This document provides information for a midterm exam on Hollywood and history. It lists 5 articles on topics like American culture, immigration, and languages in the US for students to review and summarize. It also lists 5 films for students to watch and describe how they relate to the articles. The midterm will consist of 25 short answer questions testing knowledge of the articles, films, and course content, and 1 essay question asking students to discuss the balance between immigrants maintaining their cultural values and adopting American values, referencing at least 2 articles and 1 film.

1. S U M M E R 2 0 1 6
MIDTERM EXAM –
“HOLLYWOOD AND HISTORY”

2. ARTICLES TO REVIEW
• “American Culture and Values” p. 3
• “John Muir and Conflicting American Values” p. 23
• “Languages in the United States” p. 33
• “African American Vernacular English” p. 44
• “Immigration to the United States” p. 61
What you should be able to do:
• Be able to summarize the main ideas of these readings
and recall important examples/specifics from each

3. MOVIES TO REVIEW
• “Coming to America”
• “Smoke Signals”
• “Do You Speak American?”
• “Crash”
• “Far and Away”
What you should be able to do:
• Be able to describe how these films relate to the articles

4. THE TEST
• 25 short answer questions about the articles, films, and
course content (reflection writing, discussion, lectures).
2 points for each questions
• 1 Essay question. 50 points

5. ESSAY QUESTION
• Many immigrants to the United States feel compelled to
adapt to their new country. Sometimes this adaption means
losing previously held values and adopting new ones. In
your opinion, to what extent should immigrants give up their
native values and try to be more like Americans? How
important is it to maintain the values of one’s cultural
heritage? For you personally, which American values are
most difficult to understand and accept. In your essay,
make specific references to at least 2 articles and at least 1
movie that we have read and watched this summer.