Includes the following: a brief restatement of the legal question posed--usually a sentence or two that focus on the specific legal issue in this case, without reference to extraneous facts or information. a statement of the applicable law or rule that should be applied to the facts in this case. this will be taken from the text, and will not consist of a personal opinion or ethical reaction, but rather be a statement (usually only one or two sentences) that summarizes the rule of law that you will apply to come to a correct answer. you should not restate the law in its entirety, but instead summarize the appropriate law into a short explanation of the ruling principle in this case. finally, a clear statement that explains how you applied the applicable law to these facts to reach a specific conclusion. this will be usually be a few sentences culminating in an answer to the specific question posed in the text. this portion of your answer should demonstrate original thinking and reasoning, and result in a definite conclusion.