What it does: A one-sentence summary takes your complex book with multiple characters and plotlines and boils it down into a simple statement that can be quickly conveyed and understood, and generates interest in the book. Tips: → Keep it simple. One plotline, 1 or 2 characters.

Where to Find Book Summary Websites

1. GetAbstract. GetAbstract is one of the big players in this industry, for good reason: it has the widest catalog, with over 20,000 summaries.
2. Soundview.
3. Blinkist.
4. ReadItFor.Me.
5. Summaries.
6. Optimize.
7. Readingraphics.
8. Instaread.

When summarizing a nonfiction book, you must include information about its contents in a concise manner. You should provide information as to what the book is about without revealing all of the intricate details. A summary is meant to provide an overview.

Here are eight book analysis websites that are reliable SparkNotes and CliffsNotes alternatives.

• BookRags. BookRags is a student-focused book summary website.
• WikiSummaries. WikiSummaries is a wiki, meaning anyone can edit content and add new books.
• JSTOR.
• Shmoop.
• PinkMonkey.
• GradeSaver.
• Novelguide.
• LitCharts.

A summary gives the main thesis and necessary evidence without going into as much detail. Presumably on an ideas-per-hour-invested basis, summaries will win out over full books. Nobody will read even a fraction of all books, possibly not even a sizeable percentage of truly great books.

Both sites provide similar information, ranging from overall plot summaries and character analysis, but Sparknotes goes more into the literary aspect of the book, while cliffnotes focuses more on the character and his motives.

Know this: Most teachers or professors that come to teach literature have gone through considerable reading to reach where they are. This is why the teachers hate Sparknotes. It’s a dangerous temptation and should a student use it before they have done their own study, the student will learn little if not nothing.

While teachers believe SparkNotes are not only cheating, but prohibiting students from learning, students generally view SparkNotes as a time management device. SparkNotes are a series of chapter-by-chapter online book summaries and analyses. Only 9 out of the 100 students polled did not report using SparkNotes.

Using CliffsNotes and other study guides does not constitute cheating. They’re simply supplements to your text or classroom notes. The only way that they could be considered “cheating” is if in a subject like English a student didn’t read an assigned novel and relied entirely on the CliffsNotes summary.

However, there is no doubt in my mind that what CliffsNotes does is legal, regardless of whether they seek permission from the copyright holders. The summaries provided in CliffsNotes are clearly original works, not plagiarized versions of the originals.

THERE REALLY WAS A CLIFF. Born in Rising City, Nebraska in 1919, Clifton Hillegass was a voracious reader who reportedly read five books a week up until his death at age 83. In 1958, he borrowed $4000 from the local bank and began channeling his love of literature into a series of guide books he called Cliff’s Notes.

Most people use CliffsNotes by reading a chapter of the book or an act of the play, and then reading the corresponding section in the CliffsNotes. Alternatively, read the entire book or play, and then review with CliffsNotes. Some people think using CliffsNotes guides is cheating, but it’s not . . .

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A summary of a much longer work designed to allow a student to quickly learn the key points of the longer work.

“CliffsNotes is one of the most thorough, one of the most insightful,” Professor Fisher said. “If a student wanted to use it along with the text, it would be worthwhile.” He liked that, for some books, the complete text was included with the study guide on line. But CliffsNotes lost points for some dated writing.

Although widely perceived as cheating by teachers, the reality is that SparkNotes is used by so many people it’s hardly considered an unfair advantage anymore. Some students believe that the use of SparkNotes is no different from having a friend explain a particularly confusing chapter of a book to you.

Basically, a credible source is usually either: There are a range of websites that are written for students that are not credible sources. These include SparkNotes, enotes, CliffsNotes, GradeSaver, LitNotes, Shmoop and NovelGuide.

Stevens using No Fear Shakespeare is not cheating. I’m trying to understand the material better so that I can make a wonderful presentation. Should I continue reading, or does doing so serve as a mark that I’m not a very intelligent reader?

Is eNotes Legit? Yes, it is. You can lawfully use it.

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CliffsNotes now exist on hundreds of works. The term “Cliff’s Notes” has now become a proprietary eponym for similar products. IDG Books purchased CliffsNotes in 1998 for $14,200,000. John Wiley & Sons acquired IDG Books (renamed Hungry Minds) in 2001.

How to Cancel eNotes On the Website

1. Log into your account.
2. Click on Manage Subscription located on the dashboard header.
3. Hit Cancel under your Subscription status.
4. eNotes will then ask you to reconsider. Click the No option.
5. Wait for the confirmation email to be sure that you’ve successfully canceled the service.

Refund Policy As a policy, eNotes does not offer refunds in the following circumstances: Users who forget to cancel a free trial or subscription. A user has direct control over cancellation, and can do so directly from their account page.

Edgenuity students can access an online digital notebook, or eNotes. The eNotes are located on the first tab of the lesson support pane. Students can enter a new note in the text-entry field at the bottom of the pane.

Edgenuity has several settings embedded to allow teachers to proctor assessments, ensuring that students cannot cheat and are doing the work themselves. This feature alerts a teacher when a student has reached a test or exam, allowing the teacher to check the student’s work before unlocking a high-stakes assessment.

With our own iHigh/Edgenuity courses, the only time students are required to be ‘proctored’ on site are for the midterm and final cumulative exams. At the time of proctoring they are monitored and will receive a zero if they are seen talking, using a phone, or opening up any other windows on their screen.

Edgenuity sucks because the program fails to engage and teach students, then expects them to do three classes of work for one class. You don’t even need to pay attention to the unskippable 5 minute long videos, just speed through the 25 slides of monotonous teachers that are bad at their jobs.

Edgenuity’s low quality education can be a source of stress for many students. “See you guys in a month,” Foothill Tech teacher Yiu Hung Li said to his journalism class.