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2.A poorly-cultivated critical thinker
Select one:
a. Raises important questions and problems
b. Gathers and assesses relevant information
c. Comes to well-reasoned conclusions and solutions
d. Communicates ineffectively with others in figuring out solutions
3.All high school students must take Spanish at Lyons Township High School. Lindsey is a senior at Lyons Township. Therefore:
Select one:
a. Lindsey will not take Spanish
b. Lindsey has either taken or will take Spanish.
c. Lindsey has friends at school.
d. Lindsey enjoys Spanish.
4.All of the women in my family have college degrees. Aunt Jane is in my family. Therefore:
Select one:
a. Aunt Jane is a smart woman.
b. Aunt Jane is older than me.
c. Aunt Jane has a college degree.
d. Aunt Jane’s husband is my uncle.
6.Based on the following scenario, which response must be true? All animals need oxygen. Jamie has a pet named Chance. Therefore:
Select one:
a. Chance is a pet dog.
b. Jamie likes animals.
c. Pets like humans.
d. Chance needs oxygen.
7.Based on the following scenario, which response must be true? All green plants need sunlight. This fern is a green plant. Therefore:
Select one:
a. Green plants need water.
b. All plants need sunlight.
c. This fern needs sunlight.
d. Only some ferns need sunlight.
10.How do you determine if a source is scholarly?
Select one:
a. It is published in Wikipedia
b. I found it on Google
c. It is published in an academic journal
d. My professor told me to read it
11.How would you explain inference to someone?
Select one:
a. Gather information from charts and diagrams to identify how those parts interact
b. Use logic, stated information, and careful analysis to form an opinion
c. Determine the outcome from beliefs, values, policies and principles
d. Assess the credibility of sources and the claims they make

Sydney read an article from an online source.  She referenced her retrieval data this way:  Retrieved on October 1, 2011 from the ProQuest database.  What 2 things are wrong with this retrieval information?

1.
Which statement below is true about the main idea?
The main idea is always the last sentence of a paragraph.
The main idea is what the paragraph is about.
The main idea is a detail in the paragraph.
The main idea is the author’s opinion.
2. Read this paragraph from the article “The Ancestors of our Domestic Dog,” and think about how the main idea of the article is introduced.
The seeming endless contrasts among breeds of dogs may make us hesitate to accept the conclusion that countless naturalists, beginning with Charles Darwin, have drawn: All domestic dogs are descended from a few wild forms–namely, wolves, jackals, and possibly dingos. How can this be? Cats, rabbits, birds, and guinea pigs—all also domesticated—do not appear in such wide variety.
What does the author do to help readers identify the main idea in his article?
He asks a question that the rest of the article will answer.
He repeats the main idea several times throughout the paragraph.
He suggests the main idea indirectly by listing examples and evidence.
He states the main idea directly in the first sentence of the paragraph.
3. Why does the author of “Kellar and the Rope Trick” use Kellar’s description of the trick, and not a description written by someone else?
Kellar was the only observer who saw how the trick was done.
Kellar had actually had someone explain the trick to him.
No one else has ever observed the Indian rope trick.
Kellar’s version uses more interesting and imaginative language.
4. Which chapter title provides the best hint about the main idea of the chapter?
Friends and Family
Don’t Think About It
In the Last Second
A Police Officer’s Day
5. What is the main idea of “Kellar and the Rope Trick”?
Most people tend to see what they want to see, and are easily fooled and impressed.
Magic tricks bring out the worst in people because they play on people’s stupidity.
People should be skeptical about any magic trick performed in India at dusk.
The Indian rope trick is one of the easiest magic tricks to perform outside.
6. What does this sentence tell you about the main idea of “Kellar and the Rope Trick”?
Observe how the astonishing myth has grown up simply because observers failed to note and report a few “inessential facts” —notably the time and the place.
It’s about the myths that exist related to India.
It’s about Kellar’s reasons for going to India.
It’s not just about the rope trick or how it’s performed.
It’s not related to how people respond to magic tricks.
7. Read the paragraph below and look for the main idea.
Andrew Carnegie was a man to look up to. He is best known for making a fortune in the steel industry in the late 1800s and early 1900s. He sold his ownership in the business and gave away most of the money. Many of our country’s organizations benefited from Carnegie’s help.
Which sentence is the main idea of the paragraph?
He is best known for making a fortune in the steel industry in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
He sold his ownership in the business and gave away most of the money.
Andrew Carnegie was a man to look up to.
Many of our country’s organizations benefited from Carnegie’s help.
8. Which strategy is a good way to find the main idea of a paragraph?
Read just the first sentence of the paragraph.
Read just the last sentence of the paragraph.
Read the paragraph, noting the most specific detail.
Read the paragraph, looking for the most general statement.

Original Source Material Student Version Science classrooms offer at least five According to Dede (2009), different ways to individualize and to enhance games can be assigned and used based students’ learning using games and on students’ characteristics. Information simulations beyond what is possible in about student performance when playing informal settings. First, teachers can games can help science teachers plan assign students to teams based on subsequent classroom activities. Games detailed knowledge of learners’ also can be utilized for students with intellectual and psychosocial special needs, which can be selected to characteristics. Second, in contrast to match their ability levels. relatively unguided learning in contexts outside of school, science teachers can alter their classroom instruction and support based on the feedback educational games and simulations provide. Third, science games and simulations are adaptable to students with special needs, allowing them to be mainstreamed in science classrooms. Fourth, educational games and simulations can prepare students to take full advantage of real world field trips in science classrooms. Fifth, teachers through their knowledge of students can relate virtual experiences in science games and simulations to what is happening in the real world or in their personal lives. References: Dede, C. (2009). Learning context: Gaming, gaming simulations, and science learning in the classroom. Paper commissioned for the National Research Council Workshop on Gaming and Simulations, October 6-7, Washington, DC. Retrieved from: http://www7.nationalacademies.org/bose/Dede_Gaming_CommissionedPaper.pdf Which of the following is true for the Student Version above? O Word-for-Word plagiarism O Paraphrasing plagiarism O This is not plagiarism
Item 2 In the case below, the original source material is given along with a sample of student work. Determine the type of plagiarism by clicking the appropriate radio button. Original Source Material Student Version Learning is a complex set of A learning theory is made up of “a set of processes that may vary according constructs linking observed changes in to the developmental level of the performance with whatever is thought to learner, the nature of the task, and bring about those changes” (Driscoll, the context in which the learning is 2000). Therefore, since “learning is a to occur. As already indicated, no complex set of processes that may vary one theory can capture all the according to the developmental level of variables involved in learning. the learner, the nature of the task, and the context in which the learning is to References: occur, it is apparent that no one theory Gredler, M. E. (2001). Learning and can capture all the variables involved in instruction: Theory into practice (4th learning” (Gredler, 2001). Ed.). Upper Saddle, NJ: Prentice-Hall. A learning theory, there, comprises a set of constructs linking observed changes in performance with what is thought to bring about those changes. References: Driscoll, M. P. (2000). Psychology of learning for instruction (2nd Ed.). Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon. Which of the following is true for the Student Version above? O Word-for-Word plagiarism O Paraphrasing plagiarism O This is not plagiarism
Item 3 In the case below, the original source material is given along with a sample of student work. Determine the type of plagiarism by clicking the appropriate radio button. Original Source Material Student Version The study of learning derives from Driscoll (2000) concludes that “the study essentially two sources. Because of learning derives from essentially two learning involves the acquisition of sources… The first concerns the nature knowledge, the first concerns the of knowledge and how we come to know nature of knowledge and how we things… The second … concerns the come to know things…. The second nature and representation of mental life” source in which modern learning (p. 10). theory is rooted concerns the nature and representation of mental life. References: References: Driscoll, M. P. (2000). Psychology of Driscoll, M. P. (2000). Psychology of learning for instruction (2nd Ed.). learning for instruction (2nd Ed.). Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon. Which of the following is true for the Student Version above? O Word-for-Word plagiarism O Paraphrasing plagiarism O This is not plagiarism
Item 4 In the case below, the original source material is given along with a sample of student work. Determine the type of plagiarism by clicking the appropriate radio button. Original Source Material Student Version Instructional designers typically “The main goal of any instructional employ models to guide their day-to- design process is to construct a learning day work. Due to the increased practice environment in order to provide learners of the systematic design of instruction in with the conditions that support desired a growing number of settings, available learning processes” (van Merrienboer, models become more and more 1997, p. 2). Process models proliferate proliferated, focusing on particular because more and more designers types and contexts of learning, generate models that focus on specific particular groups of learners or contexts, learners, or even units of designers, or particular instructional instruction, according to van units (either whole curricula or Merrienboer. individual modules or lessons.) The main goal of any instructional design process is to construct a learning environment in order to provide learners with the conditions References: that support desired learning Merrienboer, J. J. van. (1997). Training processes. complex cognitive skills. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Educational Technology References: Publications. Merrienboer, J. J. van. (1997). Training complex cognitive skills. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Educational Technology Publications. Which of the following is true for the Student Version above? O Word-for-Word plagiarism O Paraphrasing plagiarism O This is not plagiarism
Item 5 In the case below,

11 12 13 How does the text structure help the author convey his central idea in this chapter? By describing the actions taken by the Spartans and the Romans, Machiavelli sets up a comparison with the actions of other conquering forces discussed in the chapter. By contrasting the outcomes of Spartan and Roman conquests, Machiavelli provides evidence to support his claim that a prince must destroy a free city in order to hold it. By contrasting the goals of the Spartans and the Romans, Machiavelli establishes the problem of maintaining control of a conquered city, to which he will propose a solution. By listing the effects of these Spartan and Roman conquests, Machiavelli supports his overall description of how princes do or do not maintain.

QUESTION 1 Who is the intended audience for this passage? 0 3* advertisers that want to target teenagers O b’ shopping researchers who buy household goods 0 c” consumers who are interested in many things 0 5″ advertising agencies that hire ad writers
QUESTION 2 Click here to read the passage before answering the question. Which feature makes the passage a good example of pop-culture writing? 0 3* the use of logical arguments O b’the formal tone of the writing 0 c” the analysis of current advertising trends 0 Cl*the use of historical facts about advertising
QUESTION 3 Click here to read the passage before answering the question. Which feature makes the passage a good example of pop-culture writing? 0 a’ The author uses words that are informal and friendly. 0 b’The author tells what happened in the past. 0 C” The author supports an implied goal. 0 d*The author uses logic to make sense of the facts.
QUESTION 4 Click here to read the passage before answering the question. What is the meaning of the word categorize in paragraph 9 of the passage? 0 a’ View 0 b’ understand 0 C” classify 0 d’ interpret
QUESTION 5 Click here to read the passage before answering the question. What does the word sequence mean in paragraph 7 of the passage? 0 a”variation O b’timing O ‘5’ series 0 d* range
QUESTION 6 Click here to read the passage before answering the question. Read this sentence from paragraph 6 of the passage. Often the accompanying voice you hear is straightforward, knowledgeable and quite friendly. What does the word knowledgeable mean as it is used in this sentence? 0 a’ modest O b’intelligent O ‘5’ honest 0 d’ peaceful
QUESTION 7 Click here to read the passage before answering the question. Which sentence from the passage includes a coordinating conjunction? O a. These types of advertisements may also present an entire socioeconomic or cultural group that it intends the viewer to associate with the product. (paragraph 5) O b’As it turns out, just a few formats characterize the majority of ads. (paragraph 1) O C’ This format has infinite variations, but imagine one that goes like this: A man is driving in his old car and pulls up next to a new, shiny car at a stop light. (paragraph 7) 0 d’ One common, and very persuasive, type of advertisement is known as the association ad. (paragraph 2)
QUESTION 8 Click here to read the passage before answering the question. Which sentence from the passage includes a subordinating conjunction? O a’ Often the accompanying voice you hear is straightforward, knowledgeable, and quite friendly. (paragraph 6) O b’ He looks at the driver in the new car and imagines that he is the one driving the fancy new car. (paragraph 7) O c’ This format has infinite variations, but imagine one that goes like this: A man is driving in his old car and pulls up next to a new, shiny car at a stop light. (paragraph 7) 0 d’ Another ubiquitous advertising type is the “you’ve got to have it because look what it does” format, which demonstrates a product. (paragraph 6)
QUESTION 9 Read this paragraph. 1. Zoos are needed to protect animals. 2. The Wildlife Conservation Society has worked hard to create more than one hundred protected habitats around the world for the rerelease of different species. 3. The National Zoo in Washington D. C. has bred Sumatran tigers, boosting a population that was once only seven hundred in the world. 4. An award-winning education department can be found at the Bronx Zoo. By educating children and adults, zoos can inspire people to learn about ecological and conservation efforts. 5. Zoos are crucial in saving endangered species where otherwise they may die from habitat loss or starvation. 6. Many zoos have breeding programs that allow species to multiply and thrive. 7. Seeing an animal in person can foster compassion more than simply watching a documentary. Which sentence is part of the evidence in this paragraph? 0 a. Sentence 3 O b-Sentence 7 O 5- Sentence 5 O d-Sentence 1
QUESTION 10 Read this paragraph. 1. Zoos are needed to protect animals. 2. The Wildlife Conservation Society has worked hard to create more than one hundred protected habitats around the world for the rerelease of different species. 3. The National Zoo in Washington D. C. has bred Sumatran tigers, boosting a population that was once only seven hundred in the world. 4. An award-winning education department can be found at the Bronx Zoo. By educating children and adults, zoos can inspire people to learn about ecological and conservation efforts. 5. Zoos are crucial in saving endangered species where otherwise they may die from habitat loss or starvation. 6. Many zoos have breeding programs that allow species to multiply and thrive. 7. Seeing an animal in person can foster compassion more than simply watching a documentary. Which sentence(s) is/are part of the evidence in this paragraph? 0 a. Sentence 4 O b’ Sentence 6 O 5′ Sentence 7 0 d’ Sentence 1

How many children does Patricia have with Abe? 19. What bold move does Patricia make when Abel hits her with a bicycle? 20. Why does Abel shoot Patricia in the head? Last Section 21. What does Patricia’s reaction to the shooting and her healing reveal about her? 22. Why doesn’t Abel go to jail for attempted murder? DEFINE: infractions surrogate patronizing condescending flabbergasted escalate stoic sporadic retribution

Mrs. Lujano hears multiple rumors from students that Joseph, one of her students, has been vaping on the playground and encouraging others to vape as well. The teacher approaches this situation by sending out a letter to all grade level parents encouraging parents to talk to their students about the dangers of vaping, without consent from administration. Mrs. Lujano feels uncomfortable speaking about vaping with the students and hoped that parents would speak individually with their children after receiving the letter. Upon receiving feedback from parents, it was clear that not all of them felt comfortable speaking with their children on the topic of vaping. Which Model Code of Ethics did the teacher not utilize in this situation?

How is boldness reflected in the characters of Rebecca Harding Davis’s story? Choose two characters from “Life in the Iron Mills” and explain how boldness applies to them in the story. Include two properly integrated and cited direct quotations (one related to each character: Mitchell and Deborah)

“Exiles” by Juan Felipe Herrera, begins with an epigraph by Norwegian painter, Edvard Munch, an explanation for his most famous painting, “The Scream”; he was on walk when the sunset turned red “and [he] heard an unending scream from nature.” How does this epigraph relate to Herrera’s poem?
What do you make of the title, “Exiles”? How is it a representative theme for the poem?
Is there a storyline? If so, describe. If not, what is the poem about?
Point to two specific examples of literary devices from your handout of terms.
Now, read “Borderbus” by Herrera. How does Spanish function in the poem? Examine his word choice.
Is there a storyline? A persona? Or what is the poem about?
What do the details in the poem indicate about the subject and theme?
Compare and contrast “Borderbus” also by Juan Felipe Herrera, with “Exiles”.
Do you see any of Juan Felipe Herrera’s biography reflected in either poem?