Law Office of Field & Field Memo To: Nicole Field From: [Your Name] Date: Re: Research Memo Slide 1 This should be your welcome slide and the first introductory slide. Write the information you will be presenting here. All the content should go here. You may want to provide a brief introduction of what the presentation will be about. Introduce the topic with some indication of its inherent interest or importance, and a clear definition of the boundaries of the subject area Indicate the structure and/or methodology of the essay, often with the major sections of the essay or its structural principle clearly stated State the thesis of the essay, preferably in a single, arguable statement with a clear main clause The standard pattern for an introductory paragraph follows the order of the tasks outlined above. Below is an outline of that pattern, written as if it were the first section of a formal outline of the entire essay. Combine all this information into one paragraph. Do not write as bullets. A. The topic 1. Its boundaries 2. Why it is interesting B. Structure and/or Methodology 1. The essay's main sections (structure) 2. Why they come in that order (structural principle) 3. How the author plans to draw the necessary conclusions from the information available (methodology) C. The Thesis Statement (usually a single sentence) 1. Its premise (the general claim about the information available) 2. Its conclusion (the consequences of the first claim) No references should be included in the introductory paragraph or on the PowerPoint slide. Slide 2 On slide two you will list the torts that protect against intentional interference with persons. Here on the transcript you would explain each tort. You will want to make sure the transcript lists and explain the elements of each intentional tort. Include at least one citation in this part to substantiate your ideas. The in-text citation should be at the bottom of the list on your PowerPoint slide. Slide 3 On slide three you will list the defenses to assault on the PowerPoint slide. Here on the transcript you would explain what assault is in detail. Identify the elements of assault. Provide a practical example of assault. Include at least one citation in this part to substantiate your ideas. The in-text citation should be at the bottom of the list on your PowerPoint slide. Slide 4 On slide four you will list the defenses to battery on the PowerPoint slide. Here on the transcript you would explain what battery is. Explain how it differs from assault. Identify the elements of battery. Provide a practical example of battery. Include at least one citation in this part to substantiate your ideas. The in-text citation should be at the bottom of the list on your PowerPoint slide. Slide 5 On slide five you will list the elements of the tort of defamation. Here on the transcript you would explain what defamation is. Identify the elements of defamation and explain each element in detail. Provide a practical example of defamation. Include at least one citation in this part to substantiate your ideas. The in-text citation should be at the bottom of the list on your PowerPoint slide. Slide 6 2 On slide six you will include bullet points on trademark. Here on the transcript you would explain what a trademark is and provide examples of a trademark. Discuss the basic elements that constitutes a trademark. Provide great detail. Include at least one citation in this part to substantiate your ideas. The in-text citation should be at the bottom of the list on your PowerPoint slide. Slide 7 On slide seven, you will continue your discussion of trademark. You can use graphics that relate for this part on your PowerPoint slide. Here on the transcript you will discuss why the use of a purported trademark solely on a Web site satisfies the \"use in commerce\" requirement for trademark protection. Explain in detail. Include at least one citation in this part to substantiate your ideas. The in-text citation should be at the bottom of the list on your PowerPoint slide. Slide 8 On slide eight you will include bullet points on copyright. Here on the transcript you would explain what copyright is and provide examples of a copyright. Discuss the basic elements that constitutes a copyright. Explain what copyright protection is available for software. Provide great detail. Include at least one citation in this part to substantiate your ideas. The in-text citation should be at the bottom of the list on your PowerPoint slide. Slide 9 In this concluding slide. you summarize what you have written about in your paper. When you are writing a good concluding paragraph, you need to think about the main point that you want to get across and be sure it is included. If you have already written a fabulous introductory paragraph, you can write something similar with different wording. Use your introductory paragraph as a guide. No new ideas should be included in the concluding No references should be included in the concluding paragraph. Slide 10 This is where you will list your references on the PowerPoint slide and here on the memo. The references must be in APA format and listed in alphabetical order. Here is a link to three websites that will help you format your reference page. https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/05/ https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/10/ https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/08/ 3 If your references run into a slide 11 that is okay. 4