*Paper back law students book / Excerpt: A contract essay has these parts: Formation 5-20 points Special issues (example additional terms, modifications, no true consideration etc) 5 - 20 points Breach 5 - 20 points Defenses 5-20 points Damages 5-20 points Torts essays: Issue heading (Name of tort) 5- 25 points depending on difficulty Define - 0 points (but if it's missing you get 60 unless the rest of your essay is 105%) Apply elements 5 - 25 points Conclude - 0 points (But if it's not there your grader may dislike your style.) Defenses 5 - 25 points Damages (Expectation, Reliance, Consequential) Writing on Expectation damages is mandatory even if no facts or even if not successfully proved.) 5 -25 points This means that if you pick the right issues, do proper IRAC, have defenses and damages - it's harder to fail."