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Cat is most intrigued by plays about the struggle against prejudice and oppression and the ideals of the American dream. What kind of critically acclaimed plays have focused on these topics in recent years?
A.
satires
B.
dramas
C.
experimental
D.
musicals
Sherman’s favorite films are the ones about real-life people, like
Lincoln, Walk the Line, and Harriet
. What kind of movie is MOST likely Sherman’s favorite?
A.
historical drama
B.
drama
C.
fantasy
D.
biopic
Women playwrights, directors, and designers represent what percentage of all theater professionals hired each year?
A.
17%
B.
20%
C.
35%
D.
50%
Which elements are common in Shakespearean tragedies?
A.
tragic waste, musical numbers, catharsis
B.
catharsis, Latin, drama
C.
supernatural elements, catharsis, internal conflict
D.
external conflict, hubris, tragic waste
Art films often use nonlinear storytelling, disjointed editing, and abstract visual forms. An early example of an art film is by which surrealist artist?
A.
Michael Moore
B.
Zana Briski
C.
George Miller
D.
Salvador Dalí
Jorge thinks musicals are too simple. He prefers something more complex and sophisticated. Which musical composer is Jorge MOST likely to appreciate?
A.
Andrew Lloyd Webber
B.
Tim Rice
C.
Richard Rodgers
D.
Stephen Sondheim
Lewis Hallam’s acting troupe came to Virginia in 1752. Why did he return to England?
A.
Broadway was too far away from Virginia.
B.
Theater wouldn’t become popular until the invention of the railroad.
C.
The troupe encountered hostilities from religious groups.
D.
The troupe encountered hostility from the Queen.
In the 1998 film
Armageddon
, a team of drillers have to destroy an asteroid before it crashes into Earth, killing everyone. What subgenre of film BEST describes this movie?
A.
mystery thriller
B.
disaster movie
C.
Western
D.
film noir
How did Antonin Artaud’s Theatre of Cruelty describe “cruelty”?
A.
unkindness directed toward the audience
B.
a violent break from the structured formality of existing theater
C.
the pain required of an authentic theatrical performance
D.
mean theater criticism
Why weren’t silent films entirely silent?
A.
Actors behind the screen would read the dialogue
B.
Audiences read the intertitles out loud.
C.
Movies always came with sound, it just didn’t work that well.
D.
Pianists, organists, or sometimes full orchestras played during the film.
Yiyi’s favorite kind of comedy is the kind that wasn’t supposed to be funny in the first place. What kind of film does Yiyi love most?
A.
slapstick comedy
B.
campy comedy
C.
situation comedy
D.
physical comedy
What did the earliest attempts to colorize film involve?
A.
tinting the film and the screen
B.
hand-painting the film after exposing it
C.
adding colored filters to the projector
D.
coating the projector lens with color
Dellonte’s favorite kind of film deals with parallel universes and time loops. What is MOST likely Dellonte’s favorite subgenre of film?
A.
science fiction
B.
anime
C.
disaster
D.
hybrid
The Greek chorus communicated themes and plot developments to the audience. They could sing but they couldn’t:
A.
dance.
B.
read.
C.
act.
D.
speak.
Demetrius has tried to enjoy classical theater, but he finds it too depressing and wishes there was at least some hope for a somewhat positive resolution. What kind of theater might Demetrius prefer?
A.
musical
B.
experimental
C.
Shakespearean
D.
drama
Brenna loves film that challenges her expectations, preferring a film that evokes a mood to one that tells a straightforward story. What kind of film might Brenna most appreciate?
A.
art
B.
documentary
C.
Cinema Novo
D.
propaganda
Robin enjoys musicals, but she would prefer a performance where the performers’ voices were the real stars. She’s less interested in the story than she is in the remarkable singing talent of the performers. What style of performance would Robin MOST likely appreciate?
A.
operetta
B.
comic opera
C.
experimental
D.
opera
Mercedes enjoys theater, but she’s looking for a play that was written by a Black playwright because she feels like she only

1. Which of the following is NOT true of MP3 files?
MP3s are designed to be listened to on headphones, in a noisy dorm room or a crowded office space.
MP3s are much smaller files that eliminate frequencies that are unnecessary to the enjoyment of the listener.
MP3s are easier and cheaper to distribute than physical music mediums like CDs.
MP3s are extremely high-quality sound files, much higher quality than records or tapes.
2. When the U.S. markets began to take notice of electronica in the late 1990s and early 2000s, one of the biggest standout artists was:
Puffy
Napster
Moby
Rage Against the Machine
3. With a sound that blended folk, country, and rock ‘n’ roll, country musician _______________ became one of the biggest stars of the 1990s with his rock-style arena performances that featured smoke, lights, and pyrotechnics.
Eminem
Daddy Yankee
Ricky Martin
Garth Brooks
4. True or False: The six best-selling albums of 1996 were by women or groups fronted by women.
True
False

Read the following excerpt from Dan Richard’s “Digital Ethics”:
Netiquette, a hybrid word combining network and etiquette, essentially refers to the social code of the Internet. As such, netiquette — how we communicate, treat others, portray ourselves, and protect ourselves online — is a question of ethics. Ethics, or moral philosophy, refers generally to how groups and individuals determine moral courses of action. Because ethics refers to the way groups and individuals relate to, treat, and resolve issues with each other, digital ethics then encompasses how users and participants in online environments interact with each other and the technologies and platforms used to engage.
Which type of informative writing is being utilized in this passage, and how do you know?
a.) Analytical writing, because the writer looks at the different components of the word “netiquette.”
b.) Definition writing, because the writer re-examines the concept of “ethics” in the Internet age.
c.) Definition writing, because the writer discusses different platforms and types of technologies.
d.) Analytical writing, because the writer focuses on how to interact appropriately in cyberspace.

what is the main idea of the first samurai poem?
what is the message about the relationship between life and death in the second samurai poem?
how would you describe the french knights view of life and death?

Shakespeare had fewer words, but doper rhymes, than rappers
[1]
New York-based data scientist and designer Matt Daniels recently noted Shakespeare’s much touted vast vocabulary and charted how many different words Shakespeare used in comparison to contemporary hip-hop artists. It turns out that a good handful of rappers use a greater vocabulary than Shakespeare did, for the same sized block of lyrics.
Daniels doesn’t draw the conclusion that today’s rappers are more creative and poetic than Shakespeare, but the implication hovers.
It’s true that admirers of Shakespeare have often celebrated the sheer size of the vocabulary he used in his works. There’s a paragraph in the introduction to the current Norton Shakespeare which does exactly this.
Looking further back, a century and a half ago the philologist Max Müller contrasted the 300 words used by a rural labourer with the 3,000 of the educated person of his day and the 15,000 of Shakespeare’s. It seemed natural that the pre-eminent creative writer in the Western tradition should also have the largest vocabulary ever known, something suitably prodigious and extraordinary.
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But in an age of data claims such as these are bound to be tested, and two separate studies, one in a book on stylistics (2011), and one in a Shakespeare journal (also from 2011), have now shown that, when you compare like with like, Shakespeare does not in fact have a very large vocabulary.
If you take six plays by Shakespeare and six plays by one of his contemporaries, the number of different words used in Shakespeare’s plays is no larger, and often smaller, than in the others. Shakespeare does not introduce any more new words in successive plays than his rivals do.
The myth of Shakespeare’s prodigious vocabulary
There are three obvious reasons why the myth of Shakespeare’s huge vocabulary had such a grip, and lasted so long: his celebrity as an author, already mentioned; the number of his plays that have survived, reflecting both his productivity and the efforts made to preserve his plays after his death; and the fact that whereas there are many good ways of estimating his vocabulary from concordances and good complete editions, the same was not true for his peers.
Shakespeare was just better documented and his vocabulary was easier to measure.
But the end of the myth does not leave Shakespeare diminished. It just makes you think about whether using a vast vocabulary is such a good thing anyway.
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After all, writing with incessant new and different words can be quite hard to read or listen to. This may work well when the writer wants to depict an unfamiliar world like the civilisation of a remote planet (science fiction) or an underground, secret organisation (gangster fiction) but not with a domestic comedy, or an imaginary dialogue between two people who know each other well.
Does vocabulary size really matter?
So many of Shakespeare’s memorable lines are not based on fancy vocabulary:
To be or not to be…
All the world’s a stage…
Some are born great…
Shall I compare thee…
It looks as though it is what a writer does with words, rather than how many different words they cram into a speech or a song, that matters.
In fact, it may be that what is remarkable about Shakespeare’s language is not its outlandishness but how close it is to the overall standard of the language of his time, as another numbers-based analysis suggests.
So what is it that fascinates people about vocabulary size? It seems to offer a neat quantitative measure for literary quality. But this does not stand up to scrutiny.
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The good thing about busting the Shakespeare vocabulary myth is that we can now avoid that particular dead-end in working out what makes his use of language so remarkable and explore more promising ones, such as the abundance and creativity of his metaphors, and his ear for the turns of ordinary speech.
As for the rappers graphic, it is interesting to compare the word use of the different artists. Although, as one of the busters of the Shakespeare vocabulary myth Ward Elliott pointed out to me, it’s not fair to put the Wu-Tang Clan on the same scale as individual rappers, as combining different writers will always make for a larger overall vocabulary.
But all in all we have lots to learn from bringing quantification to the study of the language of writers. Just as long as we don’t confuse vocabulary size with literary quality.
1. PART A: Which statement best identifies the central idea of the text?
A: Shakespeare didn’t need an extensive vocabulary to make his written work impressive, rather he used simple words in interesting and engaging ways.
B: Many rappers and hip hop artists take inspiration from Shakespeare because he was able to convey so much with so few words.
C: Shakespeare wasn’t the literary genius many believe him to be as many writers today prove to have a more advanced vocabulary.
D: It’s likely that many playwrights from Shakespeare’s time had a better grasp on the English language, but their work was never properly preserved.
2. PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?
A: “It turns out that a good handful of rappers use a greater vocabulary than Shakespeare did, for the same sized block of lyrics.” (Paragraph 1)
B: “and the fact that whereas there are many good ways of estimating his vocabulary from concordances and good complete editions, the same was not true for his peers. Shakespeare was just better documented and his vocabulary was easier to measure.” (Paragraph 7-8)
C: “So what is it that fascinates people about vocabulary size? It seems to offer a neat quantitative measure for literary quality. But this does not stand up to scrutiny.” (Paragraph 14)
D: “The good thing about busting the Shakespeare vocabulary myth is that we can now avoid that particular dead-end in working out what makes his use of language so remarkable and explore more promising ones, such as the abundance and creativity of his metaphors” (Paragraph 15)
3. Which statement best describes how the author responds to the new insight about Shakespeare’s vocabulary?
A: He expresses disappointment that Shakespeare didn’t have the impressive vocabulary he believed him to.
B: He explores Shakespeare’s use of words, rather than the size of his vocabulary, that contributes to the quality of his writing.
C: He defends Shakespeare’s small vocabulary, referencing other writers that produce quality work with a limited vocabulary

Directions: The thesis statements that follow are in response to the writing prompt. In each group of three thesis statements, rank one “best,” one “better,” and one “poor.” You should rank the strongest thesis statement as “best,” the satisfactory to somewhat satisfactory thesis statement as “better,” and the worst thesis statement as “poor.” Then, answer the question that follows each group.
1. Some congressmen believe wind power, which receives billions a year in tax breaks, should continue to be supported.
2. Even though tax breaks for wind power cost billions a year, Congress should continue to support this source of clean energy.
3. The issue of tax breaks for certain types of energy has caused debate in Congress.
Why is the “best” thesis the best of the three?
A. This is the
only
thesis that defines the author’s opinion on the subject.
B. This is the
only
thesis that asserts one main idea.
C. This is the
only
thesis that uses specific language.

when answering the questions please try to list the answers in order desperately in need of the answers so i can study for my final
Punctuating Quotations
Don’t: A technology company in Wisconsin will soon be offering microchips to its employees, which can be implanted voluntarily and give workers the option to “easily pay for items, access the building and their computers all with a scan of their hand (Bowerman, para. 4).”
(Note: Here, the citation and end punctuation are improperly placed within the quotation marks.)
Do: A technology company in Wisconsin will soon be offering microchips to its employees, which can be implanted voluntarily and give workers the option to “easily pay for items, access the building and their computers all with a scan of their hand” (Bowerman, para. 4).
(Note: Here, the citation and end punctuation are placed correctly outside of the end quotation mark.)
1) Directions: Read the following passage and consider the ways in which the writer has integrated evidence. Then use the dropdown menus to complete the statements about the passage.
¹Have you noticed that your grandparents tend to forget things more often than you do? ²The
New York Times
article “Aging in Brain Found to Hurt Sleep Needed for Memory” by Benedict Carey explains, “Scientists have known for decades that the ability to remember . . . declines with age.” ³However, a new answer has emerged as to why this occurs. 4″The prefrontal cortex tends to lose volume with age, and that part of this region helps sustain quality sleep, which is critical to consolidating new memories” (Carey). 5University of California researchers have performed experiments to see how to improve the deep, slow-wave phase of sleep. 6″The brain moves memories from temporary to longer-term storage during this deep sleep” (Carey). 7However, how can older people improve the duration and quality of their sleep? 8By placing electrodes on the scalp, researchers have mimicked high-quality slow waves. According to Matthew Walker, one of the sleep study’s authors, “What we have discovered is a dysfunctional pathway that helps explain the relationship between brain deterioration, sleep disruption and memory loss as we get older—and with that, a potentially new treatment avenue (Woodard)”. ¹ºHowever, a person doesn’t need to go to bed with electrodes on his or her scalp to get good sleep.
²[This sentence] a direct quotation.
4[This sentence] a direct quotation.
6[This sentence] a direct quotation.
[This sentence] a direct quotation.
(WORD BOX: overuses or misuses; repeats the introductory phrase in; incorrectly punctuates; drops in)
Directions: Read the thesis, and answer the question that follows.
The Titan, Goliath, and Hercules species of beetle share the distinction of immense size, but each has its own unique qualities that set it apart.
2) Which of the following topic sentences support the thesis?
Check all that apply.
The Titan beetle is a massive insect with two unusual defenses.
The Hercules beetle is known for its size and great strength.
The Goliath beetle is the largest insect in the world in both length and weight.
Chan’s Megastick is a species of stick insect with two remarkable features.
Directions: Read the body paragraph, and answer the questions that follow.
THE TITAN BEETLE
(1) The Titan beetle is one of the largest insect species on Earth, but what makes it unique is its use of two defense mechanisms. (2) The first defense used by the 6.5-inch beetle species is a set of sharp claws. (3) These claws are called “spines” by scientists, and the Titan beetle uses the strength in its legs to impale an attacker on them. (4) If this defense is unsuccessful, a Titan beetle may use its fearsome jaws. (5) Unlike many other beetles, the Titan beetle has extremely powerful jaw muscles that look like pinchers. (6) They are so strong that they can literally snap a wooden pencil in half.
3) Which sentence is a major supporting idea?
Sentence 1
sentence 3
sentence 4
4) Which sentence is a minor supporting idea?
Sentence 1
sentence 3
sentence 4
5)
Directions: Read each quotation in the following table and determine whether it is an indirect quotation or a direct quotation.
Ms. Patel says, “Computer programming is not as complicated as it seems at first.”
Diego Garcia, spelling bee champion, says that winning is the best feeling in the world.
Corporate executive Jim Davis states, “Marketing is extremely important in business.”
Actor Tom Cruise tells his fans that antidepressant medications are unhealthy.
Professional editor Greg Everitt says, “The Oxford comma will never be obsolete!”
6)
Directions: Read the following scenario and use the dropdown menus to select which type of quotation would work best for this student’s paper and why.
“I’m writing a literary analysis of ‘The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock’ by T. S. Eliot for my poetry class, and I have to include quotations. I’m not sure if I should directly quote lines from the poem or if I should indirectly quote the main points. What type of quotation is best in this case?”
This student should use DIRECT OR INDIRECT because his readers ARE PROBABLY ALREADY FAMILIAR WITH THE POEM OR NEED TO SEE WHICH LINE OF THE POEMS HE IS ANALYZING
When you want to use information from a source, you have the choice of quoting it directly or putting it into your own words. The latter is called
paraphrasing
. Here are the general rules to follow for using a direct quotation:
1. Use a direct quotation only when it will make a difference, that is, the language is precise or striking, or you want to refer to the language specifically in your own elaboration. 2. Use introductory or signal phrases to lead your reader into the quote, such as:
Hemingway is best known for his stark prose with sentences like “. . . .” In his bestselling book, Dr. Brenner argues, “. . . .” As the research suggests, “. . . .”
3. Format the quotation properly, and include the in-text citation: • If the quotation is less than or equal to four lines (or 40 words in APA), then use double quotation marks. Close the quotation after the text and before the citation reference, like this:
According to their research, sleepeaters might eat “up to five times a night” (Epstein).
• If the quotation is more than four lines (or 40 words), then use a block quotation after a colon; indent the complete quotation and do NOT use quotation marks. Note that in a block quotation, the citation reference, in parentheses, goes after the punctuation mark. Remember, with either quotation marks or a block quotation, you must copy the source text exactly as it is in the original.
7) Read the passage from a student essay below and consider how the student has used direct quotations. Ask yourself: Does the student use a quotation only when necessary, or are quotations overused? Does the student provide a proper lead-in to the quote, and is the lead-in language varied? Is the quotation properly punctuated? Then complete the statements about his passage using the fill-in dropdown menu.
(1) Have you noticed that your grandparents tend to forget things more often than you do? (2) The
New York Times
article “Aging in Brain Found to Hurt Sleep Needed for Memory” by Benedict Carey explains, “Scientists have known for decades that the ability to remember . . . declines with age.” (3) However, a new answer has emerged as to why this occurs. (4) “The prefrontal cortex tends to lose volume with age, and that part of this region helps sustain quality sleep, which is critical to consolidating new memories” (Carey). (5) University of California researchers have performed experiments to see how to improve the deep, slow-wave phase of sleep. (6) “The brain moves memories from temporary to longer-term storage during this deep sleep” (Carey). (7) However, how can older people improve the duration and quality of their sleep? (8) By placing electrodes on the scalp, researchers have mimicked high-quality slow waves. (9) According to Matthew Walker, one of the sleep study’s authors, “What we have discovered is a dysfunctional pathway that helps explain the relationship between brain deterioration, sleep disruption and memory loss as we get older—and with that, a potentially new treatment avenue (Anwar)”. (10) However, a person doesn’t need to go to bed with electrodes on his or her scalp to get good sleep. (11) Exercising and cutting out caffeine can also help to stimulate quality deep sleep that helps the brain to save memories.
Sentence (2) a direct quotation.
Sentence (4) a direct quotation.
Sentence (6) a direct quotation.
Sentence (9) a direct quotation.
(DROP BOX: Overuses, drops in, incorrectly punctuates, repeats the introductory phrase in)
If the title of a short story or poem appears in a longer title, use both quotation marks and italics. However, if the title of a short work appears within the title of another short, both double and single quotation marks are required. See below for examples.
Shorter work within a longer work:
A Critical Companion to “Beowulf”
by Andy Orchard
Shorter work within a shorter work: “On 712 [‘Because I could not stop for Death’]” by Allen Tate
8) Which of the following correctly formats the song or poem title below?
My favorite song is ‘Brown Eyed Girl’ by Van Morrison.
My favorite song is Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison.
My favorite song is “Brown Eyed Girl” by Van Morrison.
9) Which of the following correctly formats the titles shown below?
I recently read a tasty article by Gabriella Gershenson in
The Wall Street Journal
called “Caesar Salads that Wow: Standout Variations on a Beloved Classic.”
I recently read a tasty article by Gabriella Gershenson in ‘The Wall Street Journal’ called “Caesar Salads that Wow: Standout Variations on a Beloved Classic.”
I recently read a tasty article by Gabriella Gershenson in The Wall Street Journal called Caesar Salads that Wow: Standout Variations on a Beloved Classic.
I recently read a tasty article by Gabriella Gershenson in “The Wall Street Journal” called
Caesar Salads that Wow: Standout Variations on a Beloved Classic
.
10)
Directions

T – THEME AND TEST PRACTICE Traveling Through the Dark by William Stafford Traveling through the dark I found a deer dead on the edge of the Wilson River road. It is usually best to roll them into the canyon: that road is narrow, to swerve might make more dead. By glow of the tail-light I stumbled back of the car and stood by the heap, a doe, a recent killing, she had stiffened already, almost cold I dragged her off, she was large in the belly. My fingers touching her side brought me the reason– her side was warm, her fawn lay there waiting. alive, still, never to be born Beside that mountain road I hesitated Annotate the following poem paying close attention to details that develop the theme. The car aimed ahead its lowered parking lights, under the hood purred the steady engine. I stood in the glare of the warm exhaust turning red, around our group I could hear the wilderness listen. I thought hard for us all – my only swerving – then pushed her over the edge into the river.

Strengthening Relationships amidst Diversity cepting and understanding the people around you amidst your similarities and ferences shows how you appreciate and value them in your lives. Making them feel at you respect them will strengthen your relationship with them. opy the table on a clean sheet of paper. Think of five significant people around you amily, friends, etc.) who made a positive impact in your life in spite of having different jews, interest, culture or values. Then, share ways on showing respect amidst diversity that strengthen your relationship. An example is provided below to serve as your guide. Significant In what way/s In what How did he/she How do you person are you ways are made a show you (name and similar? you positive impact respect and your different? in your life? strengthen your relationship) relationship? Ana, my best We both come She is quite She supports I make sure to friend from a big shy while I everything that I always listen to family. We am an do, motivates her and be with enjoy singing outgoing me to do my her when she and dancing person. best in school. needs ma. together. Processing Questions: 1. How did you feel while doing the activity? 2. What is the importance of recognizing your similarities and differences in strengthening your relationship with others? 3. How will you inspire others to respect individual differences?

Read the excerpt from
Fast Food Nation
.
The restaurant opens for business at seven o’clock, and for the next hour or so, Elisa and the manager hold down the fort, handling all the orders. As the place starts to get busy, other employees arrive. Elisa works behind the counter. She takes orders and hands food to customers from breakfast through lunch. When she finally walks home, after seven hours of standing at a cash register, her feet hurt. She’s wiped out. She comes through the front door, flops onto the living room couch, and turns on the TV. And the next morning she gets up at 5:15 again and starts the same routine.
How does the description of Elisa’s daily routine support the author’s claim that the fast food industry seeks out teenage employees?
It provides anecdotal evidence of a teenage fast food employee living like an adult.
It provides analogical evidence to compare the efficiency of teenagers and adults.
It provides statistical evidence of what an average fast food employee experiences.
It provides testimonial evidence to describe employee abuse in the fast food industry.