The Trial of Johnny Cade

150+ intermediate students at Gananoque Intermediate and Secondary School have been studying the novel The Outsiders for the past four weeks. The students have enjoyed the novel immensely. Their energy and passion for the book has inspired our expansive and epic culminating assignment “The Trial of Johnny Cade”. Even though Johnny Cade is a fictional character from S.E. Hinton's novel, we are going to make this as real as possible. It requires everyone to "get into role". Students will become the witnesses, the barristers, the solicitors, judge, jury, social media, the press, forensic teams and sketch artists. Students will have just over a week to prepare themselves. With the guidance, knowledge and experience of community members, intermediate teachers
and high school teachers, students will immerse themselves into the roles. They will work with community artists, police officers, lawyers. They will find themselves in the high school science labs, law classes and art studios. The rigorous training and collaboration will make the event seem a reality.

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Friday 1 March 2013

How The lawyers are preparing their witnesses!

This is how the lawyers prepare their witnesses, they first start with telling the witness to tell the truth, and then they told the witness that the court room is a safe place. Remember that this is not a conversation because this could lead to life or death. The lawyers watch to see if they are changing their stories. When preparing a witness there are also a number of logistical issues to consider before the first meeting. When the trial is going on the lawyers think, will the witness do a good job? Or at least a sufficient job? One type of witness to be aware of is the vane Caesar someone who is senior enough in a company to assume that they must know the answer to the question. Do not be overly self-conscious but do not let down your guard.
~Keynan Kennedy
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