ACT
Gatsby Pt 1
Gatsby Pt 2
Nonfiction
Nelson Random Facts
100

I growed up there. 

I grew up there. 

100

Who is the author of The Great Gatsby?

F. Scott Fitzgerald

100

Who is the narrator of The Great Gatsby?

Who is Nick Carraway

100

What is nonfiction? 

What is writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history.

100

What sport did Miss Nelson play in college?

What is tennis
200

Tips for the ACT? 

Think simple, take the whole sentence into account, read the whole passage, avoid redundancies, keep things parallel, avoid run-on sentences, make sure the subject and verb agree, etc. 
200
Who shows up Gatsby's funeral? 

Owl Eyes, Gatsby's dad, Nick

200

What does Jordan Baker lie about the most?

What is her scores in golf

200

Explain what a chronological informational text structure is.

What is the story is told in the events that happened in order. 

200

How many brothers does Miss Nelson have?

What is 3? 

300

The ACT does not like...

"ing" ending. 

300

What's the car stand for? 

Death 

300

What is Klipspringer worried about when he finds out about Gatsby dying? 

What is his shoes

300

Why might you need informational texts? 

What is research papers, to learn, to surf the web intelligently... etc. 

300

Miss Nelson's biggest pet peeve in the classroom

What is standing by the door before the bell rings

400

Today, when, it's a common place to study.

Today, it's a common place to study. 

400
Name 2 themes present in The Great Gatsby. 

Love, justice, power, greed, etc.

400

Name all of the symbols we see.

(4)

What is the green light, the eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg on the billboard, the death car, the Valley of Ashes

400

Give and explain at least 2 other informational text structures. 

Answers can vary.
400

Where Miss Nelson went to high school

What is Amelia High School

500

How many questions and how much time do you get on the English ACT portion? 

75 questions, 45 minutes. 

500

One description of each of the 9 characters. 

...

500

Give the 9 characters and their American Dreams... 

Answers will vary

500

What are the categories of informational texts? 

What is literary nonfiction, expository texts, argumentative texts, and procedural texts. 

500

Miss Nelson's favorite author

Who is Taylor Jenkins Reid