[blindlaw] outlining methods

[Johnston]

Thank you, Ronza!  This two-styled approach is a neat idea.  I will 
definitely experiment with it.  I really appreciate your feedback and 
outline excerpt.

Thanks!
Jay
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Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 1:24 PM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] outlining methods


> Jay,
>
> Welcome to the list.
>
> You raise an excellent point.  I had the same problem trying to figure 
> out
> the big picture with the outline method at first.  I ultimately  developed
> the habit of creating two outlines.  The first one was a really  general 
> big
> picture sort - less than a page.  Think of it as a sort of  table of
> contents, if you want.  I even went back and added page numbers to  my 
> other
> outline later.  I modeled this one-pager after the course sylabus 
> outline.  I
> also created it near the beginning of the semester so that I  had a sense 
> of
> where we were headed.  I've pasted portions of that  one-pager at the 
> bottom
> of this email for your reference.
>
> Then I would take that really general "big picture" outline and fill it in
> with specific cases, concepts, and exceptions.  So I might include things
> like "definition" or a specific case name and short description under one 
> of
> the  subcategories.  By the time the term ended, I'd have just as long an
> outline as everyone else, but I also had the one-pager, which was great 
> for
> little cram sessions and to keep me grounded.  In fact, I actually 
> compiled
> all the one-pagers and used them to help me study for the bar exam.
>
> Let me know if you want me to send you other examples.
>
> Good luck,
> Ronza
>
>
> Course Title: Torts
> I. Intentional Torts
> A. Assault
> B. Battery
> C. False Imprisonment
> D. Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress (IIED)
> E. Trespass to Land
> ...
> II. Harm to Economic and Dignitary Interests
> A. Defamation
> B. Invasion of Privacy
> C. Misrepresentation
> D. Interference with Business Relations
> ...
> III. Negligence
> A. Prima Facia Case
>    1. Duty
>    2. Breach
>    3. Causation
>    4. Damages
> B. Defenses
>    1. Contributory Negligence
>    2. Comparative Negligence
>    3. Assumption of Risk
>    4. Strict Liability
> ...
>
>
>
> In a message dated 10/31/2009 3:22:30 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> withat at msn.com writes:
>
> Hello  all,
> I am new to this list, so please pardon if this is a repeat of a  recent
> thread.  What course outlining methods have you used?  This  is my first 
> year
> in law school, so everything is new to me.  I question  whether the 
> typical
> method of using Roman numerals, Arabic numbers, letters,  etc. with
> indentations would be ideal for me.  It seems like it would be  hard to 
> see the big
> picture and to navigate the concepts in a document like  this.
>
> I'm open to any/all suggestions/ideas.
>
> Thanks  much.
>
> Jay in  Oregon
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