Refrences/Signals
A gesture made to reference this man in Gatsby's library.
Owl Eyes
This author wrote the acclaimed novel "The Things They Carried," a collection of linked short stories about a platoon of American soldiers fighting in the Vietnam War.
Tim O'brien
This, another name for our college essay, is a BS assignment that was supposed to be our final grade but couldn't. Looking for the specific name she used.
Junior Narrative
This city is where Nick Carraway moves to learn about the bond business.
New York City
This word was said to me when I asked her for a word to describe Gatsby's appearance during the essay.
Ostentatious
This sound was repeated four times in a sample CommonApp essay.
Tick
Writing Tender Is the Night, Tales of the Jazz Age, and Babylon Revisited, this author wrote the most popular and most-liked book in the class.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
A slide-show assignment that required different literary devices to create this, similar to a poem (Hint: I was out for this assignment because of shoulder surgery).
My Song
The town where George Wilson's garage is located, also where Myrtle dies.
Valley of Ashes
A word she uses when we have to identify something in a story. Typically comes with the word diction.
Syntax
Four consecutive taps on a desk would signal a relation to this coveted year featuring the American League champion Chicago White Sox against the National League champion Cincinnati Reds.
1919
This author/poet shares a first name to the creator of Disney.
Walt Whitman
The quiz grade assignment that followed the Crucible; required us to put images on a doc and write themes and characters.
One pager
The eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg are often interpreted as a symbol for this.
God/Moral Judgement
A word associated with Lleyton's part of the Gatsby essay, similar to persona and facade.
Mien
A signal containing 5 taps on a desk, referencing this out-of-class phrase that incorporates Tiktok Brainrot. Taps are not all simultaneous!
Erm What the Sigma
Writing The Crucible, this writer was a key component to the Harlem Rennaisance.
Arthur Miller
Our first quiz grade; required us to write a story resembling something supernatural. Followed the reading of "World on a Turtle's Back" (Hint: Zach got his group -5 points for no photos).
Creation Myth
After the climactic confrontation in New York City, Gatsby reveals this to Nick Carraway about his background. (State he is from)
North Dakota
This word triggered Eric and I to laugh and we got kicked out of the classroom.
Vernacular
This 2nd semester character is mentioned when someone says their last name, sharing it with a historical figure in American History.
Tom Buchanan
Often considered America's first published female poet, this woman wrote "The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America" and explored themes of family, faith, and personal struggle.
Anne Bradstreet
Not necessarily the actual name of the assignment, but the name of the short story. This piece of literature preceded the whole Gatsby Unit, exploring themes of selfishness and escaping death. Main character was Prince Prospero.
Masque of the Red Death
The location where Gatsby and Daisy reunite after many years, arranged by Nick.
Nick Carraway's cottage
A type of assignment she would give us that every day that started 4th quarter. Incorporated in the Brainrot because I could say it while playing a certain sport.
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