and samples (with annotations) you can use with your students. Enjoy!

(Here is the original source material for the court case: https://nysba.org/app/uploads/2020/01/2013_Morgan-Martin-v-Cattaraugus-Programming-University_civil.pdf)

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Case Intro and Notes

Case Evidence Files

Sample Closing Arguments

Here is another prompt for more practice:

Lawsuit Project

(Here is the original source material: http://mail.miciviced.org/images/mock-trial/1989-roman-v-colby.pdf)