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Most of your  \nmaterials will be posted there.  \nOffice Hours:  \nTuesdays 4-6 In Person/Zoom and Wednesdays 4-6 In Person/Zoom;  \nProfessor Bolus:  \nWednesdays (12:00pm-2:00pm-In Person/On Zoom), Thursdays  \n(2:00pm-4:00pm-In-Person/On Zoom), and By Appointment  \nCourse Objectives: The goals of Basic Bar Studies (“BBS”) are to introduce students to the skills necessary  \nto 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 answers 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  \ninstruction 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  \nProfessor Shah:  \nOther availabilities by appointment on Zoom  \nbecome 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. 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