A-Level Law: Target Skills - Evaluation (Eduqas & Contract)

This document is designed to support students in improving their evaluation skills. It is designed for A-Level Law and the Eduqas specification, although parts could easily be adapted for other specifications. It has contract law questions (although again these could be removed and swapped with human rights).

What is included?

1. What is evaluation?
2. Ten exercises to improve evaluation

Exercise One: Match Up
This exercise asks students to match up arguments and counter-arguments.

There are five match ups to complete:

• Psychiatric Injury
• Strict Liability
• Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person
• Res Ipsa Loquitur
• Civil Trial Process

Exercise Two: Disagree
This exercise asks students to give a counter-point to each of the opinions expressed.

Topics include:

• Mitigation of Loss
• Magistrates
• Law Commission
• Law Making Process
• Juries

Exercise Three: Evaluate
This exercise asks students to clearly explain why each of the viewpoints is incorrect.

Topics include:

• Access to Justice
• Privity of Contract
• Rylands v Fletcher
• Delegated Legislation
• Bail

Exercise Four: PEEL Template
This exercise asks students to complete a PEEL template for one paragraph of an essay.

Topics include:

• Negligence
• Tribunals
• Contract Remedies
• Voluntary Manslaughter
• Psychiatric Injury

Exercise Five: Paragraph
This exercise asks students to write one paragraph for each of the essay questions.

Questions include:

• Precedent
• Misrepresentation
• Express Terms
• Criminal Appeals
• Criminal Causation

Exercise Six: Ranking
This exercise asks students to rank paragraphs from best to worst. There are five paragraphs to rank.

Exercise Seven: Marking
This exercise asks students to read through two answers and give them a mark.

25 Marker: Nuisance
15 Marker: Civil Appeals

A mark scheme is included.

Exercise Eight: Self-Improvement
This exercise asks students to go back over previous 15 & 25 mark answers. They should re-write one and attempt to get a higher mark.

Exercise Nine: 15 Marks
There are five 15 mark practice questions to answer.

Topics:

• Statutory Interpretation
• Law Making Process
• Juries
• Legal Professionals
• Criminal Trial Process

Exercise Ten: 25 Markers
There are five 25 mark practice questions to answer.

Topics:

• Murder
• Economic Duress
• Rylands v Fletcher
• Theft
• Formation of Contract