All about the OST
The great gatsby
ELA II Elements
The Nickel Boys
Ms. Lane
100

How much time is needed for the writing portion of the OST?

What is 40-45 min?

100

What is the reason for Gatsby's big lavish parties?

What is to impress Daisy?

100

This line is an example of...

"Time is like a thief...always taking and always stealing." 

What is Simile? 

100

What is the full name of the main character of the novel, who must go to Nickel Academy?

What is Elwood Curtis?
100

What is Mrs. Lane's favorite color?

What is Green?

200

The main difference between an informational essay and an Argumentative essay is...

What is either A) One is compare and contrast while the other one is a stance and/or B) An Argumentative essay has a counterclaim and dismissal.

200

Name the core group of main characters from the great gatsby

Nick, Daisy, Gatsby, Tom (Myrtle bonus) 

200

Gatsby, Nick, Benjamin, Helen, And Andrew are all examples of what Postmodern Element?

What is unreliable Narrator?

200

The second main lead in the Nickel Boys is...

What is Turner?

200
How old is Mrs. Lane? (Be very careful with this one)

What is 25?

300
What kind of grammar mistakes have been most common?

What is capitalization of proper nouns, names, 'I', start of next sentence, title in quotes, spelling out 'and'.

300

What is the main difference of Gatsby's death from the book compared to the movie?

What is the phone rings in the movie, making Gatsby think Daisy is calling him.

300

An ASPA commercial with a sad song playing in the background and videos of very sad looking animals is a rhetorical example of...

What is Pathos?

300

Why was the main character of the Nickel Boys sent to Nickel academy?

What is he was stopped by a racist cop who thinks he stole a car?

300

What type of pets does Mrs. Lane have?

What is two dogs and one cat?

400

Should future employees be required to drug test?  Write an essay in which you make and support a claim about whether incoming employees need to be drug tested. Your response must be based on ideas and information that can be found in the source set. Manage your time carefully so that you can review your sources, plan your response, and revise and edit your response.  Be sure to include a claim, address counterclaims, use evidence from multiple sources, and avoid overly relying on one source set.


This essay will be...

What is an argumentative essay?

400

Name the different Eggs and what they represent and where does Tom, Daisy, and Gatsby live?

West Egg - New money and East Egg Old money. Daisy and Tom live in East Egg and Gatsby lives in new money.

400

When a story is broken up into multiple pieces/sections this is known as the postmodern element...

What is fragmentation?

400

What is the main theme of the Nickel boys?

What is the theme of racism, theme of suppression, theme of authority.

400

When is Mrs. Lane's birthday?

What is May 31st?

500

Construct a multi-paragraph written response over The Yellow Wallpaper and The Silent Map in which you examine how both authors develop the concept of women's health. You may want to identify what is present and what is absent. Your response must be based on information that can be found in the sources.


What essay is this prompt asking you to write?

What is informational essay?

500

What is the word that describes Gatsby realizing that the chase of wealth wasn't actually worth it. (Something that you thought was great isn't actually great) 

What is Disillusionment.

500

When characters in a story know/reference that they are in a story is what postmodern element?

What is Metafiction?

500

What exactly happened to the main character of the novel at the end?

What is the he was trying to escape Nickel Academy and was shot. Allowing his friend to take his identity. 

500

How many and what type of siblings does Mrs. Lane have?

Two younger sisters.

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