Legal Analysis, Writing, and Research I

Fall 2016

Professor Meg Holzer

meg.d.holzer@hofstra.edu

Schedule of Classes & Assignments

Below is a revised schedule of classes and assignments for the next few weeks. It is possible that
we will schedule additional class time on one or more of the days currently listed as having no
class. If so, I will give you advance notice of that as well.

Class
Number

Date
Monday
10/17

Topic of Class and

Preparatory Reading
Sections of an Office Memo;
Distinguishing an Email
Memo.

Written Assignments and/or

Work to Prepare
Prepare ICW:
Ch. 12, Qs 2, 3, 6, & 10

Read ICW, Ch. 12

Wed. 10/19

Research journals due via email

to me by 11:59 p.m. You must
hand in a research journal in
order to attend the strategy
session for Assignment 4.

Thur. 10/20 STRATEGY SESSION for

Legal Analysis Assignment 3

Prepare ICW:
Ch. 6, Qs 1, 3, & 6
Ch. 7, Qs 1, 3, & 4
Ch. 8, Qs 1, 2, & 7

ICW Chs. 6, 7, & 8

You will receive an email from

me tonight with instructions
for the quick-turnaround
email memo. You will have 48
hours to email your response.
Mon. 10/24 No Class
Use this block of time to work
on your open memos.

Thur. 10/27 No Class

Use this block of time to work
on your open memos.

Prepare ICW:
Ch. 12, Qs 2, 3, 6, & 10
Core Grammar Check-In: By
now, you should have completed
at least 10-12 lessons.

Legal Analysis, Writing, and Research I

Fall 2016

Professor Meg Holzer

meg.d.holzer@hofstra.edu

Mon. 10/31 No Class

Use this block of time to
finalize your open memos.
Tues. 11/1

Thur. 11/3

Legal Analysis Assignment 3

(Open Memo) due via email to
me by 11:59 p.m. tonight.
Group Critique of Assignment
3 (Open Memos);
ICW Chs. 11, 13, & 16

Mon. 11/7

Fri. 11/11

Individual conferences held

this week. Sign up on TWEN
for your conference.

Prepare ICW:
Ch. 11, Qs. 2, 6, 9, & 11
Ch. 13, Qs. 2, 3, 6, & 9
Ch. 16, all questions.
Rewrite of Assignment 3 (Open
Memo) is due one week from
the date and time your
conference ends.

Final Core Grammar Check-In:

All your hard work has paid off all lessons and post-test must be
now you can concentrate on completed by the last day of
studying for your exams!
classes. I strongly suggest you
turn to this as soon as your
rewrite of Assignment 3 is
complete and finish up before
Thanksgiving so that you can
focus on your finals. (Or, better
yet, finish sooner so you can
use the skills from Core
Grammar on the writing
assignments in this class!)