The Summons by John Grisham

Each student will be responsible for preparing a critical analysis of the supplementary reading in which the student identifies the “legal issues” in the reading and discusses how those legal issues are related to the three social science requirements above. Analysis of the reading should follow the standards of legal analysis. For example, if there is a legal issue in your reading that involves the tort of negligence, then you should analyze the tort issue using legal analysis format. In addition, students writing should conform to the instructions for a college level paper: 1) An introductory paragraph with a thesis statement as the concluding sentence. 2) The thesis statement which should be the premise of your paper (meaning what is the point of your analysis. In the case of this paper, your thesis will be to prove how the reading examines the ways in which law influences human behavior; the ways in which law, legal institutions and legal processes influence a person’s beliefs, assumptions, and values; and analyze how the legal system is based on a reciprocal interaction among the individual, community and society are ) 1-39 | P L S 1 1 0 W i l l i a m W o o d s U n i v e r s i t y 3) Body paragraphs that begin with a topic sentence and that support the thesis with argument based on facts (from the source that is being critically analyzed or reflected upon) and evidence (this should be from your supplemental reading and your text primarily, although you may use outside sources as long as you include a works cited page.) 4) A concluding paragraph that includes a summary of how the thesis has been proved.