SAT/ACT Verbal Preparatory Study Syllabus August 24, 2009-January 21, 2010 Mrs. Peterson

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1 1 SAT/ACT Verbal Preparatory Study Syllabus August 24, 2009-January 21, 2010 Mrs. Peterson First Quarter 1. August Classroom texts: Grubbers SAT, College Board The Official SAT Classroom and objectives Take the SAT test in May. Text: Purchase Head Over Heels and Busted edited Spark Notes SAT Vocabulary Novel Materials: 3 x 5 index cards, 3 ring binder, paper, pencils, pens, highlighters, and markers Grubber s 10 th Edition read and discuss pp.xxv Format of the SAT Grubber s 10 th Ed. Administer Section1: Verbal Ability pp.4-11 # s 1-56, review answers Grubber s 9 th Ed. (o) Vocabulary List # 1 pp : aback-abridge, develop flashcards, use words in a sentence or illustrate the meanings Vocabulary Tests # s 1-3 pp (og) review answers Distribute Kaplan Roots and review list # 1 A-Altr Please note, if a phone rings or is being used during class, everyone will take a "Phone Quiz". 2. August 31-September 4 Review vocabulary aback-abridge SAT Vocabulary test # 1 Roots Test # 1 A-Altr Review Grubber s 9 th Ed. Lists 1-3 pp Grubber s 10 th Edition- complete Verbal (Critical Reading) page 24, review answers page 28 Grubber s 9 th Ed. Sections: 1, 2, 3, and 5 pp ; review the answers Read and discuss What You Must do to Raise your SAT Scores page 85 (9 th Ed.o) Review SAT List # 2 Grubber s 9 th Ed. (o) page 480 abscond-accost, develop flashcards. Review Roots List # 2 Ant-Burs Read Head Over Heels pp Annotate for similes, metaphors, themes, and tone. 3. September 8-11 SAT List # 2 Test Roots Test # 2 Ant-Burs HOH Test pp Read and discuss Head Over Heels (HOH) pp Read and take notes 5 General Strategies pp (og) Group work: list the strategies, tips, using vocabulary words Read and annotate HOH pp Read and discuss 8 Steps to Word Power page 465 (og) HOH vocabulary review

2 2 4. September Early Release 9/17 Discuss HOH pp Review Vocabulary from Grubber s 9 th Ed. (o) Vocabulary Tests # s 4, 5, and 6 pp. (og) , review answers Grubber s 9 th Ed. (o) SAT practice test # 2 Sections 1 and 3 pp , 622 and , review answers Discuss and take notes on 4 Sentence Completion Strategies pp Read and annotate HOH pp September Quiz on HOH Write an HOH summary paragraph Read and annotate HOH pp Review Roots List # 3 Cad-Con Review SAT List # 3 adept-adonis-develop flashcards Groups: study vocabulary words and write sentences Grubber s 9 th Ed. (o) complete Section 5 pp and discuss answers Read and take notes on Critical Reading Strategies pp (og) Exit Sheet Purchase Busted 6. September 29-October 2 Read and annotate HOH pp SAT List # 3 Test adept-adonis Roots Test # 3 Cad-Con Read and discuss (HOH) Read, discuss and take notes on Summary page 259, 9 Reading Comprehension (o) Strategies pp (og) SAT Bingo 7. October 5-9 Read and annotate HOH Review SAT List # 4 affix-alacrity develop flashcards Review Roots List # 4 Cong-Curs Review for HOH final test Administer timed Prentice-Hall practice SAT test Busted book check 8. October PSAT/NMSQT 10/14 ($13.00) SAT List # 4 Test affix-alacrity Roots Test # 4 Cong-Curs HOH final test Grubber s 10 th Ed. Grammar and Usage Refresher pp Vocabulary Tests # s 7, 8, and 9. (og) pp , review answers Busted read and annotate pp. 1-20

3 3 9. October Review SAT List # 5 aromatic-aspire develop flashcards Review Roots List # 5 De-Ex, E Read and annotate Busted Discuss Busted pp Vocabulary Tests # s 10, 11, and 12 (og) pp , review the answers Continue with Grammar and Usage Refresher Chapter 4; Verbs pp Distribute ditto Six Traits of Writing and discuss Administer verb test (Center for Learning) 10. October SAT List # 5 test Roots Test # 5 Discuss Busted Read and annotate Busted pp Develop a group Pictionary using all the words studied this quarter. Review essay scoring guide page 725 Grubber s 10 th Ed. Grubber s 10 th Ed. Test # 2 essay prompt page 659- argumentative essay (changing traditions) Second Quarter 1. November 2-6 SAT Test List # 5 affix-alacrity Roots Test # 5 Cong-Curs Read and annotate Busted pp Continue with Grammar and Usage Refresher Chapter 5: Nouns and Pronouns pp Administer Pronoun Test (Center for Learning) Vocabulary Tests # s 13, 14, and 15 (og) pp Quiz on Busted 2. November 9-13 Review SAT List # 6 assay-atypical develop flashcards Review Roots List # 6 Fac-Fus Read and annotate Busted Grubber s 10 th Ed. Essay prompt page 768-argumenative (keeping secrets) Grubber s 9 th Ed. (og) Complete Sections 1, and 3 pp November (Early Release 11/19) SAT List Test # 6 Roots Test # 6 Read and annotate Busted Group work using Jigsaw- read, discuss and take notes on Important Tips on How to Write the Best Essay Grubber s 10 th Ed. Pp Complete Section 5 pp (og)-discuss answers

4 4 4. November Busted Test Read and annotate Busted pp Vocabulary tests # s 16, 17, and pp Review vocabulary lists # s 1-10 (og) Review essay writing tips Grubber s 10 th Ed. Essay prompt page 858-expository (experienced the mysterious) Complete Sections: 1, and 3 pp and (og) 5. November 30- December 4 th Review SAT List # 7 audacity-avert Review Roots List # 7 Gen-Greg Distribute dittos: Choosing College Essay, What Makes a Good College Essay, and The First Sentence, Administer SAT practice test-all verbal sections found in CollegeBoard pp December 7-11 SAT List Test # 7 Roots Test # 7 (dictate test) Read and annotate Busted pp CollegeBoard practice test Section 5 pp December SAT List # 8 aviary-barb Review Roots List # 8 Hydr-Jur Discuss Busted Write an essay on Busted CollegeBoard practice test Sections 7, 8 and 10 pp January 4-8 SAT List Test # 8 Roots Test # 8 Review vocabulary Vocabulary tests 18, 19, and 20 pp (og) CollegeBoard practice test Sections 2, 5, 7, and 8 pp January Review for Midterm Exam Midterm Exam Essay 10. January Midterm exams CBC: L.A.A , 1.4.2, 1.4.3, , 2.4.5, L.A.B , ,

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