Scholarly Writing
LAW 791 Section 501
Lauren M. Collins
Beginning on August 19th, you may log onto the Blackboard site: https://www.csuohio.edu/center-for-elearning/blackboard-login and look for the course entitled Fall 20 (1) LAW 791 Scholarly Writing Section 501. If you are properly enrolled in the class, you will find it by clicking on the "Courses" icon on the left hand menu when you log on. If you do not see it, please check CampusNet to ensure you are properly enrolled.
By August 24th, please read all of the material under "Start Here!" and "Syllabus & Course Information." This is important information about the course that you will need to understand the objectives and scheduling of the course, including deadlines for weekly Modules.
You should also read the materials under "University Resources for Students" if you have never taken an online class at CSU.
The activities in Module 1 will be due on Monday, August 31st at 11:59 PM. You should begin to work on these activities in time to complete everything before the deadline.
Required Texts
Elizabeth Fajans and Mary R. Falk, Scholarly Writing for Law Students: Seminar Papers, Law Review Notes and Law Review Competition Papers (5th ed. 2017).
The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (21st ed. 2020).
(Note: There is a chance that the editors of The Bluebook will continue to make it available at no charge online for the duration of the pandemic. Please contact research.servicesnull@law.csuohio.nulledu before you purchase it.)
Richard C. Wydick and Amy E. Sloan, Plain English for Lawyers (6h ed. 2019).