I had to read a book for my Western Civilization class, but could not find it in the bookstore. I resorted to using cliffnotes to get through this.
2007-03-27 14:23:27 · 7 answers · asked by honeydrop35085 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
If you have to answer a question about the plot of the book, as in what happened first, second, etc, Cliffnotes may help a lot. If you have to answer questions about characters' specific actions or dialog, the version you read in Cliffnotes is too generalized to give you enough information for you to answer your teacher's questions without sounding like you didn't read the real book.
Cliffnotes can be a GREAT help, but be careful. If you can find them, I recommend getting side-by-side Cliffnotes. These are books that contain the original book's text on one side of the page and the Cliffnotes translation on the other side. Actually, I think these books are not by Cliffnotes but rather by Barnes and Noble. I know for sure that they have them in many Shakespeare titles.
Good luck on that required reading!
2007-03-27 14:34:09 · answer #1 · answered by designONmyMIND 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The great thing about Cliff's Notes is that they give you information to help you understand a work, but if it's all you read, it will be tremendously obvious to anyone who reads your essay or grades your test.
Find the book--if it was assigned for a Western Civ class, it's available somewhere, even if it wasn't at the bookstore. Read the book. Use the Cliff's Notes as they are intended to be used--as a study aid.
2007-03-28 03:05:44 · answer #2 · answered by Bronwen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cliff notes are really only useful when you are writing the book yourself, not using them to describe a book to someone that another person has already written. You would be using words that you normally never use in everyday life and your teacher will quickly pick up on that, because it is not "normal" (for lack for a better word) for you to use.
If you can't find the book in any book store, see if you can find it in any of the libraries near you, or try an online search, to find out if it has been turned into an e-novel.
2007-03-27 21:36:08 · answer #3 · answered by Lief Tanner 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no because teachers know sometimes when you use cliffnotes beacuse you will start writing with words that you never use and you will write differently also. I recommend not using that site
2007-03-27 21:27:33 · answer #4 · answered by shorty 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO - find the book and read it. Take it from a teacher - we recognize Cliff Notes when we see them. Try the library. Pax - C.
2007-03-27 21:26:32 · answer #5 · answered by Persiphone_Hellecat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Teachers know which books have Cliff Notes so you have to be careful that you don't plagiarise them.
2007-03-27 22:03:33 · answer #6 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if your teacher doesn't already know about it.
2007-03-27 21:26:57 · answer #7 · answered by LW 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋