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Law School and Exams: Preparing and Writing to Win, Fourth Edition is the fourth edition of a popular book whose first edition Bryan Garner reviewed and judged to be “the best on the market.” It combines:
Comprehensive and self-contained, the Fourth Edition is suitable for use as the textbook for a sophisticated Prelaw course, 1L Orientation, or a 1L Academic Success course. Alternatively, incoming 1Ls can work through it independently over the summer to be optimally prepared for law school in the fall.
New to the Fourth Edition:
Professors and student will benefit from:
- Clear and comprehensive explanations of study and exam techniques
- Numerous illustrative samples that are truly instructive
- Twenty in-class exercises or take-home assignments on everything from case briefs to essay and multiple-choice exam questions.
Comprehensive and self-contained, the Fourth Edition is suitable for use as the textbook for a sophisticated Prelaw course, 1L Orientation, or a 1L Academic Success course. Alternatively, incoming 1Ls can work through it independently over the summer to be optimally prepared for law school in the fall.
New to the Fourth Edition:
- New material throughout the book from the engaging voice and ASP teaching experience of new co-author, Louis Schulze
- The latest in learning theory, including focus and engagement, spaced repetition with interleaving, active learning through hands-on practice; and the importance of mindset, mindfulness, and well-being
- New material on strategies for preparing for and taking exams
- Discussions of AI in legal practice,
- and in student work when called for in a course, but
- underscoring the necessity of otherwise doing one’s own work as a 1L to develop the required knowledge and skills to later harness, review, and revise AI
Professors and student will benefit from:
- The way the book facilitates a flipped classroom:
- The clear and detailed explanations and illustrations will enable students to prepare well for class, permitting the professor to provide a quick summary of key points before turning to active learning through brainstorming, problem-solving, discussion, debate, writing exercises, and formative assessment.
- Clear explanations and illustrations for reading assignments and numerous exercises for in-class active learning
- Sample answers in the Appendix for all in-text exercises, to help students check their understanding
- A major in-text take-home assignment requiring case synthesis, that can be used to further gauge student’s understanding
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Details & Craftsmanship
Every detail has been carefully considered to bring you the perfect product.
Details & Craftsmanship
Every detail has been carefully considered to bring you the perfect product.
Description
Law School and Exams: Preparing and Writing to Win, Fourth Edition is the fourth edition of a popular book whose first edition Bryan Garner reviewed and judged to be “the best on the market.” It combines:
Comprehensive and self-contained, the Fourth Edition is suitable for use as the textbook for a sophisticated Prelaw course, 1L Orientation, or a 1L Academic Success course. Alternatively, incoming 1Ls can work through it independently over the summer to be optimally prepared for law school in the fall.
New to the Fourth Edition:
Professors and student will benefit from:
- Clear and comprehensive explanations of study and exam techniques
- Numerous illustrative samples that are truly instructive
- Twenty in-class exercises or take-home assignments on everything from case briefs to essay and multiple-choice exam questions.
Comprehensive and self-contained, the Fourth Edition is suitable for use as the textbook for a sophisticated Prelaw course, 1L Orientation, or a 1L Academic Success course. Alternatively, incoming 1Ls can work through it independently over the summer to be optimally prepared for law school in the fall.
New to the Fourth Edition:
- New material throughout the book from the engaging voice and ASP teaching experience of new co-author, Louis Schulze
- The latest in learning theory, including focus and engagement, spaced repetition with interleaving, active learning through hands-on practice; and the importance of mindset, mindfulness, and well-being
- New material on strategies for preparing for and taking exams
- Discussions of AI in legal practice,
- and in student work when called for in a course, but
- underscoring the necessity of otherwise doing one’s own work as a 1L to develop the required knowledge and skills to later harness, review, and revise AI
Professors and student will benefit from:
- The way the book facilitates a flipped classroom:
- The clear and detailed explanations and illustrations will enable students to prepare well for class, permitting the professor to provide a quick summary of key points before turning to active learning through brainstorming, problem-solving, discussion, debate, writing exercises, and formative assessment.
- Clear explanations and illustrations for reading assignments and numerous exercises for in-class active learning
- Sample answers in the Appendix for all in-text exercises, to help students check their understanding
- A major in-text take-home assignment requiring case synthesis, that can be used to further gauge student’s understanding
