Learning Outside the Box · A Handbook for Law Students Who Learn Differently by Christensen, Leah M. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Chapter 5 · Legal Reading for Law Students with ADD: Did They Read Any Differently? A. Alexa's Case Reading B. Kelsey's Case Reading C. Baker's Case Reading D. When Might You Need Additional Reading Help? Chapter 6 · Going Beyond the Traditional Case Brief A. Case Briefing Provides a Cognitive Schema B. Taking Your Case Briefs Beyond Your Yellow Highlighter C. Case Briefing Promotes “Chunking” D. A First Year Student's Example Case Brief E. Going Beyond the Traditional Case Brief Chapter 7 · How to Prepare for Class: What Does Your Professor Really Want from You? A. Things to Do Before Class

1. Before You Begin Reading, Determine Why You Are Reading the Case! 2. Go to Class! 3. Schedule Your Study Time 4. Use Commercial Outlines and Study Guides Strategically 5. Create Your Own Case Briefs When You Can 6. Read the Case Notes in Your Casebook.

B. Things to Do in Class

1. Arrive on Time 2. Sit Strategically in the Classroom 3. Use Your Laptop for Notes Only! 4. Take Effective Notes 5. Review Class Notes 6. Organize Your Class Notes 7. Study Groups

1. The Psycho-Educational Evaluation

D. What Accommodations Are You Likely to Receive?

Chapter 9 · Advice from Law Students Who Learn Differently Mary, 3L (Diagnosed with ADD) Laura, 3L (Diagnosed with ADHD) Andrew, 3L (Learns Differently but No Learning Disability Diagnosis) Part II Maximizing Your Academic Success While You're Deep IN the Trenches Chapter 10 · Writing in Law School: Legal Structure, IRAC (No, Not the Country . . .) and TREAC A. The Process of Writing B. The Structure of Legal Writing = Lasagna C. Structure = IRAC D. A More Advanced Formula: TREAC E. Beginning Your Legal Writing Assignment: Creating the Large-Scale Outline F. Filling in the TREAC G. Filling in Your TREAC — Part II: Adding Arguments and Detail H. Beginning to Write: Possible Challenges in Legal Writing for Law Students Who Learn Differently I. Checking Your Structure J. When the TREAC Structure Is Missing Chapter 11 · Tips for Organizing Your Legal Research A Organizing Your Legal Research: Using a Research Log B. Final Tips for Legal Research

1. The Biggest Challenge: Knowing When to Stop! 2. You Cannot Write about 50 Cases! 3. Organization Is Key 4. Begin to Write — Soon!

Chapter 13 · The Law School Essay Exam A. The First Step: Issue Spotting B. The All-Important Analysis in the Essay Exam: A Mini-IRAC for Each and Every Issue

1. Short Answer Questions Question A: Short Answer Example Question A: Student Example Answer 1 Question A: Student Example Answer 2 Question B: Short Answer Example Question B: Student Example Answer 1 Question B: Student Example Answer 2 2. Long Essay Exam Questions Example C: Longer Essay Question Example C: Answer Example 1 Example C: Student Example Answer 2 Example D: Long Form Essay Question 3. How Do We Grade?

Chapter 14 · Taking the Multiple-Choice Law School Exam A. The Terminology of Multiple-Choice Questions B. What Are the Different Forms of Multiple-Choice Questions?

1. The Simple Fact Pattern 2. The Complex Fact Pattern 3. The Two-Tiered Option 4. Overlapping Answer Choices 5. The Question Series

C. What Are the Different “Calls” to a Law School Multiple-Choice Question?

1. One Correct Answer 2. One Incorrect Answer 3. One Best Answer 4. Best Reasoning Supporting a Stated Position

D. Pay Attention to the Role That the Question Asks You to Play

1. The Judge 2. The Lawyer 3. The Scholar

E. Answer Choices: Recognizing Distractors

F. Final Strategies to Enhance Your Performance on the Law School Multiple-Choice Exams

1. Control Your Test-Anxiety (As Much as Possible) 2. Spaced Practice Is Better Than All-at-Once Practice 3. Budget Your Time for Each Test Question and Stick to It! 4. Develop a Plan for Attacking the Factual Hypothetical of Each Question 5. Reword the “Call” of the Question 6. IRAC Your Answer Before Looking at the Choices 7. Eliminate Incorrect Responses 8. Choosing Between Two Possible Answers 9. Okay, Sometimes You Gotta Guess! 10. Final Tips

Conclusion Appendix A · In the Matter of Thonert Appendix B · Advocacy Template Appendix C · Sample Psychoeducational Evaluation Index