Freshman A Final Review Guide
The Final:
-65 Multiple Choice Questions
-1 Essay (3 pieces of evidence in CEI structure; use 3 different texts)
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Research and Writing (31 Questions)
-Source Card Format
-Note Card Format
-MLA Format
-Heading
-Margins
-Title
-Font
-Quote Weaves
-Creating a Works Cited and Bibliography
-Reading a Works Cited
-Finding Sources
-Source Credibility
A Raisin in the Sun + Lit. Circle Plot Quotes (31 Questions)
-Plot Recall and Reading Comprehension
-Quote Identification
-Walter, Beneatha, Mama, Asagai, Lidner, Travis, and Ruth
-Making Inferences
Cold Read (9 Questions)
-Vocabulary in Context
-Claim
-Audience
-Ethos, Pathos, Logos
-Author’s Purpose
1. Which in text citation is correct?
A. In the text it says, “I get out, close the door, and watch it plow softly into the
water” (Erdrich 7).
B. In the text it says “I get out, close the door, and watch it plow softly into the
water” (Erdrich 7).
C. In the text it says, “I get out, close the door, and watch it plow softly into the
water.” (Erdrich 7).
D. In the text it says “I get out, close the door, and watch it plow softly into the
water” (Erdrich, 7).
2. Use the following information to pick the correct citation:
Media Type: Webpage
Title: “Jealousy in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet”
URL: http://www.shakespeare-online.com/
Last updated: 2014
A. “Few moments in Shakespeare's plays are as intense as that in Romeo and Juliet”
(No author).
B. “Few moments in Shakespeare's plays are as intense as that in Romeo and Juliet”
(www.shakespeare-online.com).
C. “Few moments in Shakespeare's plays are as intense as that in Romeo and Juliet”
(2014).
D. “Few moments in Shakespeare's plays are as intense as that in Romeo and Juliet”
(“Jealousy in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet”).
3. True or False: Paraphrased information only uses page number in the citation
4. True or False: Paraphrased information needs quotation marks
5. True or False: Summarized information needs quotation marks
6. True or False: A direct quote needs quotation marks
7. True or False: A direct quote does not need a citation
8. True or False: Summarized information needs a citation
9. True or False: All citations include a period after the parenthesis
10. True or False: Titles of essays should be centered
11. True or False: Titles of essays should be bold or italic
Works Cited
A. "Blueprint Lays Out Clear Path for Climate Action." Environmental Defense Fund.
Environmental Defense Fund, 8 May 2007. Web. 24 May 2009.
B. Damien, Bill. Interview by Andrew C. Revkin. “Clinton on Climate Change.” New York
Times. New York Times, May 2007. Web. 25 May 2009.
C. Ebert, Roger. "An Inconvenient Truth." Rev. of An Inconvenient Truth, dir. Davis
Guggenheim. rogerebert.com. Sun-Times News Group, 2 June 2006. Web. 24
May 2009.
D. Dean, Cornelia. "Executive on a Mission: Saving the Planet." New York Times. New
York Times, 22 May 2007. Web. 25 May 2009.
E. GlobalWarming. Wikipedia.com, 2007. Web. 24 May 2009.
12. Which “rule” is Example A violating?
A. The entry must be in alphabetical order
B. The 2nd line of the entry must be a hanging indent
C. The entry must be a creditable source
D. The entry must not be referenced within the paper
13. Which “rule” is Example C violating?
A. The entry must be in alphabetical order
B. The 2nd line of the entry must be a hanging indent
C. The entry must be a creditable source
D. The entry must not be referenced within the paper
14. Which “rule” is Example E violating?
A. The entry must be in alphabetical order
B. The 2nd line of the entry must be a hanging indent
C. The entry must be a creditable source
D. The entry must not be referenced within the paper
15. Which MLA heading is correct?
A. Perfect Student
Martin
May 30th 2014
English
C.
Perfect Student
English
Martin
30 May 2014
B. Perfect Student
Martin
English
May 30th, 2014
D.
Perfect Student
Martin
English
30 May 2014
Seven-Minute Shakespeare
The Learning Network – Teaching and Learning with the New York Times
January 20, 2012 9:30 am
If reading CliffsNotes’s “Hamlet” seems to be a pokey, 20th-century way to speedcomprehend Shakespeare, never fear. Now there’s a seven-minute cartoon version,
complete with a talking Yorick’s skull. Think of it as CliffsNotes for CliffsNotes.
Over on Education Life, I have a short piece about CliffsNotes Films, a new series in which
classic literature becomes animated “edutainment.” The first offerings — six Shakepearean
plays — debuted online in October.
While everyone from the Folger Library to SparkNotes offers help with Shakespeare,
CliffsNotes Films has turned the plays into short cartoons and translated Elizabethan
English into contemporary slang.
In their version, Juliet’s response to Romeo during the balcony scene is “OMG, that was like
so hot. Let’s totes get married.” Hamlet yells at Gertrude, “Stop hooking up with that guy!”
and Julius Caesar dismisses warnings about the Ides of March with a “whatevs.” ( See more
examples here.)
To further appeal to the LOL generation, the site allows users to earn “badges” and interact
with the films’ cartoon narrator, Cliff Notesworthy, on Twitter.
The question for teachers: Is all this good for students?
Study guides to help students “supplement” — or avoid — the reading of great literature
have been around at least since CliffsNotes began publishing in 1958, though recently there
has been a proliferation of resources meant to make studying the classics fun for a new
generation. (“We speak student,” declares Shmoop, a new site designed to “make learning
and writing more fun and relevant for students in the digital age.” On Shmoop, Shakespeare
is “Big Willy.”)
Irreverent takes on literature, too, are nothing new. Many teachers already use clips from
“The Simpsons,” for instance, when teaching Shakespeare, Poe and Hemingway. (We even
have our own how-to lesson plan!)
And of course many teachers assign creative projects that ask students to do the
reinventing themselves. Just search “student project Shakespeare” on YouTube to see
hundreds of examples.
According to Karen Cahn, general manager of branded experiences at AOL, which is a
partner in CliffsNotes Films, most of the teacher response to the series has been positive.
“Educators say, ‘Anything that can help students read Shakespeare is good,’” she said.
By Katherine Schulten, who has been the editor of The Learning Network since 2006, first taught as a member of
the Jesuit Volunteer Corps in 1984-5, then spent a semester teaching English to businessmen in Tokyo. After 10
happy years as an English teacher/newspaper adviser at E.R. Murrow High School in Brooklyn, she spent nine
years as a freelance literacy consultant and curriculum writer. She has twice won the Distinguished Achievement
Award from the Association of Educational Publishers.
16. Who is the author of this selection?
A. The Learning Network
B. Karen Cahn
C. The Association of Educational Publishers
D. Katherine Schulten
17. What is the title of this selection?
A. Seven-Minute Shakespeare
B. The Learning Network
C. New York Times
D. Hamlet
18. In 1 sentence summarize the article’s claim
This article explores the idea of dumbing down Shakespeare for students in order to decide
if this is a helpful or harmful resource.