A. All essay assignments, including this Mini Essay Assignment, should be written in the IRAC format.

Issue - the legal question you are going to answer;

Rule - the rule you will use to answer the legal question;

Analysis - where you apply the rule to the facts;

Conclusion - your answer to the legal question based on applying the rule to the facts.

If a rule has "elements" - each elementhas its own rule, so applythat to the facts using the exact same IRAC format.

Conclusion

When you get to the end, if you conclude all the elements of the rule have been met, final conclusion stating the overall rule has been met. If not, write the opposite conclusion.

B. Identify Your Essay Appropriately:

Mini Essay Fact Pattern

Sally and Martha are at a bar playing pool when Martha decides to tell Sally that she previously dated Sally's current boyfriend. Sally becomes very angry and tries to hit Martha with her pool cue. Martha ducks, Sally misses Martha, and hits Lisa in the back instead. Lisa cries out in pain.

Discuss Lisa's potential claim for battery