---LeMelon@aol.com wrote: > > As a sophomore in high school, and a member of the honors English class... I > thought someone may find it interesting to know that we had to sign a pledge > not to use Cliff's Notes. My teacher explained that she often received essays > lifted directly from the back of Cliff's Notes. Plus, if we can't understand > the book without the help, we apparently belong in a different class. I > dunno, only the regular track at my school reads The Catcher in the Rye... > hum. A loophole!! > > Ellen (so i'm fickle about screen names, so what?) > That is a very good idea. I'm surprised that my teachers haven't thought of that. When I was in 10th grade I felt that it was pretty sad when I noticed that about half of the class was using Cliff's notes for Catcher in the Rye and that was honors english. If someone really tried I don't think that they would need to use Cliff's notes, even in the lower English classes. I have a friend in a lower class than me and she does just fine without them. -Liz Friedman _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com