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Class 1
1. Introduction to the course, materials, and instructor.
2. The SAT: discussion about the test fears, myths, realities
3. SAT general strategies, introducing goal and range
4. Number and operations: types of numbers, absolute value, fractions,
decimals and percents
HW: Green book p. 61-66, vVocab Unit 1, p. 19,
28-30, SAT Practice test 6 section 3
Class 2
Vocab Block: Hot
1. Review HW and previous class
2. Review the practice test
3. Intro essay writing through brainstorming
4. Essay tips for writing with power
HW: Green book p. 280-1, Vocab Unit 2 p. 35, 39,
40-43, and study for Vocab Quiz, SAT Practice Test 6, section 1,
2, 7
Class 3
Vocab Block: Already Taken, Quiz on Units 1and
2
Block 1: Review Homework and Previous Class
Block 2: Arithmetic
Block 3: More Tips for Writing with Power
Block 4: Practice Essay
HW: Green book p. 67-8, Vocab Unit 3 p. 53, 57,
SAT Test 6 sections 5, 9, 10
Class 4
Vocab Block: Shine
Block 1: Review Homework
Block 2: Reading comprehension: Active reading basics (p. 353-358)
Block 3: Reading Question Types
Block 4: Arithmetic: Exponents, radicals, sets, elements, union,
sequences… (P 51-60)
HW: Green book p. 370-373, p. 382-385; p. 72-76,
Vocab Unit 4 p. 63, 64, 66, study for Vocab Quiz, SAT test 6 section
8
Class 5
Vocab Block: Why Didn't You Tell Me, Quiz on
Units 3 and 4
Block 1: Review HW
Block 2: Sentence Completion
Block 3: Algebra: Factoring, Solving Simple Equations, Inequalities
and Simple Quadratics
Block 4: Practice Reading Passage
HW: Green book p. 374-5, 388-9, 436-7, 107-9,
Vocab unit 5 p. 81-83, 84, 91-93, SAT test 7 section 8, 9
Class 6
Vocab Block: Go!
Block 1: Review HW
Block 2: Algebra: Solving Simple Quadratics; Absolute Values and
Translating
Block 3: Algebra: Word Problems
Block 4: Sentence Completion Strategies and Practice
HW: Green book p. 111-119, Vocab unit 6 p. 99,
100-102, study for Vocab Quiz, SAT test 7 section 5
Class 7
Vocab Block: Supergirl, Quiz on Units 5 and
6
Block 1: Review HW
Block 2: Grammar and Usage: Introducing Question Types
Block 3: Subject-Verb Agreement Through Pronouns
Block 4: Algebra: Functions
HW: Green book p. 320-325; Vocab unit 7 p. 115-16,
123-4
Class 8
Vocab Block: The Letter
Block 1: Review the Homework and Last Class
Block 2: Review the Practice Test
Block 3: Geometry: Angles, Parallel Lines, Triangles (P. 125-140)
Block 4: Practice Reading Passage (Page 410, paired passages)
HW: green book p. 160-168, 391-2, Vocab block unit
8 p. 131-3, 136-8, study for Vocab Quiz, Test 7 section 4, 10
Class 9
Vocab Block: Upside Down, Quiz on Units 7 and
8
Block 1: Review HW
Block 2: Geometry 141-159
Block 3: Geometry
Block 4: Writing 307-319
HW: Green book p. 170-82, 324-28, Vocab unit 9
p. 146, 150, 152-3, Test 7 sectins 2, 3
Class 10
Vocab Block: Move It
Block 1: Review Homework
Block 2: Sentence Improvement and Paragraph Improvement Exercises
(pp 329-330 and 333-335)
Block 3: Data, Statistics, Probability (p. 185-196)
Block 4: Practice Reading Passage
HW: Green book p. 331-2, 336-7, 197-202, Vocab
unit 10 p. 163-5, 172-4, study for Vocab Quiz, Test 7 section 1,
6
Class 11
Vocab Block: Ephemeral Days, Quiz on Units 9
and 10
Block 1: Review HW
Block 2: Math Review and Practice Section (Section 2 Test 8)
Block 3: Writing Review and Practice Section(Test 8 Section 2)
Block 4: Reading Review and Practice Section (Test 8 Section 4)
HW: Practice Section, Vocab unit 11 p. 179,184-86,
Test 8 sections 5 and 6
Class 12
Vocab Block: Sublime
Block 1: HW review
Block 2: Review test strategies
Block 3: Test plans, goal and range
Block 4: Flexiblock
HW: Quiz next session!
Class 13
Vocab Block: Wide Open Spaces, Quiz on Units 11 and 12
Block 1: Review HW
Block 2: Reading and Math Review
Block 3: Writing Review and Test Day Discussion
Block 4: Course Review
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