LEAD WEEK 2013
ASSIGNMENTS FOR FIRST LARW CLASS
The following assignments are to be completed before your first LARW class on Wednesday.
As you find your assignment in the list below, please note that your LARW section is not the
same as your small section for your other first-year classes. If you cannot access Sakai before
Tuesday, August 20, please email your professor to make arrangements to obtain any materials
that have been posted electronically.
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LARW Section 1
Professor Dimond
•Read in Edwards:
-pp. xxv-xxvii (Introduction)
-pp. 1-11 (ch. 1 - legal reasoning, ethics, plagiarism)
•Read in Sakai/Syllabus:
-fall cover memo
-fall syllabus
•Read in Sakai/Resources:
-Honor Code Supplement/plagiarism
-chart of a civil action
-dictionary of procedural terms
-common usage & style errors
-Rita West materials (read and follow instructions)
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LARW Section 2
Professor Reeves
Read in Sakai:
-Edwards: pp. 1-11 (legal reasoning, ethics, plagiarism)
-All documents in Course Information Documents folder
Read in Neumann/Simon:
-pp. 1-5 (legal professional writing)
-pp. 15-20 (orientation to causes of action, remedies, defenses, elements and sources of “THE
LAW”)
-pp. 117-23 the paradigm for structuring proof of a conclusion of law, called “CREAC” by book
authors
Complete Good Movie Exercise posted on Sakai.
Print out and bring to class two hard copies of the questions and your answers
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LARW Section 3
Professor Mullem
Read in Edwards:
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pp. xxv-xxvii (Introduction)
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pp. 1-11 (ch. 1 - legal reasoning, ethics, plagiarism)
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pp. 17-26 (ch. 2 - outlining a rule)
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pp. 39-51 (ch. 4 -formulating a rule from a case opinion)
Read from Sakai:
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All documents in Course Information folder
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LARW Section 4
Professor Mock
Read in Neumann/Simon:
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pp. 1-5 (Chapter 1: Writing and Professional Work);
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pp. 79-84 (Chapter 11: Getting to Know Yourself as a Writer);
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pp. 27-29 (Chapter 5: Inside a Judicial Opinion)
Read on Sakai:
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Syllabus
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Course Guidelines
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Legal Writing Honor Code supplement
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Assignment for first class (evaluating two office memos)
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LARW Section 5
Professor Ragazzo
•Read in Neumann/Simon:
pp. 1–5 (Chapter 1: Writing and Professional Work);
pp. 79–84 (Chapter 11: Getting to Know Yourself as a Writer)
•Read on Sakai:
Fall syllabus, fall course guidelines, and the Legal Writing Honor Code supplement
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LARW Section 6
Professor Rich
Read in Edwards:
-pp. xxv-xxvii (Introduction)
-pp. 1-11 (Ch. 1: legal reasoning, ethics, plagiarism)
Read on Sakai:
-all documents in General Course Information folder
-sample memos in Memos for Class One folder
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LARW Section 7
Professor Powell
Read in Edwards:
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pp. xxv-xxvii (Introduction)
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pp. 1-11 (ch. 1 - legal reasoning, ethics, plagiarism)
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pp. 17-26 (ch. 2 - outlining a rule)
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pp. 39-51 (ch. 4 - formulating a rule from a case opinion)
Read from Sakai:
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All documents in General Course Information folder
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Memos for Class One
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LARW Section 8
Professor Baker
Read in Edwards:
-pp.xxv-xxvii (Introduction)
-pp. 1-11 (Ch. 1, Legal Reasoning, Ethics, Plagiarism)
-pp. 17-26 (Ch. 2, Outlining a Rule)
Read on Sakai:
-All documents in General Course Information folder
-Exercise and accompanying materials for first class
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