Self-Evaluation of Exam Performance

1. Did I scan the entire exam to get a sense of scope and substance before I started to read and answer questions?
2. Did I allocate the use of my time properly?
   • Did I apportion my time according to the point allocation of each question?
   • Did I set up a timetable and then follow it?
   • Did I complete the exam?
3. Did I follow all exam instructions?
   • Did I answer the specific question that was asked of me?
   • Did I follow all formatting and procedural requirements?
4. Did I read the question at least twice before beginning to outline?
5. Did I make an outline of the main issues before I began to write?
6. Did I develop the legal issues sufficiently?
   • Did I identify the sub-issues?
   • For each issue and sub-issue, did I articulate the relevant rule of law?
   • Did I stray from the relevant issues and discuss irrelevant ones?
7. Did I write a complete paragraph of law for each issue by working from the general to the specific?
8. Did I analyze the facts sufficiently?
   • Did I use the word “because” to match up the relevant facts to the rule of law?
   • Did I merely repeat the facts in the hypo?
   • If applicable, did I discuss the “other side” to the facts or offer an alternative argument?
   • If appropriate, did I discuss policy considerations?
9. Was my writing clear, organized, and “lawyerly”?
   • Was my writing organized so that my meaning was clear to the reader?
   • Did I use topic sentences to introduce my points?
   • Was my essay organized properly to address the question?
     1. By party?
     2. By cause of action?
   • Did I use appropriate legal vocabulary?
10. How can I improve?