1. ACT Bellringer #11/31/12 Directions: Use your ACT English notes to help you answer the following questions. 1. There is a total of _____ questions on the ACT English test. 2. How many passages are there and typically how many questions per passage are there? 3. How long do you have to answer questions in a passage? 4. How many questions do you have to answer correctly to meet the national average on the English part of the ACT?

2. ACT Bellringer #22/1/12 Directions: Use your ACT English notes to help you answer the following questions. 1. When taking the ACT English test, what is the skimming technique? 2. What are the three types of economy questions on the ACT English test? 3. Typically, how many questions on the ACT English test are economy questions? 4. For economy questions, the ________ answer is very often correct.

3. ACT Bellringer #32/2/12 Directions: Use your ACT English notes to help you answer the following questions. 1. What is a “sense question”? (Hint: see step 2 on first page) 2. Instead of concentrating on the technical rules of grammar you should do what? (Hint: see step 3 first page)

4. ACT Bellringer #42/3/12 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.)

5. Bellringer #52/6/12 1. 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.

6. Bellringer #62/7/12 1. What are the four parts of a lead paragraph when writing about literature? Today’s Objective: We can understand several techniques used in film.