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ACT Bellringer #1 1/31/12. Directions: Use your ACT English notes to help you answer the following questions. There is a total of _____ questions on the ACT English test. How many passages are there and typically how many questions per passage are there?
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ACT Bellringer #1 1/31/12 Directions: Use your ACT English notes to help you answer the following questions. • There is a total of _____ questions on the ACT English test. • How many passages are there and typically how many questions per passage are there? • How long do you have to answer questions in a passage? • How many questions do you have to answer correctly to meet the national average on the English part of the ACT?
ACT Bellringer #2 2/1/12 Directions: Use your ACT English notes to help you answer the following questions. • When taking the ACT English test, what is the skimming technique? • What are the three types of economy questions on the ACT English test? • Typically, how many questions on the ACT English test are economy questions? • For economy questions, the ________ answer is very often correct.
ACT Bellringer #3 2/2/12 Directions: Use your ACT English notes to help you answer the following questions. • What is a “sense question”? (Hint: see step 2 on first page) • Instead of concentrating on the technical rules of grammar you should do what? (Hint: see step 3 first page)
ACT Bellringer #4 2/3/12 Directions: Use your ACT English notes to help you answer the following questions. 1. What are the two types of “nonstandard-format English questions”? (Hint: These are the last two notes on your handout.)
Bellringer #5 2/6/12 • What are the three parts of a lead paragraph (introduction) in an essay? Today’s Objective: We understand the parts of a lead paragraph and can write a lead paragraph.
Bellringer #6 2/7/12 • What are the four parts of a lead paragraph when writing about literature? Today’s Objective: We can understand several techniques used in film.