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Academic Success ProgramPresents
Ready or Not, Here It Comes:Effective Outlining Strategies forBefore, During, and After ClassEmail Us:
Feel Bombarded?
CONTRACTSTORTS
R&W
OBJECTIVES
Learn Like A Champion!
0Define “Outlining”
0 Identify Content and Formats0 Before Class: Class Assignments & Preparation 0 During Class: Deciphering What’s Important0 After Class: Synthesizing Your Notes
0Practical Exercise in Outlining
DEFINITION0 “OUTLINING” – Creating a document that represents
information covered in an entire class over the course of the semester.
0CONTENT: 0 Vocabulary0 Rules0 Policy0 Examples and Non-Examples
0Cases0Hypotheticals
0 Unanswered Questions
Two Types Of Outlines
1. “ACTIVE” 2. “FINAL”
0CASE DRIVEN0 Case Briefs0 In-Class Notes0 20-100 pages0 Think Daily Details!
0RULE DRIVEN0 Synthesized &
Manageable < 10%0 Examples and Non-
Examples0 Think Black-Letter Law!
Getting Started: Before Class0Decide on a Method: Handwrite v. Computer
0Decide on a Template:0 Table of Contents0 Class Syllabus – Assignments 0 Commercial Outline
0Recreate Template in an editable document
0Save Two Skeleton Copies
BEFORE CLASS: ACTIVE OUTLINING0 Context –Focus on Relevant Subject Matter
0 Organization
0Case Briefs: 0 Case Name, Rule, Facts, Reasoning, Holding, Policy 0 Questions: Include Unresolved Questions/Concepts0 **Practical Tip: AGREE or DISAGREE?
DURING CLASS: ACTIVE OUTLINING
0Decide Method of Note-Taking: Hand v. Computer
0Two Most Common Fears of Students:0 Note-Taking: All or Nothing0 Getting Called On: The Socratic Method
During Class: Practical Tips on What’s Important
0Verbal Cues:0 Hypotheticals0 Professor’s Own Words
0Rules0Conclusions0Rationales & Public Policy
0 Repetition0 Reference to Authored
Book or Article0 Last Two Weeks of Class
0Physical Cues:0Timing0 Illustrations0Excitement 0Watch Professor’s Eyes
During Class: Practical Tips
0Take Notes IN your ACTIVE OUTLINE where you took your pre-class notes
0Symbols/Shorthand 0 Customize Symbol: “Control/Alt/Symbol”
0Therefore: ∴ JDXN = Jurisdiction 0Plaintiff: Defendant: ∆
0Use a different Color for Class Notes
POST-CLASS: FINAL EXAM OUTLINING0 When to Create
0 Daily v. Topic Completion
0 What to Include0 RULES, Policy, Examples or Non-Examples
0 Cases (brief fact to jog memory)0 Hypotheticals
0 Where0 SECOND TOC/Syllabus Document created
0 Why0 Manageable document to prepare for finals
0 How0 Traditional Outline, Case Comparison Chart, Flow Chart
Examples & Practice
HANDOUTS:0Case Driven Outlines
0Rule Driven Outline 0Case Comparison Chart
0Practice Question
Office Hours and Email
Prof. MinnetiNina L. Hayden, Esq.Mondays 3:00pm-5:00pm Mondays 12:00pm-1:30pmWednesdays 11:00am-12:00pm Tuesdays 4:30pm-6:00pm
Thursdays 12:00pm-1:30pm
Kathryn J. Pelham, Esq.Tuesdays 12:30pm-2:00pmThursdays 4:30pm-6:00pm **Tampa Law CenterFridays 12:30pm-2:00pm
NEXT WORKSHOP:Practice Makes Perfect: Reading and
Responding to Essay Questions
Wednesday, October 17th from 12pm-1pm (A)
ORTuesday, October 30th
from 5pm-6pm (F)
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