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Encyclopedia > SparkNotes

SparkNotes, originally part of a website called The Spark, is a company started by Sam Yagan, Max Krohn, and Chris Coyne in 1999 that provides free in-depth commentary, analysis and study guides for literature, poetry, history, film and philosophy. SparkNotes also offers content and services related to the SAT, ACT, and AP tests, paraphrases of Shakespeare into modern English, exercises for high school teachers, and a message board. Its current owner, Barnes & Noble, sells printed versions of the study guides in the United States in a format similar to that of CliffsNotes. Image File history File links Sparknotes1. ... The Spark (or TheSpark. ... Chris Coyne is an Australian footballer currently playing for Luton Town football club. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The SAT is a standardized test for college admissions in the United States. ... The ACT, formerly the ACT Assessment, is a college-entrance achievement test produced by ACT, Inc. ... The Advanced Placement Program, commonly known as Advanced Placement, or AP, is a United States and Canada-based program that offers high school students the opportunity to receive university credit for their work during high school, as well as a standard measure of achievement in a particular course. ... Shakespeare redirects here. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A typical Barnes & Noble bookstore. ... CliffsNotes for Romeo and Juliet CliffsNotes (often, incorrectly, CliffNotes) are a series of student study guides available primarily in the United States. ...

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SparkNotes has moved into educational publishing with books like Poetry Classics and FlashKids, a series of educational books for K-8 students. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 601 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (1001 × 998 pixel, file size: 267 KB, MIME type: image/png)Image of sparknotes. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 601 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (1001 × 998 pixel, file size: 267 KB, MIME type: image/png)Image of sparknotes. ...


Controversy

Teachers often accuse students using SparkNotes of cheating. They feel that the website indirectly encourages students not to read the class material, making essential information easily accessible.[citation needed] SparkNotes itself does not condone using its guides without reading the material. The guides are comprehensive enough that students can write essays or take tests without having read the books. This website and others like it, such as CliffsNotes, have been banned in many schools where they are considered a form of cheating. CliffsNotes for Romeo and Juliet CliffsNotes (often, incorrectly, CliffNotes) are a series of student study guides available primarily in the United States. ...


See also

CliffsNotes for Romeo and Juliet CliffsNotes (often, incorrectly, CliffNotes) are a series of student study guides available primarily in the United States. ...

External links

  • SparkNotes.com
  • A Brief History of SparkNotes
  • FlashKids imprint

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SparkNotes: About (481 words)
SparkNotes books and SparkNotes.com exist to help students learn and practice basic skills, write a paper, study for a test and achieve their academic goals.
SparkNotes is proud to be a part of the Barnes & Noble publishing group.
SparkNotes writers approach literature with a passion and an enthusiasm that inspires students and has won over parents and teachers worldwide.
SparkNotes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (449 words)
Also, SparkNotes offers such extras as Sparktests and message boards including forums where you log in and talk amongst many others who are on the same subject as you.
Projected to expand even more within the next few years, SparkNotes has become an emblem of the recent college-oriented counterculture around the country, and now even outstretches study guides, encompassing a section on their website known as SparkLife, where things anywhere from The OC to student's AP class load are discussed.
By December of 2002, the SparkNotes website was receiving 25 million hits per week, though this number fluctuates according to the educational calendar, reaching its peaks during the school year, and slowing considerably during the summer.
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