SAT+Prep+lesson+plans

Lesson plans and activities used in the 10-week SAT Prep class in the fall of 2010.


 * Course overview:
 * http://cablibrary.wikispaces.com/SATPrep: includes grading policies, links to SAT Online course, weekly assignments and course expectations.
 * Week One: (Introducing the SAT)
 * Use "Introduction to the SAT" from //The Official SAT Online Course Lesson Plans// (PDF download). Includes jigsaw activity "What does the SAT look like" where students find answers to questions about the three sections of the SAT.
 * Administer a practice test. Use a timer whenever possible. Although students can take the test online, I had paper copies printed and gaive students a paper/pencil test at the beginning and middle of the course. Since the real SAT is paper/pencil, I reasoned they should have practice!
 * Week Two: (Critical reading)
 * Use "Sentence completion" lesson from //The Official SAT Online Course Lesson Plans// (PDF download).
 * Use "Passage-based reading" Activity 1: (How to answer passage-based reading questions) from //The Official SAT Teachers' Guide// (spiral bound book)
 * Use "computer time" to confer with students one-on-one. Have them develop goals for the class--improve SAT scores over the course of the class, master test-taking strategies, or something of their choice.
 * Week Three (Critical reading)
 * Use vocabulary word list ([|sat_wordlist.pdf]) and lesson plan ([|vocabularylessonplan.pdf]) for vocabulary practice.
 * Use "Extended reasoning" (Activity 3: How to draw inferences) lesson from //The Official SAT Teachers' Guide// (spiral bound book)
 * Week Four (Writing)
 * Use "Sentence Error" lesson from //The Official SAT Online Course Lesson Plans// (PDF download).
 * Use "Improving sentences" lesson from //The Official SAT Online Course Lesson Plans// (PDF download).Wee
 * Week Five (Writing)
 * Use "Improving paragraphs" lesson (4 activities) from //The Official SAT Teachers' Guide// (spiral bound book).
 * Use "Writing: the Essay" lesson from //The Official SAT Online Course Lesson Plans// (PDF download).
 * Assign full-length practice SAT test to be done as homework or during "computer" days in class. Students have to option to take the test online or with paper/pencil. Have a small supply of copies printed by Paul Toner.
 * Week Six (Mathematics)
 * Review math test-taking strategies (pp209-211) in //The Official SAT Teachers' Guide// (spiral bound book).
 * Use "Lesson 14: Number and operations" in //The Official SAT Teachers' Guide// (spiral bound book).
 * Use "Lesson 15: Algebra and functions" in //The Official SAT Teachers' Guide// (spiral bound book)
 * .Week Seven (Mathematics)
 * Use "Lesson 16: Geometry and measurement" in //The Official SAT Teachers' Guide// (spiral bound book).
 * Use "Lesson 17: Data Analysis, statistics and probability" in //The Official SAT Teachers' Guide// (spiral bound book)
 * Week Eight (How to answer math questions on the SAT)
 * Use "Lesson 18: multiple choice questions" in //The Official SAT Teachers' Guide// (spiral bound book).
 * Use "Lesson 19: student-produced response questions" in //The Official SAT Teachers' Guide// (spiral bound book).
 * Confer with students one-on-one: did they achieve their goals for this class? What else do they want/need to work on?
 * Weeks Nine-Ten (WrapUp)
 * Assign full-length SAT test as final exam in class
 * Assign completion of any missing assignments
 * Assign registration for SAT question of the day
 * Assign development of SAT personal study plan using calendar in SAT Online Course pages