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3 Unit
Course
If you are enrolled in the three-unit course, then your
grade will be based on a research paper.
Your paper must satisfy the Upperclass
Legal Writing Requirement, which is described as follows:
Students
choose topics, submit outlines, prepare and submit a first draft, and
complete the final paper in consultation with faculty members in approved
seminars and clinics.
The
upperclass writing project should show the
student’s mastery of the in-depth research undertaken and demonstrate how
the student has organized, clarified, or advanced this body of knowledge
in resolving the issues raised by the paper. Final papers must be
submitted to the Office of the Registrar and not directly to the
professor.
The
technical requirements for writing in approved seminars include: (1) use
of legal forms of citation (when appropriate); (2) submission of an
outline and a first draft, in accordance with the professor’s
instructions and schedule; (3) submission of a revised final paper based
on the professor’s comments; and (4) both the first draft and the final
paper of at least 6,000 words (excluding footnotes), which is
approximately 25 typewritten pages using customary margins and spacing.
All work must be that of the student in consultation with the professor
or must be cited for attribution to others.
The deadlines for your paper are as follows:
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Requirement
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Date
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Topic Proposal—Approximately 200 words describing
your proposed topic, including a “thesis statement” of the central
point the paper will make.
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September 19
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Outline—Approximately three to five pages, including
a revised “thesis statement” and an annotated bibliography of relevant
sources such as books, journal articles, cases, etc.
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October 10
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First Draft—A substantially complete draft of the
paper with citations.
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November 21, 2007
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Final Draft—A fully complete draft of the paper, no
less than 6,000 words with complete citations in either Bluebook or
Chicago Manual of Style Form
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January 21, 2008
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2 Unit
Course
The assignment for the two-unit version of the course
is to complete a weekly reaction paper of no less than 300 words to the readings
and/or to an article relevant to the readings (after consultation and
agreement with the instructor).
Reaction papers will be due each week, starting with
the second week of class up to and including the last class meeting. Papers are due by noon on the day
before class is scheduled, i.e., by 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday if class meets
as regularly scheduled on Wednesday.
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