Video Review Self-Assessment Sheet: Advocacy Assignment Five: Cross-Examination and Impeachment Instructions 1.

Watch the video of your performance in the lab for both the ungraded and graded weeks of this exercise. If for some reason the video file is unavailable, corrupted or lost, work from memory. 2. Fill out this form (typewritten is best) and turn it in at the beginning of the next plenary session of class. If you are going to miss the plenary session for some reason, e-mail the completed form to me so I can include it in your file. Self-Assessment 1. Voice, Gestures Mannerisms and Body Language. a. What went well in this exercise?

b. What improvements did you make from the ungraded to the graded exercises?

c. What improvements or changes do you still need to make?

2. Exercise Evaluation Criteria. The evaluation criteria for the exercise are listed below. Comment about your performance in each of the areas. What worked well? What would you improve for next time? What improvements did you notice from the ungraded to the graded performances? a. Uses single-fact leading questions b. Controls witness through the use of detail and single-fact leading questions

c. Cross-examination is effectively organized to advance case theory d. Goals of cross-examination are evident from structure and questions e. Avoids open-ended questions f. Does not argue with the witness, but rather controls witness through effective crossexamination basics

g. Effective use of headnotes and other transitional devices

h. Cross-examiner isolates and identifies actual inconsistency.

i. j.

Effective use of 3 Cs methodology: commit, credit and confront. Smooth and effective use of prior statement (mark, show to counsel, show to judge, show to witness) as part of impeachment

3. Significant Critique Comment. What was the single most important critique comment you received from your lab instructor? Why was it important, and how did it change your performance? 4. Fellow Classmates. What was the single best thing you observed a fellow classmate do during this exercise? Why? 5. Retrospective. Go back and watch your earliest remaining recorded advocacy exercise from this semester. Compare it to this one. What visible and evident changes in your presentation style, advocacy skills and/or confidence do you notice? Self-Grading Take a look at the Guide to Grading Advocacy Exercises posted on TWEN. Remember that the median for every section is 7.5 of 10 points. Based on your honest and objective review of the assignment memorandum, evaluation criteria, your video performances, and what you saw from your peers in the lab performances, give yourself a grade for this performance. My score is a _____________.