No Red Ink-review of Midterm lessons 1-4

According to the recipe, the mixture should become a "firm, pliable paste" once it has been properly boiled (Vale, 49).

• Correct MLA format

• Incorrect MLA format

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.8

Clueless, a modern-day teen drama, is a "much beloved" adaptation of Austen’s Emma (Woodlawn, ch.4).

• Correct MLA format

• Incorrect MLA format

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Aladdin is not a trustworthy character. When Jasmine suspects that she's met him before, Aladdin lies to her: “Why, I even have servants who go to the marketplace for my servants, so it couldn't have been me you met.”

The speaker is:

• Aladdin

• Jasmine

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Aladdin is not a trustworthy character. When Jasmine suspects that she's met him before, Aladdin lies to her: “Why, I even have servants who go to the marketplace for my servants, so it couldn't have been me you met.”

The listener is:

• Aladdin

• Jasmine

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Aladdin is not a trustworthy character. When Jasmine suspects that she's met him before, Aladdin lies to her: “Why, I even have servants who go to the marketplace for my servants, so it couldn't have been me you met.”

The plot clue is:

• His servants who go to the marketplace

• Jasmine suspects that she's met him before

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Haymitch’s experience as a tribute is important to Katniss’s survival in the Games. As soon as the Games start, Katniss realizes: “Haymitch’s directive to immediately find water was not arbitrary. I won’t last long without it”

The speaker is:

• Katniss

• Hamitch

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Haymitch’s experience as a tribute is important to Katniss’s survival in the Games. As soon as the Games start, Katniss realizes: “Haymitch’s directive to immediately find water was not arbitrary. I won’t last long without it”

The plot clue is:

• Haymitch's directive to immediately find water

• As soon as the Games start

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

 Original Quote: An Oxford University study found that typical polar bear enclosures are about one-millionth the size of their minimum home range in nature.

Match the pronouns for the following borrowed quote:

An Oxford University study revealed the terrible living conditions of polar bears in captivity: "[T]ypical polar bear enclosures are about one-millionth the size of __________  minimum home range in nature."

• their

• [their]

• its

• [its]

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Original Quote: In order to be a better risk-taker, it is vital to let your subconscious take over sometimes, helping your brain to pick up long-lost memories and connect ideas, says Pillay.

Match the pronouns for the following borrowed quote:

According to Dr. Srini Pillay, an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, individuals can become better decision makers by letting their "subconscious take over sometimes, helping __________ brain to pick up long-lost memories and connect ideas."

• [your]

• their

• your

• [their]

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Semrow says she grew bored because for most subjects, "I didn't see what it meant for my life."

Match the pronouns for the borrowed quote below:

Sam Semrow, a recent alumna of Harvard's Graduate School of Education, summed up many students' feelings about schoolwork in noting that, for a long time, " ___________ didn't see what it meant for [her] life."

• I

• [I]

• [she]

• she

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D