SAT PREPARATION: ENGLISH
GRADES 10-12
EWING TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS
1331 Lower Ferry Road
Ewing, NJ 08618
BOE Approval Date:
4/23/07
By:
David Hurley
Mr. Raymond Broach
Superintendent
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Affirmative Action Statement
1
Board Policy on Curriculum Guides
2
Cumulative Progress Indicators/Major Outcomes/Assessments
3
Assessment Materials:
Peer Editing Sheet
Peer Response Sheet
Sample Letter/Resume
Merrill Lynch Career Academy Announcement
Vocabulary Test – Units 1-4
Vocabulary Test – Units 5-8
Sample Journal Prompts
Sample Journal Form
Rutgers Online Application
SAT Prep Class: Resources You Can Use to Improve Your Score!
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AFFIRMATIVE ACTION STATEMENT
It is the intention of the Ewing Township Public Schools to provide equal educational
opportunities for all students, including equal access to all school facilities, programs,
equipment, staff services, financial resources, courses or activities, and other benefits
regardless of race, color, creed, religion, sex, ancestry, national origin, social, economic
or academic status or physical handicap.
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BOARD OF EDUCATION
Policy
File Code: 2230.DP
COURSE GUIDES
Curriculum guides shall be prepared for each course and/or area to be taught in
the schools of this district to assist in the articulation of educational programs
(curricula) between and among schools to provide continuous learning. Each
guide shall contain objectives to be developed, suggested materials, activities
designed to achieve all of these, and evaluation criteria intended to test the
extent to which learning objectives have been achieved.
The teacher will use the guide as the core of the courses he/she has been
assigned to teach. It shall be the responsibility of the Superintendent to ensure
that the curriculum guides are being followed.
The Board of Education directs that a copy of each guide be maintained in the
Office of the Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction for review by
members of the staff and Board. The Superintendent shall provide new curriculum
guides or revisions to existing guides to the Board for study before implementation.
By this means, the Board will determine which alterations to courses of study as
defined by the law require the approval of the Board.
Date: November 22, 1999
N.J.S.A. 18A:33-1
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CUMULATIVE PROGRESS INDICATORS/MAJOR OUTCOMES/ASSESSMENTS
CPIs
3.1.12 E1
3.2.12 A6 , B1
2.1.12 F1-3
Major Outcomes: The learner will…
- differentiate among SAT rubrics; break down SAT
scoring; outline different SAT questions; identify
student’s personal starting SAT score
- identify SAT vocabulary words; examine vocabulary
words; differentiate among context clues; analyze
word roots, suffixes and prefixes; discriminate
between synonyms and antonyms; apply vocabulary
words to sentences
3.1.12 D1-3, F3, G1
3.3.1.12 E1
- differentiate among two types of sentence
completion questions; formulate an understanding of
introductory, transitional and negative words;
scrutinize key words in sentences
3.2.12 B4,7, C1-7
- differentiate among grammar techniques; apply
proper grammar techniques ( nouns, verbs,
adjectives, adverbs, punctuation, pronouns, subjectverb agreement; modifiers, conjunctions, transitions,
parallelism, prepositions and objects); identify
sentence errors; revise sentences and paragraphs
Assessments
- College Board SAT Guide – SAT Practice Test #1, pg. 379
- The Official SAT Teacher’s Guide – testing quiz, pg. 14
- Vocabulary selections/exercises in Vocabulary Power Plus
for the New SAT Assessment on pg.34; practice quiz, pg. 38
- College Board Official SAT Guide practice quiz, pg. 44
- The Official SAT Teacher’s Guide quizzes and test on pgs.
65-75
- The Official SAT Teacher’s guide assessments: Using key
words to fill in blanks, pg. 28; comparing your answers, pg.
29; close reading SAT assessment on pg. 34; practice quiz
on pg. 38; College Board Official SAT Guide practice test,
pg. 44
- The Official SAT Teacher’s guide identifying sentence error
quizzes/ tests on pgs. 123-131
- The Official SAT study guide quizzes and tests on improving
sentences, pgs. 140-151
- The Official SAT study guide quizzes and tests on improving
paragraphs, pgs. 169-188
- The Official SAT study guide practice writing sections tests
beginning on pg. 517
- Kaplan’s SAT Writing Workbook practice essays starting on
pg. 186
3.1.12 G1,5,6,9-11,13
- differentiate among the three types of critical reading
questions; discriminate between fact and opinion;
formulate inferences; examine supporting evidence
- Improving sentences and paragraph quizzes in Vocabulary
Power Plus beginning on pg. 1
- The Official Teacher’s SAT guide quizzes and tests on pgs.
77-98
- The Official SAT Guide quizzes and tests on pgs. 29-96
- The Official SAT Guide practice critical reading sections
beginning on pg. 517
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CPIs
3.2.12 A1-7
3.2.12 B3,4,8-11
Major Outcomes: The learner will…
- subdivide and examine all parts of an SAT essay
(introductory, body and concluding paragraphs);
compare/contrast SAT essay rubric to essays; revise
essays; outline and classify different SAT essays
according to scores; compose an understanding of
essay writing via a model draft essay; classify and
interpret personal events based on prompts
Assessments
- The Official SAT guide practice essays starting on pg. 517
(essays scored with SAT rubric)
- Kaplan’s SAT Writing Workbook practice essays starting on
pg. 187
- Essay assessments in Vocabulary Power Plus beginning on
pg. 1
- SAT drafting models transparencies
- Peer-editing rubrics
- Self-evaluation rubrics
3.2.12 A1-7
3.2.12 B3-5,8-11
3.2.12 D1,2,7
3.2.12 A1-7
3.2.12 B3-5,8-11
3.2.12 D1,2,7
3.1.12 H1
- subdivide and examine all parts a college application
essay; revise essays; identify all aspects of a college
application essay; create college application essay
via a model draft essay; classify and interpret
different personal events based on prompts
- subdivide and examine all parts of a resume and
cover letter; create and revise a resume and cover
letter; differentiate 3 formats of a resume (functional,
chronological, and targeted); identify all parts of a
resume and cover letter
- evaluate personal SAT progress; compile a list of
Internet SAT websites; practice SAT test taking over
the Internet
- Journals
- Peer-editing rubrics
- Self-evaluation rubrics
- College Essay drafting model transparency
- College Essay based on prompt of student’s college of
choice
- Journals
- Functional format resume model
- Cover letter model
- Written student cover letter and resume
- Internet websites will automatically assess student’s results.
A list of websites will be enclosed.
ASSESSMENT MATERIALS
Editor’s Name:
Author’s Name:
PEER EDITING SHEET
SAMPLE JOURNAL FORM
Topic:
Purpose:
Your Point of
View:
Best Point
and Support:
Good Point
and Support:
Third Point
and Support:
Reaffirm and
Close With
Punch: