| Lesson |
Activity |
1: Getting Started and Course Introduction |
- Read Syllabus
- Complete introductory activities.
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| 2: Basics of Legal Writing |
- Read: Putman, Ch. 1, pp. 3-25.
Read: Putman, Ch. 11, pp. 253-288 (optional, but suggested).
- Read: ALWD, see references in body of lesson.
- Complete and submit the Lesson 2 Assignment.
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3: How to Read the Law: Case Law |
- Read: Putman, Ch. 4, pp. 81-92.
- Complete and submit your dissection of State of Maine v. Benner.
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| 4: How to Read the Law: Statutory Law |
- Read: Putman, Ch. 3, pp. 53-77.
- Complete and submit your dissection of the assigned statute.
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| 5: Forms of Legal Writing |
- Read: Putman, Ch. 15, pp. 390-398.
- Complete and submit the Lesson 5 assignment.
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| 6: The Case Brief |
- Read: Putman, Ch. 4, pp. 92-105.
- Complete and submit your Case Brief assignment.
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7: Introduction to Citations
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- Read: ALWD:
Part 1: A. Purpose and Use of Citations, p. 3
B. How to Use This Book, Pages 4-7
C. Local Citation Rules, p. 7-8
D. How Your Word Processor May Affect Citations, p. 8-10
Rules 1.0 through 6.11, p. 13-42
Rule 10.0, p. 49-51
Rule 11.0, p. 52-59
Rule 12.0 - 12.11(c), p. 64-94
Rule 14.0, 111-121
- Complete and submit the citation assignment.
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| 8: Citation Usage |
- Read: ALWD, Rules 1-5, 12, 27, 43, 47, 48, and assorted references in the lesson
- Complete and submit the ALWD Worksheet.
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| 9: Documenting Citations |
- Read: ALWD, Rules 12, 40, and others referred to in the lesson content
- Complete and submit the ALWD Worksheet, Part II.
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| 10: The Internal (Office) Memorandum of Law |
- Read: Putman, Ch. 12, pp. 294-311; Ch. 13, pp. 319-334.
- Complete and submit the Internal Memorandum assignment.
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| 11: Legal Analysis |
- Read: Putman, Ch. 2, pp. 29-42; Ch. 5, pp. 108-123.
- Complete and submit the Maine v. Benner analysis assignment.
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12: Developing Legal Analysis Skills: Writing an Issue Statement |
- Read: Putman, Ch. 6, pp.131-151; Ch. 7, pp. 157-173.
- Complete and submit the Issue Statement assignment.
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| 13: Developing Legal Analysis Skills: Determining Whether a Case is On Point and Synthesizing a Series of Cases |
- Read: Putman, Ch. 8, pp. 181-182; 184-197.
- Complete and submit the Lesson 13 assignment.
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| 14: The External Memorandum of Law (Memorandum of Points and Authorities) |
- Read: Putman, Ch. 14, pp. 352-373.
- Complete and submit your External Memorandum assignment.
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| 15: The Appellate Brief |
- Read: Putman, Ch. 14, pp. 369-373; Appendix B, pp. 460-485.
- Complete the Appellate Briefs Quiz.
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