What Not to Write: Real Essays, Real Scores, Real Feedback (Massachusetts)
What Not to Write: Real Essays, Real Scores, Real Feedback (Massachusetts)
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;
Essays presented are unchanged, as written by bar candidates;
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.