Missions

Missions

Missions are short assignments that help you practice what you learn. Some are quizzes that score themselves. Others are written tasks, such as summarizing a case or finding a rule for your state, which an officer reads and reviews. Every mission leaves a record, so your progress is saved.

How missions work

1. 1. Pick a mission. Open missions are listed below. When there is a weekly challenge, it appears at the top.
2. 2. Do the work. Read the instructions, which explain what a complete answer includes. For written missions, include the page or source you actually opened.
3. 3. Submit. Quizzes score right away. Written work goes to an officer for review.
4. 4. Get feedback. An officer reviews written work and may approve it or send it back with feedback so you can improve it.
5. 5. Earn points. Points are awarded once per mission, after it is complete or approved.

Types of missions

• Quizzes check your understanding of a module or library page.
• Source hunts ask you to find an official document, such as your district's student code or a state statute, and explain what it says.
• Case summaries ask you to read a real court decision and identify the question, the holding, and what the case did not decide.
• Civic skills missions ask you to practice something from the Train page, such as drafting a two-minute public comment.

Tips for strong written work

• Write in your own words.
• Quote the text before you explain it.
• Name the setting: public school, private school, home, work, online, or court.
• Say which law you are talking about and where it applies.
• Cite the source you opened. A link is best.

Missions are education. They are not a court, and they are not legal advice. Do not submit details about a real, ongoing legal or school discipline matter.