SAT Prep
Lesson Plans and Assignments
Topic
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Chapter/Section
Introduction
Part 1: Get
Acquainted with
the SAT
Part 2: Pinpoint
Your Trouble Spots
Part 2: Pinpoint
Your Trouble Spots
In-Class
Bellwork
Syllabus
Q&A
Format and test dates
What is the SAT?
Critical Reading
Mathematics
Writing Skills
Guessing
Diagnostic Test - Parts 1 and 2
Diagnostic Test – Parts 3 and 4
Assignment
HW: Buy the Barron’s SAT Prep Book
25th Edition by Friday, September 3
HW: Begin at the webpage listed below
and read through the following pages
to gain an understanding of what is
expected of you when writing an essay
for the SAT.
http://www.sparknotes.com/testprep/
books/newsat/powertactics/essay/cha
pter1.html
HW: Timed Writing – 25 Minutes (use a
stopwatch or alarm clock)
Aim for success, not perfection. Never
give up your right to be wrong, because
then you will lose the ability to learn
new things and move forward with your
life.
--Dr. David M. Burns
Assignment: Do people focus so much
on doing things right that they fail to
learn from their mistakes? Plan and
write an essay in which you develop
your point of view on this issue.
Support your position with reasoning
and examples taken from your reading,
studies, experiences or observations.
Worth two homework grades
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Part 2: Pinpoint
Your Trouble Spots
Diagnostic Test – Parts 5 and 6
Part 2: Pinpoint
Your Trouble Spots
Diagnostic Test – Parts 7 and 8
Part 2: Pinpoint
Your Trouble Spots
Diagnostic Test – Parts 9 and 10
Go through the answer key, check your
work, and score your test
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Part 3: Tactics and
Practice: Critical
Reading
Part 3: Tactics and
Practice: Critical
Reading
Part 3: Tactics and
Practice: Critical
Reading
Part 3: Tactics and
Practice: Critical
Reading
HW: On a sheet of paper, identify your
weakness(es) on the diagnostic test and
devise 3 strategies you can employ to
strengthen those areas.
HW: p. 99-102 Answer and Check
The Sentence Completion Question
Review p. 99-102
HW: p. 120-123 Answer and Check
The Critical Reading Question
Review p. 120-123
p. 126-138 Answer and Check
Build Your Vocabulary
CW: Begin copying the prefix, root, and
suffix lists that start on page 244. Write out
the prefixes on pages 244 and 245. You may
HW: Write out the prefixes on pages
246-247. You may write these out on
notebook paper or on index cards (for
flash cards).
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write these out on notebook paper or on
index cards (for flash cards).
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