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11.88 Using Reference Materials Strategically Worksheet

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ELA.11.88 — Using Reference Materials Strategically: Grade 11 ELA practice focused on Using Reference Materials Strategically.

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American Literature

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English

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery
A title page lists: “James’s” and “James’.” Your editor asks you to pick a consistent possessive form for singular proper nouns ending in -s in a Chicago-style book.
Which reference should you consult?
AAP Stylebook
BOxford English Dictionary (OED)
CA spelling bee word list
DThe Chicago Manual of Style
Solution & Explanation:Chicago provides explicit rules for forming possessives (including names ending in -s) and helps you apply the rule consistently in a manuscript.
Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery
In a legal article, you quote a statute that uses gendered language. You want to discuss alternatives in your commentary, but you cannot change the statutory text in the quotation.
Which reference best guides how to handle quotes and editorial insertions in legal scholarship?
AMLA Handbook
BMerriam-Webster (dictionary)
CThe Bluebook
DA blog about inclusive language
Solution & Explanation:Legal scholarship has specific conventions for quotations, brackets, and citations. The Bluebook is the controlling reference for that context.
Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery
You’re preparing an edition of a Shakespeare passage and need to know how a word was used in Early Modern English, not how it’s used today.
Which reference is most appropriate?
AAP Stylebook
BOxford English Dictionary (OED)
CMerriam-Webster (dictionary)
DA modern business writing guide
Solution & Explanation:Historical meaning questions require historical evidence; the OED documents earlier senses and dated examples.

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