What did I work on?
For this unit first we worked on observing images of Ötzi the iceman’s belongings, itself, it’s location, and a CT scan of his body. We also read articles about Ötzi the iceman, some about how he was murdered, some about how her was not murdered and some about both he may be murdered or not murdered. At the end of this unit we did a mock trial in two days the first is for the Red team to so the mock trial and we the Gold team are the Jury of the court at the end of all the mock trials the thing is that almost all of the people in the Jury vote that Ötzi was not murdered.
What did I learn?
I learned about the past and things about Ötzi the iceman like what health issues do he have and some specific things like how many millimeters is the arrowhead lodged inside Ötzi’s left shoulder. We also learned why to care about the past because of things like the past will tell us truth like what happened to Ötzi the iceman, maybe also what killed Ötzi. We also learned how to write open-ended questions and close-ended questions, about Ötzi the iceman.
What worked well?
One thing that worked well during the mock trial is that take notes when I was the 4th lawyer of the defense team I need to end the defense with a strong closing statement I need to listen to my teammates and opponents to say about how we win this trial and show that Ötzi was not murdered. Another thing that worked well is when we are researching about Ötzi the iceman I found a lot of evidence that shows how Ötzi was not murdered by another prehistorical man, but he died from health issues. Also the AI chatbot worked really well on giving me ideas of questions I will ask on turn of the trial.
What did not work?
One thing that I can improve on is that I can be more confident on saying my questions and closing statements out I think that I will be more persuasive to the Jury if I am more confident on my speaking. Another thing that I need to improve on is my speech, I think I can practice more on my questions and closing statement, so I won’t be that laggy. The thing that didn’t work well a lot is that
Personal Relevance.
The things that I practiced on this trial and unit I really help me when I am doing a debate competition which is this Saturday and Sunday Nov. 29-30 2025. This can help my deliver my speech and take more and better notes on my paper which I need to, to make a better speech. The most important thing of this unit is that it makes me wonder about things like how does a mock trial really work and why is there a mock trial also what will a real mock trial be like.
