This
Mini Essay Assignment has three components:
1.
Draft
an exam outline for the following Mini Essay Exam fact pattern.
2.
Write
an exam answer to the Mini Essay Exam fact pattern.
3.
Complete
the self-assessment.
All three components must be
included in the document that you upload.
Put your name, student ID, and the name
of the assignment (Module 5 Mini Essay Assignment) in your document.
Assignments must be submitted as one
Word document even if the assignment has more than one component. Your Word
file should be named your last name, space, course, space, Mod, space, and the
module number, for example: MacDonald ILA I Mod 3 or MacDonald CL600 Mod 3. Do
not use any other file name or format – do not add underscores or anything
else; save the file exactly as these examples show.
Mini Essay Fact Pattern
Diego
sees Pedro at a convention. Diego walks up to Pedro, slaps Pedro on the back,
and congratulates Pedro on the success of Pedro’s new product. Unbeknownst to
Diego, Pedro has a fear of being touched by others.
Discuss Diego’s liability to Pedro,
if any, for intentional torts.
Self
Assessment
ISSUE: Did I identify and prioritize all key issues and frame
each in the form of a question? If not, why not? (Select all that apply; note
which are most important.)
___ I did not read the facts closely
enough to notice that an issue was raised.
___ I did not understand the law so
I did not see that the issue was raised.
___ I saw the issue but didn’t think
it was important enough to discuss.
___ I saw the issue, but simply
forgot to write about it.
___ I saw the issue, but didn’t have
enough time to write about it.
___ Other
What can I do to improve my performance in this category in
the future?
(This could include, but is not limited to, further studying the law, doing
practice problems, refining your outline of potential issues, and spending more
time organizing your answer.)
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
RULE:
Did I succinctly and accurately state the rules of law relevant to the issues?
If not, why not? (Select all that apply; note which are most important.)
___ I did not have the rule of law
memorized.
___ I did not understand the
elements of/exceptions to the applicable rule.
___ I did not understand the facts
to see how they implicated the rule.
___ I knew and understood the rule,
but simply forgot to write about it.
___ Other
What can I do to improve my performance in this category in
the future?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
ANALYSIS: Did I link each relevant fact to the element of law at
issue? If not, why not? (Select all that apply; note which are most important.)
___ I did not read the facts closely
enough to see how they related to an issue.
___ I did not understand the facts
to see how they related to an issue.
___ I merely repeated the facts but
did not go further to explain how the facts showed why an element of an issue
was or wasn’t met.
___ I failed to identify and/or
write about what each party might assert.
___ Other
What can I do to improve my performance in this category in
the future?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
CONCLUSION: Did my analysis lead to a clear, well-reasoned conclusion?
If not, why not?
___ I did not provide a clear and
concise conclusion for each issue.
___ My conclusion was not supported
by my analysis.
What can I do to improve my performance in this category in
the future?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Did I organize my time well?
_______________________________________________
Did I use my time appropriately to read the call of the
question, read the fact pattern, organize my response, and write my answer?
______________________________________________
Did I organize my answer well?
_________________________________________________
Did I follow the exam outline that I created?
_______________________________________
Did I utilize the IRAC format?
__________________________________________________
Did I use a separate IRAC format for each issue? ___________________________________
Did I make any grammatical mistakes?
Typos? Misspelled words? _____________________
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Mini Essay Assignment has three components:
1.
Draft
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