Appellate Brief o Argument Section o CRAC Conclusion tied to what the lower court did correctly/incorrectly The appellate

te court in/correctly Erred Properly Correctly Choose case precedent Binding vs persuasive Favorable vs unfavorable Authority Look at policy that helps set up argument in favorable way o Make explicit connections and use transitions Connect conclusion to rule Connect rule to case precedent discussion Connect case precedent discussion to facts of your case this rule has been expanded upon and includes these additional factors case precedent discussion o this rule was applied by the court in CASE where it was held Look to Stanley for transition terms Point Headings o Provide a reader with an outline and summary of your argument o All caps o Coherent, logical and persuasive thesis statement Opportunity to persuade o Should be one sentence, not a string of sentences (readable length) o Use as an outline of argument for court Table of contents o ARGUMENT: HEADINGSavoid abstract statements of the law THE COURT MUST DETERMINE WHETHER THERE WAS A MATERIAL AND SUBSTANTIAL DISRUPTION VS NORMANS T-SHIRT CAUSED A MATERIAL AND SUBSTANTIAL DISRUPTION (BUT DONT STOP HERE) BECAUSE THE EXPRESSION RESULTED IN BOISTEROUS ACTIVITY AND STUDENTS MISSING OR ARRIVING LATE TO CLASS (if you have a, b, c, elementincorporate in the heading) o whenever possible write headings as POSITIVE statements rather than negative ones

NORMANS TSHIRT CONVEYED A POLITICAL MESSAGE AND IS THEREFORE CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED SPEECH UNDER THE FIRST AMENDMENT O FRAMEWORK: positive assertion + because + support for assertion I. PERSUASIVE HEADING ON 1st ISSUE O Thesis paragraph Conclusion Rule Roadmap O A) persuasive heading on 1st component C R A C O B) persuasive heading on 2nd component C R A C II. PERSUASIVE HEADING ON 2nd ISSUE Roadmaps O Provide guidance to the reader on the organization of the subsequent argument O Should be included in a thesis paragraph for every part of your argument that has more than one rule 1st steps supreme court of Arizona O intermediate appellate court opinion O pull out cases that are cited to (beginning of your research) supplement that authority O Organization Thesis paragraph Standard of review O Motion to dismiss O Analysis Break down rule for each issue into logical components Alternative arguments Outline rule Start each section / subsection with a conclusion on that particular point Unfavorable authority? Can still usedistinguishable Remember the hierarchy of authority to use Appellant O This infringes upon due process right