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 ARISTOTLE:
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Aristotle™, the law school preparatory program and legal guide for pre-law students, first year law students, English as a second language students, and lawyers is uniquely designed to address, in depth, the substance of the law that you will learn during your first year of law school, as well as practical matters of succeeding throughout law school and beyond. Developed out of a need for better, more efficient legal education, Aristotle™ implements hyperlinking technologies to convey carefully selected statements of law, pointed examples, and clarifying comments. Aristotle's™ non-linear pathways combine large quantities of knowledge in a manner that allows the learner to find answers to questions on-demand as the learner progresses through the material, rather than as an instructor or author predisposes. Consisting of more than two hundred pages of carefully chosen, content-rich material, Aristotle is a guaranteed advantage, regardless of whether it is used regularly for months or for a few hours on several occasions.
The Companion Workbooks to the Aristotle Law School Preparatory Program provide extensive, in-depth language practice within the context of U.S. Law. The full Aristotle Law School Preparatory Program, which provides a synoptic yet well detailed view of the subjects studied in the first year of Law School, is presented in the CD. The seven sections of the Aristotle Law School Preparatory Program after the Instructions are Introduction, Tort Law, Property Law, Constitutional Law, Contract Law, Criminal Law, and Civil Procedure Law. Presently, six of these seven are accompanied by a workbook, which focuses on the study and practice of a particular grammar area. Teachers and students will find this innovative Legal English reference tool invaluable as they simultaneously explore language and law in their academic and professional journey. Depending on your program or area of focus, you may choose to use the complete series of workbooks or select individual ones to fit your needs. THE COMPANION WORKBOOKS
The Introduction Workbook Present and Past Participles as Adjectives and Adverbs The Passive Voice, Adjective Clauses, Noun Clauses, Adverb Clauses, Articles Based on the content of the Aristotle Introduction text, the Introduction Workbook contains exercises on several grammar areas of focus, including a special section on Articles. Presentation of a grammar topic is followed by Examples and Analysis, Practice Exercises, Copy Exercises, Comprehension Check/Discussion Questions, and a Review Section. Another special feature of the workbook can be explored in the Appendix, which contains a list of verbs from the exercises in alphabetical order and categorized according to pronunciation of the past participle endings. (84 pages)
The Tort Law Workbook
The Passive Voice In the Tort Law Workbook, you will find a thorough examination of the Passive Voice. The emphasis is on repetition and a considerable amount of practice using the Aristotle Tort Law text as the context for the exercises. This workbook is the most basic compared to the others in the series. Sets of Comprehension Check/Discussion Questions and Vocabulary are interspersed in key locations throughout the workbook. (48 pages)
The Constitutional Law Workbook
Prepositions The study and practice of Prepositions is the focus of the Constitutional Law Workbook. A rich interweaving of Prepositions in context allows you to move along naturally within the Constitutional Law text as you proceed to master the material. Prepositions are introduced, practiced, and then recycled in ensuing sections for reinforcement of what you have learned. The distinction between the adjectival and adverbial functions of prepositional phrases is illustrated by examples. A special section on the function of Because and Before in Prepositional Phrases and Adverbial Clauses is also included. The Comprehension Check/Discussion questions are designed to inspire conversation and methodical practice in paraphrasing based on the text. (49 pages)
The Contract Law Workbook
Present Participles, Past Participles, and Gerunds The Contract Law Workbook focuses on the study and practice of Present Participles with an adjectival or adverbial function, Past Participles primarily with an adjectival function, and Gerunds. The workbook provides a comprehensive examination of these areas through Examples and Analysis from the Aristotle Contract Law text. Your own Analysis and Practice ensue as well as the Comprehension Checks, which are located throughout the workbook. Relevant Vocabulary is also noted and defined. (64 pages)
The Property Law Workbook
Relative Clauses and Complementation The exercises in the Property Law Workbook are based on the Aristotle Property Law text, and these exercises focus on Relative Clauses and Complementation. Past Participles as Reduced Relative Clauses are also treated here, and the borders of each section are drawn by a set of Comprehension Check/Discussion Questions. A quintet of culminating activities at the end of the workbook provides additional practice on areas of interest. (61 pages)
The Civil Procedure Workbook
Adverbial Clauses In the Civil Procedure Workbook, the focus is on practicing Adverbial Clauses. Adverbial Clauses are presented and are followed by Examples of sentences from the text. Practice Exercises are interspersed throughout the workbook, and the Comprehension Check/Discussion Questions are designed to inspire discussion and reflection into the process which you are studying. Vocabulary is noted throughout the workbook when words appear in more than one form in the reading. (51 pages) |
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