Date:
Week 1
Week 2
Student Assignment Guide
Prepare for class:
Bring to class:
 Look over course CD and
make sure that all folders
and files work
 Complete the Powerprep
practice test #1 found on
your course CD (make sure
you print out your scores**
and you do not need to
complete the analytical
writing section of the
pretest**)
 Remember to check your
email each week for
assignment reminders
 Next week bring your
Kaplan book (remember it
needs to come with an
interactive CD)
 $1.00 for course CD
 TVF and Graph
 Performance contract
HOURS:
HOURS:
GRAD HOUR:
with Abscond and end with Dupe)
GRAD HOUR:
 Read chapter 1 in your
Kaplan book: pgs. 3-11
 Powerprep pretest score
printout
HOMEWORK:
 Bring your Kaplan book as
 Read the Top GRE Words proof of completion for chpt.
in Context section in your
1, with highlighting or notes
Kaplan book: pgs. 309-320
HOMEWORK:
from appendix B and start
 Flashcards made for words
making flashcards
beginning with A-D (i.e. begin
 Print and look over the
“Applying to Graduate
School Timeline” (found in
the homework assignments
folder on your course CD)
 Bring the grad school
timeline
Week 3
HOURS:
 Read chapter 2 in Kaplan
book: pgs. 13-27
HOURS:
HOMEWORK:
 Bring your Kaplan book as
proof of completion for chpt.
2, with highlighting or notes
GRAD HOUR:
GRAD HOUR:
 Make flashcards for root HOMEWORK:
list words in Kaplan book:
 Bring completed flashcards
pgs. 289-308
from root word list
 Personalize graduate
school timeline
OPTIONAL BONUS WORK:
 Make flashcards over
words on pg. 23 (common
words on the GRE) in your
Kaplan book
 Extra practice problems
over root words (print and
complete both worksheets)
Week 4
HOURS:
 Finish reading chapter 2
in Kaplan book: pgs. 28-71
HOMEWORK:
 Complete practice
problems in chapter 2: pgs.
58-63, #’s 1-30
GRAD HOUR:
 Bring printed copy of your
updated and revised
graduate school timeline
OPTIONAL:
 Turn in bonus work and proofs.
Make sure you write these extra
tasks in the extra tasks section
of your TVF.
HOURS:
 Bring your Kaplan book as
proof of completion for chpt.
2, with highlighting or notes
HOMEWORK:
 Bring your Kaplan book
with completed practice
problems from chapter 2
and/ notes
 Spend one hour
researching graduate school GRAD HOUR:
information
 Proofs from one hour of
grad school work (i.e.
There will be a quiz over
researching grad school,
chapter 2 in class
filling out applications,
researching jobs, etc.)
Week 5
HOURS:
 Read Kaplan CD job aid
 Complete the verbal
lessons on the Kaplan CD:
Antonyms, sentence
completion, reading
comprehension, and
analogies. Don’t forget to
print scores from each
lesson
HOURS:
 Bring printed copy of
scores from each lesson on
the Kaplan CD
HOMEWORK:
 Completed homework
worksheets (all 4 due)
GRAD HOUR:
 Proofs from one hour of
grad school work
HOMEWORK:
 Supplementary homework
materials (print and
complete all 4 worksheets)
GRAD HOUR:
 Spend one hour working
on graduate school work
Week 6
 There will be a quiz in
class covering the
homework materials from
this week
HOURS:
HOURS:
HOMEWORK:
HOMEWORK:
 Complete verbal tests 25 on your Kaplan CD. Must
have proofs.
 Complete section oneVerbal test in Kaplan book:
pgs. 217-232. Also read
through explanation of
 Bring printed copy of
scores from verbal tests 2-5
on your Kaplan CD
 Bring Kaplan book with
completed verbal test and
notes
GRAD HOUR:
 Proofs from one hour of
answers in the book.
grad school work
GRAD HOUR:
 Spend one hour working
on graduate school work
Week 7
 There will be a quiz in
class over the verbal test
HOURS:
 Complete the Powerprep
practice test #1 found on
your course CD (make sure
you print out your scoresyou do not need to complete
the analytical writing
section of the test)
GRAD HOUR + HOMEWORK:
 Start working on your
resume/vita: read the job
aid and look at the
examples provided in the
resume/vita folder. (The
final copy of your resume or
vita will be due week 13)
HOURS:
 Bring printed copy of
scores from Powerprep test
GRAD HOUR + HOMEWORK:
 Bring rough draft of
resume or vita (can be
written notes or ideas of
activities to work on later to
add to your resume or vita)
 There will be an optional
quiz in class to earn bonus
quiz points
Week 8
HOMEWORK & HOURS:
 Read through Math
Reference in Appendix C of
your Kaplan book: pgs. 321345. Make note cards over
the material in this section.
HOMEWORK & HOURS:
 Bring completed flashcards
from Math Reference
section
GRAD HOUR:
 Proofs from one hour of
GRAD HOUR:
 Spend one hour working
on graduate school work
Week 9
 There will be a quiz in
class over the Math
Reference material
HOURS:
 Read chapter 3 in your
Kaplan book: pgs. 73-123
HOMEWORK:
 Complete the practice
problems in chpt. 3 on pgs:
113-116, #’s 1-28.
GRAD HOUR:
 Spend one hour working
on graduate school work
grad school work
HOURS:
 Bring your Kaplan book as
proof of completion for
chpt.3, with highlighting or
notes
HOMEWORK:
 Bring your Kaplan book
with completed practice
problems from chapter 3 and
notes
GRAD HOUR:
Week 10
 There will be a quiz in
class over chapter 3
material
 Proofs from one hour of
grad school work
HOURS:
HOURS:
 Complete half of the
quantitative lessons on your
Kaplan CD: Fractions,
percents, quantitative
comparisons, averages, and
problem solving lessons.
Don’t forget to print scores
from each lesson.
HOMEWORK:
 Bring printed copy of
scores from each
quantitative lesson on your
Kaplan CD
HOMEWORK:
 Bring printed copy of
scores from quantitative
tests 1 and 2
GRAD HOUR:
 Take quantitative tests 1  Proofs from one hour of
and 2 on your Kaplan CD and grad school work
print your scores from each
test
GRAD HOUR:
 Spend one hour working
on graduate school work
Week 11
HOURS:
 Complete the other half
of the quantitative lessons
on your Kaplan CD: Algebra
1, quads, circles, geometry,
line, and triangles. Don’t
forget to print scores from
each lesson.
HOMEWORK:
HOURS:
 Bring printed copy of
scores from each
quantitative lesson on your
Kaplan CD
HOMEWORK:
 Bring printed copy of
scores from quantitative
tests 3 and 4
 Take quantitative tests 3 GRAD HOUR:
and 4 on your Kaplan CD and  Proofs from one hour of
print your scores from each grad school work
test
GRAD HOUR:
 Spend one hour working
on graduate school work
 There will be an optional
quiz in class to earn bonus
quiz points
Week 12
HOURS:
 Complete section twoquantitative test in your
Kaplan book: pgs. 233-246.
Also read through
explanations of answers in
your book.
HOMEWORK:
HOURS:
 Bring Kaplan book with
completed quantitative test
and notes
HOMEWORK:
 Completed homework
worksheets
GRAD HOUR:
 Proofs from one hour of
 Supplementary
grad school work
quantitative homework
materials (print and
complete both worksheets).
You may want to look at the
Geometry study tips on your
course CD.
GRAD HOUR:
 Spend one hour working
on graduate school work
Week 13
 There will be a quiz in
class over the quantitative
test from your Kaplan book
HOURS:
 Read chapters 5-6 in
your Kaplan book: pgs. 187202
HOURS:
HOMEWORK:
 Bring your Kaplan book
with notes or highlighting as
proof of completion for
chapter 5 and 6
HOURS:
HOURS:
 Take One full-length GRE HOMEWORK:
CAT from the Kaplan CD
 Bring printed copy of your
and print copy of scores
scores from the GRE CAT on
GRAD HOUR:
your Kaplan CD
 Work on completing final GRAD HOUR:
copy of your resume of vita  Bring final printed copy of
your resume or vita to turn in
Week 14
 Complete additional work
from any individualized area
needed. Must have 3 hours
of additional work and
proofs.
HOMEWORK:
 Read part of chapter 4
 Bring proofs from the
additional work you
completed
HOMEWORK:
 Bring Kaplan book with
highlighting or notes from
chpt. 4 OR printed copy of
(Analytical writing section)
in Kaplan book: pgs. 125-180
OR
 Take the other fulllength GRE CAT test on
your Kaplan CD and print
copy of scores
scores from GRE CAT test
GRAD HOUR:
 Proofs from one hour of
grad school work
GRAD HOUR:
Week 15
 Spend one hour finalizing
grad school application
information or revising
timeline again
 Complete the final
Powerprep practice test #1
found on your course CD
and you must have printed
copy of scores
Week 16
No Class!!
 Bring printed scores from
Powerprep test
Good luck with finals!