A-Level Law: Evaluation Skills Practice Lesson - Eduqas Contract

This lesson is designed to help students practice their evaluation skills in preparation for Paper 3: Perspectives on Substantive Law.

This is designed for the Eduqas exam board and the Contract Law option.

This requires students to have studied all of the content but could be adapted to suit a group that hasn’t yet finished it.

Starter

Ten questions for students to answer covering a variety of areas of law.
Answers are on the following slide.

Evaluation Tips

Slide of top evaluation tips
Slide of generic evaluation points - these are points that students can make if they cannot think of anything or have a brain freeze in the exam

Activity 1 - Essay Plan Match-Up

In pairs students will be given an essay title and then arguments for and against.
They should use these arguments to create an essay plan answering the question.

Students should use this structure:

Point
Counter-Point
Point

This will need printing and cutting up. I recommend laminating and tying together with bands so they can be reused

Activity 2 - Ideas for Reform

Create a mind-map of reform proposals for each of the areas of law listed.
There are three areas of law listed for tort, criminal and contract

Activity 3 - Essay Practice

Create an essay plan for each of the essay questions listed.
Students can work individually, in groups or pairs.
There are three essay questions listed for tort, criminal and contract.

Plenary

The plenary is an evaluation Kahoot.

An evaluation point is displayed and students should select the legal authority that supports the point.

The link to the Kahoot is provided in the notes section of the PowerPoint.