To Kill a Mockingbird
Trial Notes
Complete the following organizer while reading chapters
17, 18, and 19
This will be your prewriting for your essay, so be sure to
put forth your best effort.
Trial of Tom Robinson
1
Witness #1 - Sheriff Heck Tate
Under examination by Mr. Gilmer, Sheriff Tate testified:
Under examination by Atticus Finch, Sheriff Tate testified:
Based on his testimony, does Sheriff Tate come off as a credible witness?
Explain:
What questions about Sheriff Tate’s testimony would you like to have clarified? What
questions would you ask if you had been a lawyer in this case?
What can you infer about witness Sheriff Tate? Did his testimony help or harm Atticus’s
defense of Tom Robinson? Explain.
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Trial of Tom Robinson
2
Witness #2 - Robert “Bob” Ewell
Under examination by Mr. Gilmer, Bob Ewell testified:
Under examination by Atticus Finch, Bob Ewell testified:
Based on his testimony, does Bob Ewell come off as a credible witness?
Explain:
What questions about Bob Ewell’s testimony would you like to have clarified? What questions
would you ask if you had been a lawyer in this case?
What can you infer about witness Bob Ewell? Did his testimony help or harm Atticus’s defense
of Tom Robinson? Explain.
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Trial of Tom Robinson
3
Witness #3 - Mayella Ewell
Under examination by Mr. Gilmer, Mayella Ewell testified:
Under examination by Atticus Finch, Mayella Ewell testified:
Based on her testimony, does Mayella Ewell come off as a credible witness?
Explain:
What questions about Mayella Ewell’s testimony would you like to have clarified? What
questions would you ask if you had been a lawyer in this case?
What can you infer about witness Mayella Ewell? Did her testimony help or harm Atticus’s
defense of Tom Robinson? Explain.
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Trial of Tom Robinson
4
Witness #4 - Tom Robinson
Under examination by Atticus Finch, Tom Robinson testified:
Under examination by Mr. Gilmer, Tom Robinson testified:
Based on his testimony, does Tom Robinson come off as a credible witness?
Explain:
What questions about Tom Robinson’s testimony would you like to have clarified? What
questions would you ask if you had been a lawyer in this case?
What can you infer about witness Tom Robinson? Did her testimony help or harm Atticus’s
defense? Explain.
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