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Professor Jessica Clark

J.D. Course 514 | 1 credit hours

Introduction to Scholarly Note Writing assists students in discovering, understanding, and experiencing the scholarly note writing process. Based on a proven five-stage writing process (Thinking, Preparing, Executing, Refining, and Finishing), this course is designed to take students from idea-development to publication. The class meets seven times during the semester at intervals that track the writing process. Areas considered include idea brainstorming, topic selection, and thesis development; scholarly research; organization and drafting; and revision, editing, and polishing. Assignments will include readings on relevant topics, writing assignments related to your note, and contributions to workshop classes.

This seminar is mandatory pass/fail and will count toward the 7 credit pass/fail limit. THIS COURSE REQUIRES PROFESSOR PERMISSION TO ENROLL. Priority will be given to students who are members of one of the law journals during the 2013-2014 academic year. Students cannot register or put themselves on the waitlist for this course through MyAccess. Interested students should send an e-mail to Professor Jessica Clark (jlc287@law.georgetown.edu) indicating their interest in the course including, if relevant, their law-journal-membership status and the due date of their journal note to request permission. This course will meet for seven sessions in Fall 2013. The dates will be announced in early August.