In advance of Essay # 1 posting (and ## 2 and 3 coming next week), some further reminds about the importance of good, organized writing. I refer you to Good Writing and Talking Procedure and the sample essay and answer, which shows how you should approach, organize, and analyze problems. In addition, this doc reprints two Twitter threads by Joe Regalia on writing tips--the first on Justice Kagan's writing and the second a general, advanced tips.
A few additional points: If you are asked to argue or resolve a motion, your starting point should be your conclusion--grant or deny (or grant in part and deny in part). Your real analysis begins with the motion presented--what the motion seeks, the rule it comes from, what the rule it says, and the standard. That will take you into whatever other rules and analysis governs the answer to the motion. You can see this in the sample answer.
