Math/Verbal Test Preparation Week Marking Period 1 1 Introduction/General Info 2 Pre test: Practice Test/Scoring and discussion 3 Critical Reading- Sentence Completion 4 Critical Reading- Sentence Completion 5 Critical Reading- Reading Comprehension 6 Critical Reading- Reading Comprehension 7 Writing- Identifying Sentence Errors and Improving Sentences 8 Writing- Identifying Sentence Errors and Improving Sentences 9 Post Test/Scoring and Discussion 10 Prepare for exam/ take exam Week Marking Period 2 11 Introducing the SAT 12 Arithmetic Skills and Concepts 13 Algebraic Methods 14 Word Problems 15 Word Problems/Geometric Concepts and Reasoning 16 Geometric Concepts and Reasoning/Special Problem Types 17 Special Problem Types 18 Special Problem Types/Algebra II Methods 19 Algebra II Methods 20 Introducing the SAT
Course name SAT Prep Verbal Level Time Frame- 1 Week Introduction/General Info What does the SAT look like? How many questions are there? On what? Do we really have to write an essay? On what? How is the exam scored? What s a good score? What is the PSAT? How can we prepare on our own? On the internet? Should we guess on difficult questions? Students will understand the organization of the Verbal section of the SAT Students will ask questions that they have regarding the Verbal section of the SAT Students will begin to understand basic test taking strategies in order to apply them in throughout the course and on their SAT. Alignment to Common Core and Career Standards ELA CSCC.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.4, SL.11-12a Students will organize test taking strategies in order to utilize these strategies throughout the course when taking practice tests and honing skills in various question styles in the verbal section of the SAT. Students will present areas of concern and questions regarding the Verbal section of the SAT Students will discuss what they already know regarding the Verbal section of the SAT by answering questions regarding the basic structure of this portion of the test. Students will discuss and write down answers to general test taking questions in order to utilize these strategies on future assessments. Students will respond to several questions regarding the structure of the Verbal section of the SAT. Responses will demonstrate how familiar students are with this section of the exam. Students will prepare several of their own questions/concerns regarding the Verbal section of the SAT (What are you most concerned about-grammar, vocabulary, writing, etc.?, What do you hope to gain from this course?, Have you taken an SAT prep course before?, What other questions/concerns do you have regarding this test?) Creativity x Critical Thinking x Communication Collaboration Life and Career Skills Information Literacy Media Literacy Technology Powerpoint Elmo
Course name SAT Prep Verbal Level Time Frame- 2 Weeks Critical Reading- Sentence Completion Which specific test taking strategies should be utilized in the Sentence Completion section? Which skills will increase the retention of SAT vocabulary words? Which skills should be utilized in order to understand an approximate definition of a word? Students will review test taking skills specific to the Sentence Completion section of the Critical Reading section of the SAT. Students will learn skills to assist in vocabulary retention (mnemonic devices, prefix, suffix, etc.) Students will continue to review SAT vocabulary words throughout the course utilizing weekly vocabulary lists. Alignment to Common Core and Career Standards ELA CSCC.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.4, SL.11-12a, L.11-12.1b, L.11-12.4a Students will understand test taking strategies specific to the Sentence Completion section of the Verbal portion of the SAT. Students will utilize strategies in practice tests in order to hone these skills. Students will understand the use of mnemonic devices and other vocabulary skills to assist in inferring the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary and to ensure retention of these words. Students will respond to and discuss questions related to the Sentence Completion section of the Verbal portion of the SAT. Students will discuss specific test taking strategies and practice these strategies with sample questions as a whole group and individually. Students will analyze their process in answering Sentence Completion questions (ex: eliminating incorrect answers, identifying part of speech, recognizing the meaning of certain words, etc.) Students will begin to document and organize various test taking strategies on notecards for future reference both for the course and for personal use prior to taking the SAT. Students will document various strategies specific to Sentence Completion and will turn in notecards for assessment of these notes Students will complete practice questions utilizing strategies from notecards and will analyze the process they used to find the correct answer (focus on the process as opposed to the correct answer). Students will take weekly vocabulary quizzes. Students will complete a practice test for the Sentence Completion section of the SAT. Creativity x Critical Thinking x Communication Collaboration Life and Career Skills Information Literacy Media Literacy Technology Powerpoint Elmo
Course name SAT Prep Verbal Level Time Frame- 2 Weeks Critical Reading- Reading Comprehension What specific test taking skills should be utilized in the Reading Comprehension section of the Critical Reading section of the SAT? How can the text be annotated to ensure understanding and assist in answering questions? What are the various types of questions asked on the Reading Comprehension section of the SAT? Students will learn to effectively annotate a text Students will begin to identify key words and phrases Students will recognize context-clues to assist in answering questions Students will understand how to answer counter-intuitive questions Students will analyze relationships between paired-passages Students will begin to substantiate answers Students will differentiate verbs in answer choices Alignment to Common Core and Career Standards ELA CSCC.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.4, SL.11-12a, L.11-12.1b, L.11-12.4a, RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.2, RL.11-12 Students will annotate texts in order to ensure understanding and develop the skills necessary for success on the Reading Comprehension section of the SAT Students will learn to identify key words and phrases which will assist them in answering questions Students will analyze various types of Reading Comprehension questions Students will respond to and discuss questions related to the Reading Comprehension section of the SAT. Students will take notes on test taking strategies for Reading Comprehension questions. Students will practice these strategies in small groups and individually Students will review various types of reading comprehension questions and identify each type with a practice test. Students will take a practice test to determine their ability to utilize Reading Comprehension strategies. Students will document various strategies specific to Reading Comprehension and will turn in for a grade Students will annotate several texts according to the strategies on their notecards and assess whether they properly annotated based on their ability to answer questions following the text. Students will identify various types of reading comprehension questions within a practice test. Students will take a practice test on Reading Comprehension. Creativity x Critical Thinking x Communication Collaboration Life and Career Skills Information Literacy Media Literacy Technology Powerpoint Elmo
Course name SAT Prep Verbal Level Time Frame- 2 weeks Writing- Identifying Sentence Errors and Improving Sentences What grammar skills can be found in the Writing section of the SAT? What test taking strategies can apply to Identifying Sentence Errors and Improving Sentences sections of the SAT? Students will review and understand the various grammatical categories they will find on the SAT. Students will understand and utilize test taking strategies specific to the Identifying Sentence Errors and Improving Sentences section of the SAT. Alignment to Common Core and Career Standards ELA CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.11-12.1 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.11-12.2 Students will organize test taking strategies in order to utilize these strategies throughout the course when taking practice tests and honing skills in various question styles in the writing section of the SAT. Students will present areas of concern and questions regarding the Writing Section section of the SAT focusing on the areas of grammar students know or do not know. Students will discuss what they already know regarding the Writing section of the SAT by answering questions regarding the basic structure of this portion of the test. Students will utilize various websites to review, understand and practice grammatical areas found in the Writing section of the SAT. Students will discuss and write down answers to general test taking questions in order to utilize these strategies on future assessments. Students will prepare several of their own questions/concerns regarding the Writing section of the SAT Students will write down areas of grammar they are comfortable with and areas they are most concerned about. Students will work in large group and small group settings to review a specific grammatical area and prepare assessments for other members of the class. Students will take a practice test in order to determine specific areas of weakness. Creativity x Critical Thinking x Communication Collaboration Life and Career Skills Information Literacy Media Literacy Technology
Course name SAT Prep Verbal Level Time Frame- 2 Weeks SAT Essay Writing What prompts can be found on the SAT? What skills can be utilized in order to properly respond to the prompt? What examples are appropriate to use when responding to the prompt? Students will be able to develop a point of view on an issue presented in an excerpt Students will be able to support their point of view using reasoning and examples from their reading, studies, experience, or observations Students will be able to follow the conventions of standard written English Alignment to Common Core and Career Standards ELA CSCC.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.4, SL.11-12a, W.11-12.1, W.11-12.2 Students will develop skills to understand and properly respond to the SAT writing prompts. Students will review several prompts and discuss what the prompt is asking them to do. Students will brainstorm several examples to use in response to various prompts. Students will write a practice essay. Working with a partner, students will peer edit their essays and discuss as a whole group the strengths and weakness. Students will review prompts and turn in at end of class block Students will brainstorm and turn in ideas at the end of the class block. Students will write an essay and peer edit. Creativity x Critical Thinking x Communication Collaboration Life and Career Skills Information Literacy Media Literacy Technology
Time Frame Block 1 week What does the SAT look like? How do you do your best on the SAT? What does the SAT measure? What math do you need to know? Can you study for the SAT? Introducing the SAT Know what to expect on test day. Become test wise. Learn general math strategies. Learn special math strategies. Special math strategies for regular multiple-choice questions. Review SAT math topics. Take practice exams under test conditions. Students will practice the skills needed to succeed on the SAT. Students will learn about the test and its structure. Students will learn about different strategies for taking each part of the test. Students will learn about how the test is scored. Students will learn to pace themselves and to skip some questions when necessary. Students will understand the functions and importance of the test parts and the test as a whole. Alignment to New Jersey Common Core Standards MA.9-12.HSA-REI.4 MA.9-12.HSS-CP.9 MA.9-12.HSS-MD.6 MA.9-12.HSA-CED.2 Approaches to taking the SAT How the SAT Math Sections are organized, timed and scored Calculators and the SAT Tips for boosting your score Making Educated Guesses Pacing and Timing Modeling Wild Guessing and Educated Guessing (Bean Probability Game)- Mastering the Math SAT Paul Lawrence pg 363-364 Know what you re up Against pg 3 Barron s Math Strategies you need to know pg 23 Barron s Skills 1-5 from McGraw Hill s Top 50 Skills for a Top Score SAT Math Skills 1-5 Flash Cards from McGraw Hill s Top 50 Skills for a Top Score SAT Math Pretest from McGraw-Hill s Top 50 Skills for a Top Score SAT Math Practice Test 1 from Barron s SAT Math Workbook http://www.proprofs.com/sat/exams/sat_1/intro.php?xid=2&n=0&asign=
Creativity X Critical Thinking Communication Collaboration Life & Career Skills Information Literacy Media Literacy 8.1 Educational Technology - All students will use digital tools to access, manage, evaluate, and synthesize information in order to solve problems individually and collaboratively and to create and communicate knowledge. http://sat.collegeboard.org/home http://sat.collegeboard.org/home?affiliateid=nav&bannerid=g-cbh-sat http://sat.collegeboard.org/register/sat-test-day-simulator http://sat.collegeboard.org/register/sat-test-day-checklist http://sat.collegeboard.org/practice/sat-skills-insight http://sat.collegeboard.org/practice/sat-skills-insight/math/band/700/skill/8 http://www.testpreppractice.net/sat/sat-scores.html http://www.testpreppractice.net/sat/the-sat.html http://www.testpreppractice.net/sat/sat-downloads.html http://ineedapencil.ck12.org/ http://www.sparknotes.com/testprep/books/newsat/ http://sat.testfrenzy.com/fullsat.html
Time Frame Block 1 week Arithmetic Skills and Concepts What is the essential vocabulary needed to answer math questions? How can I remember all of the exponent rules? Will my calculator ALWAYS get me the correct answer? (order of operations) Will reviewing basic arithmetic skills and concepts help me get through the SAT math test easier? Can I FINALLY overcome my fear of fractions? Do we really use percent every day? Knowing that the Basic Skills learned are still needed. The more Arithmetic Skills are mastered, the better your speed and accuracy on the SAT. Alignment to New Jersey Common Core Standards MA.9-12.HSA-RN.1 Numbers, Symbols and Variables Powers and Roots Divisibility and Factors Number Lines and Signed Numbers Fractions and Decimals Operations with Fractions Fraction Word Problems Percent Create five SAT problems about this topic. Let your classmates solve them. Modeling Fractions with Connecting Cubes - Mastering the Math SAT Paul Lawrence pg 84-85 Number Sense and Estimation - Mastering the Math SAT Paul Lawrence pg 76 Computational Competency Test (Integers) - Mastering the Math SAT Paul Lawrence pg 92 Computational Competency Test (Order of Operations) - Mastering the Math SAT Paul Lawrence pg 95-96 Developing Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally - Mastering the Math SAT Paul Lawrence pg 97-105 Skills 6-11 from McGraw-Hill s Top 50 Skills for a Top Score SAT Math Skills 6-11 Flash Cards from McGraw Hill s Top 50 Skills for a Top Score SAT Math Lesson 3-1 to 3-8 Tune-Up Exercises from Barron s SAT Math Workbook Chapter 3 Test http://www.freemathpracticetest.com/free-printable-math-tests-fractions.htm http://www.freemathpracticetest.com/free-printable-math-tests-algebra.htm http://www.freemathpracticetest.com/free-printable-math-tests-decimals.htm http://www.proprofs.com/sat/exams/sat_1/intro.php?xid=5&n=0&asign= Creativity X Critical Thinking Communication Collaboration
Life & Career Skills Information Literacy Media Literacy Arithmetic skills and concepts will always be a needed everyday life skill. 8.1 Educational Technology - All students will use digital tools to access, manage, evaluate, and synthesize information in order to solve problems individually and collaboratively and to create and communicate knowledge. http://www.ixl.com/math/algebra-1 http://www.testpreppractice.net/sat/sat-downloads.html http://www.proprofs.com/sat/study-guide/index.shtml
Time Frame Block 1 week Algebraic Methods Do I need to completely solve every equation? Are you answering the question asked? If you are taking too long on one equation, you are not doing the problem correctly. Plug your solution of an equation back into the original equation to make sure that it works. Algebraic methods need to be done quickly and accurately to work through your SAT correctly. Alignment to New Jersey Common Core Standards MA.9-12.HSA-APR.1 MA.9-12.HSF-IF.8 MA.9-12.HSA-REI.4 MA.9-12.HSA-SSE.3 MA.9-12.HSA-REI.5-6 MA.9-12.HSA-CED.1 Solving Equations Equations with More Than One Variable Polynomials and Algebraic Fractions Factoring Quadratic Equations Systems of Equations Algebraic Inequalities What s the Rule? Write a verbal and symbolic description of the relationship between the variables - Mastering the Math SAT Paul Lawrence pg 134-138 The Evaluation Game (Variables) - Mastering the Math SAT Paul Lawrence pg 146-147 Using Cards to Model Variables - Mastering the Math SAT Paul Lawrence pg 108-110 The Addition/Subtraction/Multiplication Game (Review Systems of Equations) - Mastering the Math SAT Paul Lawrence pg 320-321 Create five SAT problems about this topic. Let your classmates solve them. Skills 12-15 from McGraw-Hill s Top 50 Skills for a Top Score SAT Math Skills 12-15 Flash Cards from McGraw Hill s Top 50 Skills for a Top Score SAT Math Lesson 4-1 to 4-7 Tune-Up Exercises from Barron s SAT Math Workbook Chapter 4 Test Test 3 & 4 from College Board The Official SAT Study Guide http://www.freemathpracticetest.com/free-printable-math-tests-algebra.htm http://www.proprofs.com/sat/exams/sat_1/intro.php?xid=7&n=0&asign= Creativity X Critical Thinking Communication Collaboration Life & Career Skills Information Literacy Media Literacy
8.1 Educational Technology - All students will use digital tools to access, manage, evaluate, and synthesize information in order to solve problems individually and collaboratively and to create and communicate knowledge. http://www.ixl.com/math/algebra-1 http://www.testpreppractice.net/sat/sat-downloads.html http://www.proprofs.com/sat/study-guide/index.shtml
Time Frame Block 1.5 weeks Word Problems Can you identify key phrases that can be translated directly into mathematical terms? Do you know less and less than are NOT interchangeable? Do you need more or less days to solve the following problem? - Four workers can build a house in 9 days. How many days would it take 3 workers to build the same house? MORE than 9 days!!! Representing one quantity in terms of another. Percent problems can be solving using algebraic equations and proportions. Special types of word problems are not so special once you learn their secret! Always use common sense when solving inverse variation problems. Alignment to New Jersey Common Core Standards MA.9-12.HSA-SSE.2 Translating from English to Algebra Percent Problems Some Special Types of Word Problems Ratio and Variation Rate Problems Create five SAT problems about this topic. Let your classmates solve them. Skills 16-23 from McGraw-Hill s Top 50 Skills for a Top Score SAT Math Skills 16-23 Flash Cards from McGraw Hill s Top 50 Skills for a Top Score SAT Math Lesson 5-1 to 5-5 Tune-Up Exercises from Barron s SAT Math Workbook Chapter 5 Test Test 5 & 6 from College Board The Official SAT Study Guide http://www.proprofs.com/sat/exams/sat_2/intro.php?xid=2&n=0&asign= Creativity X Critical Thinking Communication Collaboration Life & Career Skills Information Literacy Media Literacy 8.1 Educational Technology - All students will use digital tools to access, manage, evaluate, and synthesize information in order to solve problems individually and collaboratively and to create and communicate knowledge. http://www.ixl.com/math/algebra-1 http://www.proprofs.com/sat/ http://www.math-tests.com/sat-math-test.html
Time Frame Block 1.5 weeks Geometric Concepts and Reasoning What are the important relationships among angles formed when two lines intersect? What are the angle and side relationships in an equilateral triangle? What are the triangle inequality relationships? What are the angle and side relationships in polygons with three or more sides? What are the many properties needed to solve circle problems? What are the many properties needed to solve solid figure problems? How do you find the distance between two points? Knowing and being able to apply the many facts of angle relationships. Applying the angle and side relationships in triangles to solve SAT problems. Polygon properties needed to solve SAT problems. Perimeter and area within an SAT style problem. Geometric concepts needed to solve an SAT style problem. Geometric reasoning needed to solve an SAT style problem. Alignment to New Jersey Common Core Standards MA.9-12.HSG-CO.9 MA.9-12.HSG-SR.6-11 MA.9-12.HSG-C.1-4 MA.9-12.HSG-GMD.3 MA.9-12.HSG-GPE.4 Angle Relationships Special Triangles Triangle Inequality Relationships Polygons and Parallelograms Perimeter and Area Circles Solid Figures Coordinate Geometry The Special Triangle Game (30-60-90 & 45-45-90 Triangles) - Mastering the Math SAT Paul Lawrence pg 441-442 Understanding Perimeter (Experiment) - Mastering the Math SAT Paul Lawrence pg 200-206 Understanding Area (Experiment) - Mastering the Math SAT Paul Lawrence pg 212-214 Rectangle and Circle Game - Mastering the Math SAT Paul Lawrence pg 219-220 Double Trouble (Volume Experiment) - Mastering the Math SAT Paul Lawrence pg 227 Create five SAT problems about this topic. Let your classmates solve them. Skills 24-31 from McGraw-Hill s Top 50 Skills for a Top Score SAT Math Skills 24-31 Flash Cards from McGraw Hill s Top 50 Skills for a Top Score SAT Math Lesson 6-1 to 6-8 Tune-Up Exercises from Barron s SAT Math Workbook
Chapter 6 Test Test 7 & 8 from College Board The Official SAT Study Guide http://www.freemathpracticetest.com/free-printable-math-tests-geometry.htm http://www.proprofs.com/sat/exams/sat_2/intro.php?xid=5&n=0&asign= Creativity X Critical Thinking Communication Collaboration Life & Career Skills Information Literacy Media Literacy 8.1 Educational Technology - All students will use digital tools to access, manage, evaluate, and synthesize information in order to solve problems individually and collaboratively and to create and communicate knowledge. http://www.testpreppractice.net/sat/sat-downloads.html http://www.proprofs.com/sat/
Time Frame Block 1.5 weeks Special Problem Types What are the three types of statistics that can be used to describe a set of numbers? What are the many ways to solve counting problems? How can you find the solution to probability problems? Are you able to find within a graph the information needed to solve the problem? Arithmetic mean, median and mode can be used to describe a set of numbers. Counting problems can be solved by making a list, using the fundamental counting principle and the Venn diagram. Know the fundamentals of probability to solve an SAT type problem. Recognizing the type of graph will help you answer questions involving graphs. Alignment to New Jersey Common Core Standards MA.9-12.HSS-CP.9 MA.9-12.HSS-MD.6 MA.9-12.HSA-CED.2 Average Problems Counting Problems Probability Problems Graphs and Tables Miscellaneous Problem Types The Symbol Game (Evaluating Expressions using symbols) - Mastering the Math SAT Paul Lawrence pg 409-412 Create five SAT problems about this topic. Let your classmates solve them. Mean and Median Game Mastering the Math SAT Paul Lawrence pg 7 Skills 32-39 from McGraw-Hill s Top 50 Skills for a Top Score SAT Math Skills 32-39 Flash Cards from McGraw Hill s Top 50 Skills for a Top Score SAT Math Mystery Data (Interpreting Data) - Mastering the Math SAT Paul Lawrence pg 344-347 Lesson 7-1 to 7-5 Tune-Up Exercises from Barron s SAT Math Workbook Chapter 7 Test Test 9 & 10 from College Board The Official SAT Study Guide http://www.proprofs.com/sat/exams/sat_2/intro.php?xid=7&n=0&asign= Creativity X Critical Thinking Communication Collaboration Life & Career Skills Information Literacy Media Literacy 8.1 Educational Technology - All students will use digital tools to access, manage, evaluate, and synthesize information in order to solve problems individually and collaboratively and to create and communicate knowledge. http://www.testpreppractice.net/sat/sat-downloads.html
Time Frame Block 1.5 weeks Algebra II Methods Do you know the rules of exponents? Can you solve an equation containing a radical? Can you solve an equation containing an absolute value? Can you work with functions? Rules of exponents will be applied to many of the problems on the SAT. Radical equations are common on the SAT. Absolute value equations are difficult for many students. Functions within equations and graphs. Alignment to New Jersey Common Core Standards MA.9-12.HSA-APR.2 MA.9-12.HSN-RN.2 MA.9-12.HSF-BF.1 MA.9-12.HSF-LE.2 MA.9-12.HSA-REI.12 Zero, Negative and Fractional Exponents Equations Involving Radicals and Exponents Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities Working with Functions Some Special Functions Reflecting and Translating Function Graphs What s Happening in Your Car? (Interpreting Graphs Experiment) - Mastering the Math SAT Paul Lawrence pg 283-290 Create five SAT problems about this topic. Let your classmates solve them. Skills 40-50 from McGraw-Hill s Top 50 Skills for a Top Score SAT Math Skills 40-50 Flash Cards from McGraw Hill s Top 50 Skills for a Top Score SAT Math Lesson 8-1 to 8-6 Tune-Up Exercises from Barron s SAT Math Workbook Chapter 8 Test Practice Test 2 from Barron s SAT Math Workbook Test 2 from College Board The Official SAT Study Guide http://www.ivyglobal.ca/sat/sat_math.asp Creativity X Critical Thinking Communication Collaboration Life & Career Skills Information Literacy Media Literacy 8.1 Educational Technology - All students will use digital tools to access, manage, evaluate, and synthesize information in order to solve problems individually and collaboratively and to create and communicate knowledge. http://www.testpreppractice.net/sat/sat-downloads.html http://www.ivyglobal.com/sat/practice_tests.asp