CourseLAW402

Week9 of 16

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This week’s topics

Command verbs in legal assessment: analyse, evaluate, assess, advise

Command verbs in legal assessment: analyse, evaluate, assess, advise
Being critical rather than descriptive
Using quotations

What you will be able to do

3.3 Explain the need to apply the command verb in academic writing.

Activity

Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain the need to apply the command verb in academic writing.

Study materials

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Course plan

Week 1: Locating case law: the All England Law Reports and online d…
Week 2: Separating facts, legal reasoning and outcome
Week 3: Finding and accessing Acts of Parliament; green and white p…
Week 4: Reading and paraphrasing statute
Week 5: Researching a statute's journey into law and the influences…
Week 6: Planning and structuring legal essays, problem questions (I…
Week 7: Primary and secondary sources, legal dictionaries and journ…
Midterm: Midterm evaluation
Week 9: Command verbs in legal assessment: analyse, evaluate, asses…
Week 10: Approaches to learning and study
Week 11: Self-evaluation of academic skills and English
Week 12: Applying Academic Writing and Research Skills for Law in pr…
Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
Week 15: Review and coursework completion
Final: Final assessment and submission

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