Episode description
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we are sharing some last-minute tips to help you squeeze out as many points as you can from the performance test portion of the bar exam.
In this episode, we discuss:
- The four different types of PT tasks, and their characteristics
- How to think about the audience, tone, and organization for each of the task types
- The difference between the IRAC and CREAC writing approaches
- Tips for reading and interpreting the materials provided in the PT packet
- A reminder to carefully read and follow the directions given on the performance test, so you are not losing easy points
Resources:
- Multistate Performance Test (http://www.ncbex.org/exams/mpt/)
- 2018 MPT Summaries (http://www.ncbex.org/pdfviewer/?file=%2Fdmsdocument%2F225)
- Bar Exam Toolbox blog (https://barexamtoolbox.com/bar-exam-toolbox-blog/)
- Writing of the Week (WOW) Bar Essay Workshop (https://barexamtoolbox.com/writing-of-the-week-wow-bar-essay-workshop/)
- The Brainy Bar Bank: Streamlining Bar Study (https://barexamtoolbox.com/brainy-bar-bank/)
- Podcast Episode 9: Mastering the Performance Test (w/Doretta McGinnis) (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-9-mastering-the-performance-test-w-doretta-mcginnis/)
- Podcast Episode 50: How to Ace the Bar Exam Performance Test (w/Doretta McGinnis) (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-50-ace-bar-exam-performance-test-doretta-mcginnis/)
- Bar Exam Toolbox blog: Managing the Clock on a 90-Minute Performance Test (https://barexamtoolbox.com/managing-the-clock-on-a-90-minute-performance-test/)
- Bar Exam Toolbox blog: Five Common Issues on the Performance Test and How to Fix Them (https://barexamtoolbox.com/five-common-issues-performance-test-fix/)
- Bar Exam Toolbox blog: Three Things to Do to Raise Your Performance Test Scores (https://barexamtoolbox.com/three-things-to-do-to-raise-your-performance-test-scores/)
- Bar Exam Toolbox blog: The Key to the Performance Test: Find Your Approach (https://barexamtoolbox.com/the-key-to-the-performance-test-find-your-approach/)
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(https://barexamtoolbox.com/episode-54-last-minute-tips-for-the-performance-test/)
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Alison & Lee