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• Half Title Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication Page
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Preface
• Introduction: How to use this book
• Part 1: Preparing and writing lawassignments
• Chapter 1: Writing law assessments on undergraduate courses
• Some common complaints
• Some basic points
• Note-taking and using notes with other sources
• What should I do when I get an assignment?
• Researching for assessments
• Chapter 2: Presentation of law assessments
• Word-processed work
• Adopting good practice in grammar, punctuation and spelling
• Clear and coherent writing style
• Avoiding plagiarism
• Providing authority
• Reading over your answer
• Answering the question
• Reasons why students fail to answer the question
• Writing critically and gaining enhanced grades
• Summary of writing and presentational skills
• Part 2: Writing good essays and answering problem questions
• Chapter 3: Legal reasoning and critical thinking in assessments
• Legal reasoning
• Critical thinking and writing
• Using critical reasoning and analysis
• Chapter 4: Good and bad essays
• Question 1: Contract law essay
• Question 2: Legal system and constitutional law essay
• Chapter 5: Answering problem questions
• Understanding problem questions
• How to tackle problem questions
• Question 1: Contract problem
• Question 2: Statutory interpretation/judicial review problem
• Part 3: Researching and writing legal essays: specific legal skills
• Chapter 6: Researching and using legal materials
• Researching for assessments
• Locating your sources
• Using legal materials
• Providing authority
• Using cases
• Using statutory materials
• Using law journals
• Using websites
• Chapter 7: Legal referencing and citation
• Learn how to cite cases
• Citing statutory materials
• Citing journals
• Citing books
• Citing websites
• Bibliographies
• Part 4: Tackling exams and extended essays and projects
• Chapter 8: Preparing for and answering exam questions
• General exam skills
• The revision process
• The examination
• Examples of exam answers
• Question 1: The contract problem
• Question 2: The constitutional law essay
• Summary of examination skills
• Chapter 9: Researching and writing advancedessays
• Extended and advanced essays at undergraduate level
• In-depth research
• Writing in a professional and academic, critical andanalytical style
• Undergraduate projects
• Further reading
• Index
• Back Cover