Think Like a Lawyer
What does it mean to think like a lawyer?
Great lawyers don't just memorize laws—they analyze evidence, evaluate competing arguments, question assumptions, and defend their conclusions with confidence.
These are the same critical thinking skills we want students developing in ELA.
Whether your students are preparing for a mock trial, debating real court cases, or evaluating evidence, these resources help them think like real attorneys while strengthening reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills.
This is the mock trial survival guide I wish I’d had before running my first mock trial. It includes:
Professionalism contract
Attorney, witness, and judge handbooks
Editable mock trial script (for any trial)
Editable jury instructions (for any trial)
Collaborative planning documents for defense, prosecution, and judge teams
Jury summons letter
Objections cheat sheets
Recommended mock trial cases
Mock trial preparation sequence
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👉Complete Mock Trial Foundations Bundle
The complete bundle includes all of the following resources, which can each also be purchased individually.
⚖️Free Courtroom Connections Debate Game
⚖️Trial Vocabulary Lesson
⚖️Objections | Notes, Videos , & Digital Review Game
⚖️Reader’s Theater Mock Trial: Pepsi, What’s in my Dew?
⚖️Legal Reasoning Stations: 5 Famous Court Cases
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