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

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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

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CCSS.L.9-10.3A

CCSS.W.9-10.8

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

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

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

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

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 speaker is:

• Katniss

• Hamitch

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.W.9-10.9

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

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

 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]

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

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]

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

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

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CCSS.L.9-10.1