Every day at Mock Trial Academy (June 19-June 29, 2008) will be different, but here's an idea of what a couple of the days may be like.

Trial Advocacy

DAY 1
8:00 am	--	9:00 am:		Breakfast
9:00 am	--	10:15 am:		Lecture on Closing Arguments
10:15 am	--	10:30 am:		Break
10:30 am	--	12:00 pm:		Lecture on Opening Statements
12:00 pm	--	1:00 pm:		Lunch
1:00 pm	--	5:00 pm:		Small Group Section: Draft Opening Statements and Closing Arguments
5:00 pm	--	5:30 pm:		Break
5:30 pm	--	7:00 pm:		Dinner
7:00 pm	--	9:30 pm:		Field Trip: Whirlyball
DAY 2
8:00 am	--	9:00 am:		Breakfast
9:00 am	--	12:00 pm:		Small Group Section: Mini-Trials with Faculty analysis
12:00 pm	--	1:00 pm:		Lunch
1:00 pm	--	6:00 pm:		Field trip: Shopping on Michigan Avenue and visiting The Sears Tower
6:00 pm	--	7:30 pm:		Dinner at Giordano's Pizzeria in downtown Chicago
8:30pm	--	9:30pm:		Small Group Section: Trial strategy

Advanced Trial Advocacy

DAY 1
8:00 am	--	9:00 am:		Breakfast
9:00 am	--	10:15 am:		Lecture: "How to deal with the evasive witness"
10:15 am	--	10:30 am:		Break
10:30 am	--	12:00 pm:		Small Group Section: Impeachment and witness control
12:00 pm	--	1:00 pm:		Lunch
1:00 pm	--	2:30 pm:		Lecture: Handling substantive and demonstrative exhibits
2:30 pm	--	2:45 pm:		Break
2:45 pm	--	5:00 pm:		Small Group Section: Working with exhibits
5:00 pm	--	5:30 pm:		Break
5:30 pm	--	7:00 pm:		Dinner
7:00 pm	--	9:30 pm:		Field Trip: Whirlyball
DAY 2
8:00 am	--	9:00 am:		Breakfast
9:00 am	--	12:00 pm:		Small Group Section: Drills on arguing objections
12:00 pm	--	1:00 pm:		Lunch
1:00 pm	--	6:00 pm:		Field trip: Shopping on Michigan Avenue and visiting The Sears Tower
6:00 pm	--	7:30 pm:		Dinner at Giordano's Pizzeria in downtown Chicago
8:30pm	--	9:30pm:		Small Group Section: Advanced Trial Strategy