Jane Asylum Case

Instructions

This week you will submit a first draft of your case brief/ analysis. Your brief should be of a real case related to asylum, as directed in the Final Project assignment. Remember to save it as a Word document.

Note to students: This Assignment is asking you to brief a real case from your research concerning a minor who is seeking asylum. It is not asking you to brief the final project facts about Jane. For this Assignment, you are to brief a case using the FIRAC- method. You are not writing a brief for a court. You are just briefing a single case for inter-office use.

Ensure that your paper is:

1. 2 – 4 pages in length;
2. Double-spaced and in a 12-point font;
3. Well-written and grammatically correct;
4. Organized in a logical fashion that makes it easy to follow and understand;
5. Cited properly.

The viewpoint and purpose of this assignment should be clearly established and sustained. Assignment should follow the conventions of Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.). Your writing should be well ordered, logical and unified, as well as original and insightful. Your work should display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics. Use the appropriate citation style for all citations. More details can be found in the GEL 1.1 Universal Writing Rubric.

To review the Final Research Project Assignment in full, refer back to the “Familiarize Yourself with the Course” page on Course Home.

Put your project in a Word document. Save it in a location and with a name that you will remember.

Grading

Please review the Assignment grading rubric in Doc Sharing for more information on how your Assignment will be graded.

Submitting Your Work

Put your responses in a Microsoft Word document. Save it in a location and with the proper naming convention: username-Course Name-section-Unit x_Assignment.doc (username is your Kaplan username, section is your course section, x is the unit number). When you are ready to submit it, go to the Dropbox and complete the steps below:

1. Click the link that says “Submit an Assignment.”
2. In the “Submit to Basket” menu, select Unit x: Assignment.
3. In the “Comments” field, make sure to add at least the title of your paper.
4. Click the “Add Attachments” button.
5. Follow the steps listed to attach your Word document.

To view your graded work, come back to the Dropbox or go to the Gradebook after your instructor has evaluated it. Make sure that you save a copy of your submitted work.