Western Wayne School District
Planned Course
SAT Critical Reading
Course Name: SAT Critical Reading
Days-Number _____22_____________Grade(s)___10th – 11th _____________
Or Check One ( )
___________Quarter
___________Semester
____X______Full Year
Course Description: Students will learn the components of the verbal section of the SAT
as well as good testing techniques.
Meetings Per Week: Every other day
Length of Each Session: 42 minutes
Materials: Media and other Resources to be determined by instructor
Text: SAT workbook, Quack video, online activities, Schoolbook, etc.
Western Wayne School District
Planned Course Overview
Course Name: SAT Critical Reading
Grade: 10th – 11th
Check one ( )
_4th _Quarter
_____Semester
_____Full Year
Time
Standards Categories
(Days)
Evaluation(s)
17
days
SAT Writing: 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7
Practices from Workbook; SAT Writing
Exams
5 days
Quack Units #1-5: 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7
Cumulative Exam on Quack Units 1-5
Western Wayne School District
Unit Overview
Course Name: SAT Critical Reading
Grades: 10th – 11th
Focus Question: How can you write more effectively by reading more critically?
Time
(Days)
Essential Question
Evaluations(s)
17 days
How does vocabulary, grammar, and critical reading skills play a role in
writing?
Practices from Workbook; SAT Writing
Exams
5 days
What tools can be used to understand and define vocabulary?
Cumulative Exam on Quack Units 1-5
Western Wayne School District
Curriculum Map
Grade Level: 10th – 11th
Marking Period: 4th
Days of
Instruction
17 days
SAT Writing:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
5 days
English Anchor: R11.A.2, R11.B.1, R11.B.2, R11.B.3
Instructional Time: 22 days; 42 minutes
Instructional Programming
Evaluation
(content/method)
What is informational writing?
What is narrative writing?
What is persuasive writing?
What are the elements of an essay?
What are the elements of an open-ended response?
Quack Units #1-5:
1.
2.
3.
How can context clues help in defining a new vocabulary word?
How can part of speech help in defining a new vocabulary word?
How is vocabulary found in every day life and writing?
Practices from Workbook; SAT
Writing Exams
Cumulative Exam on Quack Units 1-5