Massachusetts Bar Exam Essay Book What NOT to Write: Real Essays, Real Scores, Real Feedback (Massachusetts Edition) by Tania Shah, Melissa Gill List Price: $24.95   Wholesale bookstore prices Eligible for Free Standard Shipping on U.S. Prepaid Orders Imprint: Aspen Publishers Published: 12/15/2008  Previous edition copyright dates ISBN: 9780735578340 Paperback: 120 pages Available: Item ships in 3-5 Business Days

No lecture on technique or the substantive law prepares you for writing bar exam essays like reading and critiquing actual scored essays — both the good essays and the bad ones. All of the sample essays in What NOT to Write have been written by bar candidates. Nothing, not even grammar or spelling, has been changed. Through step-by-step instruction, examples, and critiques, What NOT to Write gives you insight into and practice writing consistently strong bar exam answers in the allotted amount of time. Authored by the founder and head instructor for LawTutors, a highly respected bar exam preparation program, What NOT to Write features: Real essay answers to real bar exam questions Step-by-step guidance on how to successfully write the answer to a bar exam essay question Opportunities to practice writing bar exam answers in essay form Exercises in critiquing sample essays — both good and bad ones Self-critiquing exercise The authors' critical analysis of both high-scoring and low-scoring essays Critiques highlight similarities between all bad essays and all good essays Exam-taking advice and suggestions A flexible organization from top-scoring essays to lowest-scoring essays, which can, alternatively, be covered from back to front Rules of law are signposted and explained where applicable Introduction The Massachusetts Bar Exam An Introduction to the Massachusetts Bar Exam Format of the Massachusetts Essay Exam Tested Areas How is this Different from Every Essay You Have Written in Law School Writing the Essay Examinationpart of the Massachusetts Bar Exam How to Answer an Essay Question Question 1: Torts Question 2: Criminal Procedure Question 3: Domestic Relations Question 4: Constitutional Law Question 5: Wills and Trusts Question 6: Evidence Question 7: Torts Question 8: Criminal Law and Procedure Question 9: Constitutional Law Question 10: Contracts Question 11: Domestic Relations Question 12: Evidence Question 13: Domestic Relations Question 14: Wills and Trusts Question 15: Torts [Question 1 Revisited] Question 16: Property Question 17: Torts Question 18: Secured Transactions Question 19: Evidence Conclusion What NOT to Write: Real Essays, Real MPT's, Real Feedback (New York Edition) Tania N. Shah, Melissa A. Gill No lecture on technique or the substantive law prepares you for writing bar exam essays like reading and critiquing actual scored essays and performance tests. All of the sample essays and performance test in What NOT to Write have been written by bar candidates. Nothing, not even grammar or sp more... Add to cart   |  Price: $24.95  |  ISBN: 9780735588134  |  Format: Paperback  Imprint: Aspen Publishers  Blond's Multistate Bar Exam, 5th Ed. Tania N. Shah, Melissa A. Gill The fifth edition of Blond's Multistate Bar Exam features updated questions that follow the format used on the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE). Perfect for students who want to test their knowledge against original questions and target and improve weak areas, this valuable resource has detailed tables  more... Add to cart   |  Price: $39.95  |  ISBN: 9780735577954  |  Format: Paperback  Imprint: Aspen Publishers  What NOT to Write: Real Essays, Real Scores, Real Feedback (California Edition) Tania N. Shah, Melissa A. Gill, Rick Faulkner No lecture on technique or the substantive law prepares you for writing bar exam essays like reading and critiquing actual scored essays — both the good essays and the bad ones. All of the sample essays in WHAT NOT TO WRITE have been written by bar candidates. Nothing, not even grammar or s more... Add to cart   |  Price: $24.95  |  ISBN: 9780735594050  |  Format: Paperback  Imprint: Aspen Publishers