Gatsby
The author of the novel
Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald?
Ex: Referring to Daisy's voice as money.
What is a metaphor?
A type of essay in which you are arguing a claim regarding a book or other similar media. Usually, the claim involves theme or other elements and devices.
What is a literary analysis?
What is going back into the passage?
This is Mr. O'C's favorite book, and may just end up being his favorite movie if he can manage to go see it again. Amaze!
What is Project Hail Mary?
Examples of this might include the green light, the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg, or the clock Gatsby almost breaks.
What are symbols/what is symbolism?
Ex: Nick Carraway being the one to tell the story
What is first-person narration?
This is the most important sentence in any given essay.
What is the thesis statement?
On the ACT, SAT, or most English tests, this is something that is never smart to do, even if you have no idea what the answer is.
What is leaving it blank?
This is a term for a lot of the work I get from students who know who they are. It was also the Merriam- Webster 2025 word of the year.
What is slop/AI slop?
The infamous gambler that Gatsby does business with that leads Tom to believe his money was not made cleanly.
Who is Meyer Wolfsheim?
This is the term for your works cited page with the addition of small paragraphs below each citation.
What is an annotated bibliography?
This is the act of crossing off what you know for sure is not right.
What is process of elimination?
Forgive me because I'm employed, but I've been told this has tragically happened to the legendary ASU frat king.
What is framemogged?
The act of romanticizing the past or longing for a previous time. Something Gatsby is victimized by/entranced by...
What is nostalgia?
A logical fallacy in which the person argues that if their opponent gets their way, then a negative chain of events will occur as a result, but this chain lacks logic and evidence and is moreso used to provoke fear.
What is the slippery slope fallacy?
The "academic standard" for essay formatting needs to include the following 3 things.
What are size 12, times new roman, and double spaced?
This is considered the hardest part of taking the ACT. Hint: it's not a specific section or type of question!
What is timing/pacing?
This is an example of a state where the largest city (by population) is also the capital city. Hint: This is not counting metropolitan areas, just the city within its limits!
What is Georgia, Massachusetts, Arkansas, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Arizona, Ohio, West Virginia, Mississippi, Tennessee, Iowa, Oklahoma, Utah
This is what the symbol of Dr. Eckleburg's eyes represents specifically to George Wilson.
Who/what is God?
A logical fallacy in which the person doesn't directly address the argument. Instead, they use the opponent's argument to create a different issue that is much easier to attack, and attack that instead.
What is the Straw Man Fallacy?
These are the three things your annotations should offer in an annotated bibliography.
What are summaries, things to show credibility, and descriptions of how the source supports the argument?
This is the rule for the ACT in which students can report their highest score for each section even if the test was taken multiple times.
What is superscoring?
These are the 4 major North American sports teams Mr. O'C is a fan of:
Who are the Giants, Devils, Magic, and Rays? Buccaneers and Lightning are also acceptable responses since we have a split household.