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Course
description and syllabus</span></br><span lang=EN style='font-family:Arial;

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</span><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:
EN">General description of the course: </span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN"><br>
<br>
This is a one credit intensive course in legal writing and written advocacy,
open to approximately 120 second and third year law students. It is formally known as Law
633. <br>
<br>
<br>
</span><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:
EN">Class policies: </span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN"><br>
<br>
There will be some classes where the students will work briefly on writing
exercises. There will be others where the classes will be in lecture format,
but with strong interaction with the students. High quality participation is
encouraged. <br>
<br>
Please note that in order to pass this course, you must attend every class, for
the whole class. Attendance will be taken and absences will be detected. Any
absences must be explained with strong reasons offered. <u>If you plan to be
away for any of the classes, or if you need to leave early in any of them, do
not enter this course</u>. <br>
<br>
Course evaluation: students will receive a "pass/fail" grade based on
a take-home examination (see below). <br>
<br>
Precedents and materials will be available online and will be discussed in
class. In order to participate, students must bring a laptop computer to class
in order to access the materials wirelessly. <br>
<br>
<br>
</span><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:
EN">The instructor: </span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN"><br>
<br>
Justice
David Stratas (Federal Court of Appeal) (<a href="http://www.davidstratas.com/writing/stratas.htm">bio</a>). <br>
<br>
<br>
</span><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:
EN">Schedule and Syllabus (subject to change): </span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.34902) 0px 0px 3px 2px; border: 0px none rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; position: static; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-shadow: none;"><br>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">September <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
bold">22, 2017 - 18:00 to 22:00 in MAC 001 </span></b><br>
‚óè Primary writing instruction
<br>
<br>
<b>September 23, 2017 at 10:00 to 16:00 in MAC 001</b><br>‚óè Writing recap&nbsp;<br>‚óè Factums: the facts section; the introduction; the law section; the remedies section</span><br><input type="button" value="I" name="Italics" id="WE_italics_text" onclick="Italics()" contenteditable="false" style="position: absolute; bottom: -24px; left: 29px; width: 24px; font-styyle: italic;"><input type="button" value="U" name="Underline" id="WE_underline_text" onclick="Underline()" contenteditable="false" style="position: absolute; bottom: -24px; left: 55px; width: 24px; text-deccoration: underline;"></p><span lang=EN

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN style='font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:

EN'>October 13, 2017 at 18:00 to 21:00 in MAC 001 </span></span></b><span lang=EN

style='font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN'><br>

‚óè At the end of class on September 23, a <u>mandatory</u> editing exercise will

be assigned. On the “exercises” webpage, it is Exercise D. Edit any two of the

three paragraphs in that exercise.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Apply

the tips supplied during the writing class. <o:p></o:p></span></p>

 

<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN style='font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:

EN'>‚óè Submit your answers to Exercise D to David Stratas by email by October

11 at noon.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>On October 13, the

assignment will be taken up during a “writing workshop.”<span

style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span> Again, attendance is mandatory.<br>

<br>

<b>October 16, 2017 - 09:00</b> <br>

‚óè <span class=GramE>A</span> take-home examination shall be made available at

the top of this webpage. It must be submitted by email to David Stratas no

later than October 30, 2017 at 20:00. </span><span lang=EN style='mso-ansi-language:

EN'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

 

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  style='font-family:Arial'><a

  href="http://www.davidstratas.com/writing/writing2.htm">Syllabus/Schedule of

  Classes</a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p>

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  Stratas</a></span></span></p>

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  style='font-family:Arial'><a

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  style='font-family:Arial'><a

  href="http://www.davidstratas.com/writing/online.htm">Online articles</a></span></span></p>

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  style='font-family:Arial'><a

  href="http://www.davidstratas.com/writing/precedents.htm">Precedents</a></span></span></p>

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