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IRAC and Law Exam Writing: A Living Map
A law exam is a writing task marked by a person with a scheme. The marker rewards visible issues, accurate rules, application of the rule to the facts with reasons, and a conclusion. Issues are found by reading the facts for triggers and ranked by marks and strength; IRAC and its variants give the reasoning a shape; time follows marks; essay questions need a thesis and an argument; and practice means timed writing, marking and repeating. Press Play to watch the map build, click an idea for its definition and the usual trap, or trace a short case. A simplified teaching map.
Hover over an idea to light up what it connects to, click it for its definition, minimum requirements, an example and the usual trap, press Play to watch the map build step by step, or trace a short case through it.
Simplified teaching map, in general terms. Check the law where you work. On a small screen, scroll the map sideways.
Learn it properly
The full lecture, exercises and quiz behind this map are in IRAC and Law Exam Writing: Module 1, and that module is free to read.
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