SAT PREPARATION

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Course Code: 1700370
Honors Course Code:
AP Course Code:
Description:

Higher scores are the name of the game, and on the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) the higher the better. Take a trip with us, and we’ll give you the most current road map for getting there. You’ll do the work, but we’ll give you the shortest and most efficient route to travel.

You already have most of the knowledge. All of your years in school have filled your travel bags with the items you’ll need on this trip. Now it’s time to become a savvy traveler and an expert test taker. In this course, you’ll practice thinking strategies, build verbal competence, and sharpen your mathematics reasoning. You’ll become familiar with the terrain as you acquire essential test-taking strategies.

There is no better way to develop test-taking confidence than by knowing what lies ahead. With this course you can check your itinerary, make your plans, and be ready for a successful trip.

Prerequisites: 10th grade or higher; completed or currently taking Geometry

Estimated Completion Time: 2 segments / 32-36 weeks or 1 block/18 weeks

Major Topics and Concepts:

* SAT vocabulary, requirements and facts
* Vocabulary:
word meaning
roots, prefixes and suffixes
sentence types
sentence completion
literary terms
transitional words
* Critical reading
* Inferences
* Point of view
* Author’s tone and attitude
* Long reading passages
* Short reading passages
* Understanding reading passages
* Determining main idea
* Web use for self enhancement in vocabulary
* Math strategies
* In depth math content including:
Integers
Fractions
Divisibility
prime numbers
number sets
absolute value
percentages
ratios
mean, median and mode
series
exponents
numbers between 0 and 1
* Algebraic expressions
* Algebraic mistakes
* Changing word problems into math problems
* Math – Rate, Distance, Work, Cost and Mixture problems
* Simultaneous Equations
* Factoring Quadratics
* Inequalities
* Binomials and Trinomials
* Direct and Inverse Variation
* Functions
* Probability
* Rational and Radical Equations
* Graphing equations and absolute value
* Modeling Functions
* Geometry including:
coordinate geometry
Pythagorean theorem
parallel and transversal lines
area and perimeter
triangles, rectangles, polygons and circles
surface area
* Permutations and combinations:
Alphanumeric problems
Logic
Graphs/Charts
* Writing Essays:
using essay prompts
brainstorming and planning
word choice
elaboration
sentence type
* Grammar:
identifying errors
punctuation

Course Assessment and Participation Requirements:

Besides engaging students in challenging curriculum, VLACS guides students to reflect on their learning and to evaluate their progress through a variety of assessments. Assessments can be in the form of self-checks, practice lessons, multiple choice questions, writing assignments, essays, oral assessments, and discussions. Instructors evaluate progress and provide interventions through the variety of assessments built into a course, as well as through contact with the student in other venues.