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For those unfamiliar with the Mock Trial, it's our most popular offering for school groups and it works really well for adults, too!  We take Poe's great story "The Tell-Tale Heart" and treat it as though it were testimony from a murderer on trial in a courtroom.  Before we read the story, we "cast" several roles:  judge, prosecuting attorney, defense attorney and jury foreman.  Everyone else is on the jury! How Does It Work? The judge calls the court to order and the defendant (a Poe staffer, typically the Education Coordinator) takes the stand.  Poe's story serves as ...