LLB/GDL Revision Thread

gricole

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    As we all know, excellent academics build the foundation of an impressive application. With exams coming up, I thought that it is a good idea to have a revision thread to help us get through these two/three months and provide support to each other. I always find contributions from friends at other universities very creative and thought-provoking given the slightly different syllabus in different universities. I will be recording my daily activities here so to provide some motivation for others and to help my organisation. I encourage you to do the same. This year, I'm covering Contract Law, Land Law, Tort Law, and Public Law.

    Recording N1:
    - Tasks to complete: Tort Law Essay 2000 words on police negligence by April 2nd; Public Law PQ 3000 counter-terrorism and human rights by April 26th.
    - What did I do: read and took notes of the three key judgements, still reading commentary on police negligence and the Robinson case in particular. (If anyone has a reading list or any reading recommendations on police negligence, I will find it very helpful).

    If you guys have any ideas on how to organise/structure the revision thread, please do share them in the comments.

    Now, let's go work! Have fun revising and remember - it's never too early to start!
     

    Alice G

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    As we all know, excellent academics build the foundation of an impressive application. With exams coming up, I thought that it is a good idea to have a revision thread to help us get through these two/three months and provide support to each other. I always find contributions from friends at other universities very creative and thought-provoking given the slightly different syllabus in different universities. I will be recording my daily activities here so to provide some motivation for others and to help my organisation. I encourage you to do the same. This year, I'm covering Contract Law, Land Law, Tort Law, and Public Law.

    Recording N1:
    - Tasks to complete: Tort Law Essay 2000 words on police negligence by April 2nd; Public Law PQ 3000 counter-terrorism and human rights by April 26th.
    - What did I do: read and took notes of the three key judgements, still reading commentary on police negligence and the Robinson case in particular. (If anyone has a reading list or any reading recommendations on police negligence, I will find it very helpful).

    If you guys have any ideas on how to organise/structure the revision thread, please do share them in the comments.

    Now, let's go work! Have fun revising and remember - it's never too early to start!
    Love this!! Great thread idea :)
     
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    Alice G

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    I actually compiled an essay/exam checklist that I devised in my second year to ensure I was hitting key criteria to achieve the best grades I could. In an exam, the pressure can often lead candidates to forgetting things they do habitually when writing essays for coursework/formative assessments. Noting down the checklist before you begin to prep an exam answer can help to deal with those initial five minute nerves and get you in a good headspace as well as helping you to frame your response better! I was a history student at Warwick so apologies if not everything is necessarily useful or relevant to your assessment style but maybe a few things will help :) I shall post it this week for you all :)
     
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    gricole

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    I actually compiled an essay/exam checklist that I devised in my second year to ensure I was hitting key criteria to achieve the best grades I could. In an exam, the pressure can often lead candidates to forgetting things they do habitually when writing essays for coursework/formative assessments. Noting down the checklist before you begin to prep an exam answer can help to deal with those initial five minute nerves and get you in a good headspace as well as helping you to frame your response better! I was a history student at Warwick so apologies if not everything is necessarily useful or relevant to your assessment style but maybe a few things will help :) I shall post it this week for you all :)

    Looking forward to receiving it Alice! Thank you very much!
     
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    gricole

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    Recording N2:

    - Made brief handwritten summaries of the majority of police negligence cases to develop a case-bank that I can use to support my argument in the essay
    - Read and noted 5 articles
    - Created a plan for the rest of the preliminary research to allow 3 days for writing the paper (700 words a day) and a day for editing and improvements.
     
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