Practice and Self-Study
None of the materials on this page are graded. All of them train muscle the graded work asks for. The K exercises, the MCQ trainer, the method walkthrough, and the four annotated model essays exist so you can rehearse on a known prompt before the real one.
K exercises
Thirty-five self-paced interactive items set in Middle-earth. They build issue-spotting and rule-application reflexes on stylized facts. Optional, no weight, no submission.
MCQ trainer
Twelve representative items from the bank, each with full per-distractor analysis. Use it the week before a capstone quiz, not the night before.
MCQ method walkthrough
Twelve techniques for taking a contracts MCQ, with a worked example for each. Read the walkthrough first; do the trainer second.
Model essays
Four annotated student answers to the 2022 prompt, color-coded by IRAC and marked with the professor's marginal comments. The four span the range the rubric scores; read them for what the analysis does on the page.
Essay rubric
The five-dimension rubric the professor uses to score essay-format work. Each dimension is scored Level 1 through Level 4; the page is the canonical reference for what each Level requires.
Office hours
Walking office hours Tuesday and Thursday, 12:30–1:00 (weather permitting). Scheduled 1:1 by appointment.
Walking office hours meet at the Law School front entrance and loop around the Basilica at a brisk pace (about 30 minutes). In rain or cold the conversation moves to the Pryzbyla cafeteria. If a topic needs privacy (a grade question, a family matter), the walk peels off to the Professor's office. For sustained sit-down meetings, email to schedule by appointment, Zoom or in person.
The fastest way to clean up a confused rule statement is a five-minute conversation in person.