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Examination &
Paper Options
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are two options the class.
Option One is a take-home
examination. The question will
be distributed on the last day of class (& can be downloaded from
the web on that day after class).
The answer will be due on the last day of the law school exam
period.
- Here
is a “practice” take-home exam.
- Take-home
option. The take-home
examination will be distributed on a date to be announced and due on a
date to be announced.
- Research
paper option. You may elect
instead to do a research paper.
If you choose this option, you must adhere to the following
deadlines or you will default to the take-home exam option:
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Research Paper
Deadlines
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January 30
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Statement of intent & topic proposal. The topic proposal should be 100 to 250
words & it should describe the thesis and main argument of the paper.
If I ask for modification in your topic proposal, a
modified statement will be due on February 13.
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February 20
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Reading list & exapneded topic proposal. The expanded proposal should be 400-600
words & should be accompanied by a reading list or bibliography with
at least 5 relevant sources.
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March 27
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Rough draft or detailed outline. An outline is acceptable, but I can
give you better feedback if you turn in a rough draft of the paper.
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May 1
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Final paper.
Your final paper should be at least 6,000 words & should
include footnotes (rather than endnotes).
You may use any acceptable style (MLA, Chicago Manual or Style,
Bluebook, etc.)
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