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Adapted from Study Guides & Strategies
University of St. Thomas, St. Paul,  Minn (Sept. 1998).
Begin early

It is never too early to start. By starting early you have more time to finish the project, and you guarantee yourself adequate time to do a good job.

Determine the time commitment. Find out

How long the presentation, paper, memo or brief  should be.

How hard the material is to research.

How much time you have to complete the project.

Break the project down into manageable sections. 

This table of tasks includes a column "done by" date to help you organize yourself and the project.  

Task Done by:
Research
  • Library Research
  • Cases
  • Statutes
  • Secondary Resources
Field Research
 
Reading
  • Necessary
  • Extra
 
Outline 
Main Rules/Elements
  • Cases/Statutes
  • Issues
  • Facts
  • Standard /Tests
Opening Paragraph/Thesis Statement

Individual Topics

 
Writing/Presentation
Opening Paragraph
Body (Uses Re-occurring PRE-IRAC-C)
Closing Arguments/Statement
 
Project Review/Evaluation 
How did I do?
How could I do better?
 
Adapted from the film Time Management by D. Ellis, College Survival, Inc.,1990
 
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