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A Synergistic Pedagogical Approach To First-Year Teaching, Jamie Abrams Apr 2010

A Synergistic Pedagogical Approach To First-Year Teaching, Jamie Abrams

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The First “Colonial Frontier” Legal Writing Conference, held at Duquesne University School of Law, focused on Engendering Hope in the Legal Writing Classroom: Pedagogy, Curriculum, and Attitude. This conference built on the foundational work of Allison Martin and Kevin Rand in which these scholars call for educators to engender hope in law students to prepare them for practice. Martin and Rand conclude that hope is a predictor of students’ academic performance and psychological health during the first semester of law school and recommend that law professors “maintain and creat[e] hope in law students” by embracing five core principles. Martin and …


Writer's Block: Why Punctuation Matters, Part Two, David Spratt Jan 2010

Writer's Block: Why Punctuation Matters, Part Two, David Spratt

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Grooming Good Legal Writers Through Tailored, Constructive Feedback, David Spratt Jan 2010

Grooming Good Legal Writers Through Tailored, Constructive Feedback, David Spratt

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Misplaced Modifiers - Say What, David Spratt Jan 2010

Misplaced Modifiers - Say What, David Spratt

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Writer's Block: The "Ins And Outs" Of Good Legal Writing, Part One, David Spratt Jan 2010

Writer's Block: The "Ins And Outs" Of Good Legal Writing, Part One, David Spratt

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