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Most of your materials will be posted there.  \nOffice Hours:  \nProfessor Shah: Mondays 4-6 In Person and Wednesdays 4-6 In Person; Other availabilities  \nby appointment on Zoom  \nProfessor Bolus: Tuesdays (2:00pm-4:00pm-On Zoom) Wednesdays (10:30am-1:00pm  \nIn Person/On Zoom), Thursdays (10:00am-12:00pm-In-Person/On Zoom)  \nProfessor Dean: Tuesdays 11-2pm and Wednesdays 1-4pm in-person and via Zoom.  \nAdditional times available by appointment  \nCourse Objectives: The goals of Basic Bar Studies (“BBS”) are to introduce students to the skills necessary to succeed on the Essay, Multi-State Bar Exam (“MBE”), and Performance Test sections of the California Bar Examination. These skills, however, are applicable across jurisdictions. By the end of the course, successful students will have: (1) created essay templates for a variety of topics and sub-topics for the bar exam; (2) developed the ability to use issues checklists to write well-organized and thorough essay answers within the one hour allotted by the California Bar Examiners for each essay; (3) developed the ability to identify legal issues on essay and MBE questions; (4) developed the ability to identify and analyze legally significant facts; (5) developed a strategy for organizing an answer to a performance exam; (6) practiced writing  \nanswers to essay and performance exams; (7) practiced doing and reviewing MBE questions; and (8) developed the ability to self-assess their performance on essay, multi-state and performance exam practice questions.  \nCourse Methodology: This course has been designed as a significant departure from traditional law school instruction and course work because it teaches a set of study skills that are unique to the Bar Exam—and because it begins your preparation for that exam. Using materials from Western State, U-World, Themis Bar Review and Mary Basick/Tina Schindler’s Essay Book, you will follow a rigorous weekly program and become proficient in employing the following skills:  \n(1) viewing substantive lecture, filling in workbooks and doing assessment questions  \n(2) creating essay templates;  \n(3) Completing writing assignments and self-assessments;  \n(4) using a method to identify key facts/issues and outline an essay answer;  \n(5) writing and assessing essay exams through graded assignments taking and assessing MBE questions;  \n(6) developing a strategy for organizing the file and library of a 90-minute performance exam; and  \n(7) writing and assessing performance exams through graded assignments, in-class work and out-ofclass work.  \n(8) developing skills and strategy for taking MBE Questions  \nDuring the fourteen-week semester, this course will cover the three components of the California Bar Exam: The Essay Portion; the Performance Test, and the MBE. If you are taking the Uniform Bar Exam, these three components are also present, though are tested slightly differently than the California Bar Exam (please talk to Professor Shah so she can get you additional material) .  \nCourse Subjects: You will cover the following in the respective courses:  \nThe Essay Course:  \n▪ Torts  \n▪ Contracts  \n▪ Constitutional Law  \n▪ Professional Responsibility  \n▪ The Performance Test (Persuasive, Objective, and","cbCaivGiSV3d6ouo","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivGiSV3d6ouo","pdf",575054,14,"English","# Course Overview\n## Course Objectives\n## Course Methodology\n# Course Schedule and Delivery\n## Class Times and Sections\n## Evening and Day Sections\n## Office Hours\n# Course Subjects and Materials\n## Essay Course Subjects\n## MBE Course Subjects\n## Performance Test Topics\n## Course Materials\n# Assignments and Participation\n## Class Participation","[{\"question\":\"What skills does Basic Bar Studies aim to build for the California Bar Exam?\",\"answer\":\"The course focuses on creating essay templates, using issue checklists to draft organized essay answers within time limits, spotting and analyzing legal issues and legally significant facts, and developing a strategy for performance exam organization. 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