M5 Studies (SAT Preparation)
This course develops skills and techniques required for successful completion of the SAT examination for fifth year high school students. Students will receive test-taking strategies and knowledge building strategies to help improve their score.
Course Objectives: By the end of the course, students should be able to: 1. Organize thoughts for a timed essay 2. Interpret selected reading passages 3. Use diverse vocabulary 4. Determine the necessary skill needed for a question |
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Week 1
SAT overview Vocabulary and Sentence Completion Task 1: Complete SAT pre-test Week 2 Sentence Completion Technique Sentence Completion Exercise Task 2: Complete Critical reading exercises Week 3 Critical reading Comprehension Active Vocabulary Task 3: Complete reading exercises, incl.preps. Week 4 Essay Writing Process Arranging and Composing an essay Task 4: TBD Week 5 Varying Sentence Structure Sentence Usage and Mechanics Task 5: TBD |
Week 6
Criteria and Essay Judgments Essay Topics Task 6: TBD Week 7 Multiple-Choice Questions Expression and Style Errors Task 7: TBD Week 8 Grammar and Usage Error Identification Improving paragraphs Task 8: TBD Week 9 Essential Grammar Skills Modifiers Task 9: TBD Week 10 Idiomatic and subjective errors Critical Reading Strategies Task 10: TBD |
Week 11
Comprehension Methods Long Reading Comprehension Task 11: TBD Week 12 High Frequency Word List Sentence Completion Exercise 2 Task 12: TBD Week 13 Writing Strategies Writing a 25 minute Essay Task 13: TBD Week 14 Critical Reading Categories Literature and Literary Criticism Task 14: TBD Week 15 Errors to Anticipate Sentence Fragmentation Task 15: TBD |