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June 23, 2009
Prof. Robertson on the performance test
http://media.law.siu.edu/bar/workshop1pm23june09rm108.wmv
Posted by tfurby at 02:55 PM
tips on writing essays and memorizing
I strongly suggest that when writing essay questions, you use the long outline as a reference and you write them open book. Neither the short outline nor the lecture handouts offers the thorough discussion of the law that you find in the long outline. Using the long outline as you write, helps you write the rule correctly, using the proper terms of art, and re-enforces it in your mind for easy recall later. It is as if you filed the rule in your memory bank.
I recommend you read the long outline in preparation for each lecture, but if you are not, at least use the long outline as a reference when you write an essay question.
After July 10, try writing the essays under exam conditions - closed book and 30 minute timing, but for now, use the long outline and write them open book.
If you have not yet done so, this week (June 22) would be an ideal time to write one essay on torts, criminal law, and evidence. Next week write essays on constitutional law, property and agency. In that way, you will review the law of five of the six MBR topics for the simulated MBE coming July 6, as well as review the essay topics from early June, as well as practice essay writing. Then the week of July 6, in the evenings after the MBE simulation, write one essay each evening - on IL civ pro, corporations, and commercial paper. Use July 9-10 to write essays on contracts, equity, family and fed jur and wills and to do another MPT.
Posted by Suzanne at 10:37 AM
June 20, 2009
Prof. Marlow on tips on memorizing and other bar prep tips.
http://media.law.siu.edu/bar/workshop1pm16jun09rm108.wmv
Posted by tfurby at 07:04 PM
June 09, 2009
Prof. Schmitz on how to write an essay
http://media.law.siu.edu/success/workshop1pm09june09rm108.wmv
Posted by tfurby at 10:48 PM