Weekly Course Schedule
Weekly Course Schedule
The SAT course is divided into three thematic parts. Details for each of these parts can be found below:
A great deal of material will be covered during the first 4 weeks of the course. Students will be watching quite a few lessons – both during the virtual classroom and independently. Students will engage in a significant number of practice questions from all four sections of the SAT test.
Week 1: Pre Assignments
Before attending the first day of virtual classes on September 21st, student should watch the following video lessons:
Critical Student Actions!!! (complete before class on September 21st)
1. Set up Study Plan on the "My Timeline" section of Magoosh account
2. Set Test Date and Score Goal in the "My Test Date" section of Magoosh account
3. Watch the following Video Lessons on Magoosh account:
- What's on the SAT (4 min. 8 sec.)
- Scoring on the SAT (4 min. 10 sec.)
- Guessing and Elimination (3 min. 58 sec.)
- Test Day (5 min. 18 sec.)
- Stress Reduction Techniques (10 min. 45 sec.)
4. Check "Assignments due soon: on Magoosh account and complete the following:
Reading
- Video Lesson: SAT Reading Section Intro (6 min. 6 sec.)
- Video Lesson: Active Reading Section (6 min. 43 sec.)
- Video Lesson: The Passage - Part I (11 min. 22 sec.)
- Video Lesson: The Passage - Part II (6 min. 24 sec.)
- Video Lesson: The Graph (6 min. 15 sec.)
- Complete Practice: 10 Practice Questions
Writing
- Watch Video Lesson: SAT Writing Section Intro (5 min. 58 sec.)
- Watch Video Lesson: Approaching and navigating passage (8 min. 54 sec.)
- Complete Practice: 11 Practice Questions
Math
- Watch Video Lesson: Intro to SAT Math (26 min.)
- Watch Video Lesson: Gridded-Response Questions (4 min. 57 sec.)
- Watch Video Lesson: Calculator Use & Mental Math (3 min. 4 sec.)
- Watch Video Lesson: Why Mental Math? (2 min. 37 sec.)
- Watch Video Lesson: Mental Math: Estimation (7 min. 57 sec.)
- Watch Video Lesson: Mental Math: Dividing by 5 (2 min. 49 sec.)
- Watch Video Lesson: Mental Math: Doubling & Halving (6 min. 26 sec.)
- Complete Quiz and Practice: Mental Math 5 Quiz Questions & 10 Practice Questions
Week 1: Introductory Lessons
The goal this week is to acquaint students with the basics of the SAT. The first module in each section is essentially a “tour” of that section, giving students a sense of what to expect before beginning their first practice exam. The discussion of thinking mathematically on the SAT, which is a topic many students struggle with, will also begin this week. This week, students will be taking a look at some mental math tactics that can save them time and improve accuracy. In week two week, math strategy will be explored more broadly.
Virtual Classroom Instruction
Monday, September 21st
- Reading: Review and Practice of the Passage Questions (1 hr.)
- Math: Review of Intro to Math SAT (1 hr.)
Wednesday, September 23rd - Saudi National Day – No Classes
Saturday September 26th
- Writing: Review and Practice SAT Writing Section Questions (1 hr.)
- Math: Review and Practice of Mental Math (1 hr.)
Assignments
Writing - Question Strategies (Due: September 27 by 11:59pm)
- Watch Video Lesson: Evidenced-Based Reasoning Questions
- Watch Video Lesson: Choosing between Two Answers
- Watch Video Lesson: Elimination Trick
- Watch Video Lesson: How to Approach the Question Part 1
- Watch Video Lesson: How to Approach the Question Part 2
- Watch Video Lesson: Elimination tactics
- Watch Video Lesson: How to Approach the Question
- Complete Practice Questions: 11 questions
Writing - Sentence Structure 1 (Due: September 29 by 11:59pm)
- Watch Video Lesson: Intro to Sentence Structure
- Watch Video Lesson: Clauses
- Watch Video Lesson: Coordinating and Subordinating
- Complete: 5 Quiz Questions
- Complete: 11 Practice Questions
Writing - Sentence Structure 2 (Due: October 2 by 11:59pm)
- Watch Video Lesson: Important Set of Adverbs
- Watch Video Lesson: Conjunction and Clause Quiz
- Watch Video Lesson: Parallelism
- Complete: 5 Quiz Questions
- Complete: 11 Practice Questions
Math - Strategic Thinking (Due: September 27 by 11:59pm)
- Watch Video Lesson: Number Sense
- Watch Video Lesson: The Use and Abuse of Formulas
- Watch Video Lesson: Learn from Your Mistakes
- Watch Video Lesson: Math Strategy: Picking Numbers
- Watch Video Lesson: Math Strategy: Back solving
- Complete: 5 Quiz Questions
- Complete: 9 Practice Questions
Math - Elementary Arithmetic (Due: September 29 by 11:59pm)
- Watch Video Lesson: Properties of Real Numbers
- Watch Video Lesson: Positive and Negative Numbers 1
- Watch Video Lesson: Mental Math, Addition, and Subtraction
- Watch Video Lesson: Positive and Negative Numbers 2
- Watch Video Lesson: Order of Operations
- Complete: 5 Quiz Questions
- Complete: 10 Practice Questions
Math - Decimals and Fractions (Due: October 2 by 11:59pm)
- Watch Video Lesson: Intro to Decimals
- Watch Video Lesson: Rounding
- Watch Video Lesson: Multiples of 10
- Watch Video Lesson: More on Scientific Notation
- Watch Video Lesson: Conversions with Fractions, Decimals
- Complete: 5 Quiz Questions
- Complete: 11 Practice Questions
Additional Assignment: Creating Error & Reflection Log
Students must set up a log to track practice questions or exam questions they struggle with.They can read more about how, and why, to use an error log here:
Week 2: Writing and Math
During this week, students will be doing a little Math and alternating between the two “verbal” sections of the SAT: Writing and Reading. One advantage of going back and forth like this is that students will be able to see both the similarities and the differences between these two sections. Writing and Reading test students language skills in different but overlapping ways, students should not be surprised if they find that working on one section helps them with the other.
Virtual Classroom Instruction
Monday, September 28th
- Writing: Review & Practice of Question Strategies - (1) Approaching and navigating the passage, (2) Elimination tactics, and (3) How to Approach the Question (1 hr.)
- Math: Strategic Thinking (1 hr.)
Wednesday, September 30th
- Writing: Sentence Structure 1 (1 hr.)
- Math: Elementary Arithmetic (1 hr.)
Saturday, October 3rd
- Writing: Sentence Structure 2 (1 hr.)
- Math: Decimals and Fractions (1 hr.)
Assignments
Reading - Wrong Answer Types - 44 minutes (Due: October 4 by 11:59pm)
- Watch Video Lesson: Wrong Answers Part I
- Watch Video Lesson: Wrong Answers Part II
- Complete: 5 Quiz Questions
- Complete: 11 Practice Questions
Reading - Line Reference - 24 minutes (Due: October 6 by 11:59pm)
- Watch Video Lesson: Line Reference
- Complete 5 Quiz Questions
- Complete: 9 Practice Questions
Reading - Key Words - 22 minutes (Due: October 9 by 11:59pm)
- Watch Video Lesson: Key Words
- Complete: 5 Quiz Questions
- Complete: 10 Practice Questions
Math - Fraction Properties - 60 minutes (Due: October 4 by 11:59pm)
- Watch Video Lesson: Fraction Properties I
- Watch Video Lesson: Operations with Fractions
- Watch Video Lesson: Fraction Properties II
- Watch Video Lesson: Operations with Proportions
- Watch Video Lesson: Word Problems with Fractions
- Complete: 5 Quiz Questions
- Complete: 10 Practice Questions
Math - Percents - 33 minutes (Due: October 6 by 11:59pm)
- Watch Video Lesson: Intro to Percents
- Watch Video Lesson: Working with Percents
- Watch Video Lesson: Number Sense and Percents
- Complete: 5 Quiz Questions
- Complete: 10 Practice Questions
Math - Percent Changes - 51 minutes (Due: October 9 by 11:59pm)
- Watch Video Lesson: Percent Increases and Decreases
- Watch Video Lesson: Sequential Percent Changes
- Watch Video Lesson: Simple and Compound Interest
- Complete: 5 Quiz Questions
- Complete: 10 Practice Questions
Additional Assignments - Reading, Watching, Doing
- Ultimate SAT Guessing Tricks (Video Post)
- SAT Scores: Everything You Need to Know
- Practice questions included in the assignments.
- Continue to update error log.
Practice SAT #1 (Must complete by October 2)
This week, students will be taking a full-length practice SAT. Students have access to full-length practice exams through Magoosh. Students must make sure they are taking practice test #1. When taking practice exams, students must mimic the conditions of the test as closely as possible: no phone, no music, no internet, and no TV! They need 3 hours of complete solitude for this. For now, they can skip the essay, but they should definitely take a look at the prompt.
Week 3: Reading and Math
This week, students will expand into a discussion of the basics of the Reading section and delve into the different question types they can expect to see. On the Math front, students work on fractions and deal with another potentially tricky set of topics: percents and percent change.
Virtual Classroom Instruction
Monday, October 5th
- Reading: Wrong Answer Types (1 hour)
- Math: Fraction Properties (1 hour)
Wednesday, October 7th
- Reading: Line Reference (1 hour)
- Math: Percents (1 hour)
Saturday, October 10th
- Reading: Key Words (1 hour)
- Math: Percent Change (1 hour)
Assignments
Writing - Word Choice - 58 minutes (Due: October 11 by 11:59pm)
- Watch Video Lesson: Pronoun Cases
- Watch Video Lesson: Pronoun Agreement
- Watch Video Lesson: Subject-Verb Agreement
- Watch Video Lesson: Word Choice
- Watch Video Lesson: False Comparison
- Complete: 5 Quiz Questions
- Complete: 11 Practice Questions
Writing - Essay - 52 minutes (Due: October 16 by 11:59pm)
- Watch Video Lesson: Introduction
- Watch Video Lesson: Should I Take the Essay
- Watch Video Lesson: How is the Essay Scored
- Watch Video Lesson: What to Do Before Writing the Essay
- Watch Video Lesson: The Importance of Style
- Complete: 1 Practice Question
Math - Ratios - 47 minutes (Due: October 11 by 11:59pm)
- Watch Video Lesson: Intro to Ratios
- Watch Video Lesson: Combining Ratios
- Watch Video Lesson: Ratios and Rates
- Complete: 5 Quiz Questions
- Complete: 10 Practice Questions
Math - Intro to Algebra - 66 minutes (Due: October 13 by 11:59pm)
- Watch Video Lesson: Intro to Algebra
- Watch Video Lesson: Simplifying Expressions
- Watch Video Lesson: Multiplying Expressions
- Watch Video Lesson: FOIL Method
- Watch Video Lesson: Basic Equation Solving
- Watch Video Lesson: Eliminating Fractions
- Complete: 5 Quiz Questions
- Complete: 10 Practice Questions
Math - Solving Quadratics - 36 minutes (Due: October 16 by 11:59pm)
- Watch Video Lesson: Quadratic Equations
- Watch Video Lesson: Quadratic Formula
- Watch Video Lesson: Watch out for Positives and Negatives in Quadratics
- Complete: 5 Quiz Questions
- Complete: 11 Practice Questions
Additional Assignment - Reading/Watching:
- SAT Reading Practice: Everything You Need to Know to Score Big
- Practice questions included in the assignments.
- Continue to update error log.
Week 4: Writing and Math
In this week’s assignments, students complete some unfinished business in Writing and briefly go over the SAT Essay. In Math, students begin algebra essentials. A lot of algebra and geometry questions will depend on their knowledge of (and comfort level with) arithmetic, so they may need to go back and review the arithmetic material from past weeks if needed.
Virtual Classroom Instruction
Monday, October 12th
- Writing: Word Choice (1 hour)
- Math: Ratios (1 hour)
Wednesday, October 14th
- Writing: Essay (1 hour)
- Math: Intro to Algebra (1 hour)
Saturday, October 17th
- Writing: Essay (1 hour)
- Math: Solving Quadratic Equations (1 hour)
Assignments
Reading - Inference - 26 minutes (Due: October 19th by 4pm)
- Watch Video Lesson: Inference
- Complete: 5 Quiz Questions
- Complete: 10 Practice Questions
Reading - Comparison Passages - 23 minutes (Due: October 19th by 4pm)
- Watch Video Lesson: Comparison Passages
- Complete: 5 Quiz Questions
- Complete: 10 Practice Questions
Reading - Vocabulary in Context - 25 minutes (Due: October 21st by 4pm)
- Watch Video Lesson: Vocabulary in Context
- Complete: 5 Quiz Questions
- Complete: 10 Quiz Questions
Reading - Main Purpose Questions - 26 minutes (Due: October 24th by 2pm)
- Watch Video Lesson: Main Purpose Questions
- Complete: 5 Quiz Questions
- Complete: 10 Practice Questions
Math - Factoring - 53 minutes (Due: October 19th by 4pm)
- Watch Video Lesson: Factoring - GCF
- Watch Video Lesson: Factoring - Difference of Two Squares
- Watch Video Lesson: Factoring - Quadratics
- Watch Video Lesson: Factoring - Combined
- Watch Video Lesson: Factoring - Rational Expressions
- Complete: 5 Quiz Questions
- Complete: 10 Practice Questions
Math - Simultaneous Equations - 45 minutes (Due: October 21st by 4pm)
- Watch Video Lesson: Two Equations, Two Unknowns - I
- Watch Video Lesson: Two Equations, Two Unknowns - II
- Watch Video Lesson: Two Equation, Number of Solutions
- Complete: 5 Quiz Questions
- Complete: 10 Practice Questions
Math - Absolute Values and Inequalities - 55 minutes (Due: October 21 by 4pm)
- Watch Video Lesson: Absolute Value Equations
- Watch Video Lesson: Inequalities I
- Watch Video Lesson: Inequalities II
- Complete: 5 Quiz Questions
- Complete: 8 Practice Questions
Math - Introduction to Functions - 31 minutes (Due: October 24th by 2pm)
- Watch Video Lesson: Function Notation
- Complete: 5 Quiz Questions
- Complete: 10 Practice Questions
Math - Word Problems - 55 minutes (Due: October 24th by 2pm)
- Watch Video Lesson: Intro to Word Problems
- Watch Video Lesson: Assigning Variables
- Watch Video Lesson: Writing Equations
- Watch Video Lesson: Number of Variables
- Watch Video Lesson: Growth and Decay
- Watch Video Lesson: Backsolving
- Complete: 5 Quiz Questions
- Complete: 10 Practice Questions
Additional Assignment - Reading/Watching
- Read: The SAT Reading Paired Passage
- Read: The SAT Math: Word Problems
- Practice questions included in the assignments.
- Continue to updating error log.
Part B: Test Strategies & Fundamentals Review – October 19th - 21st-November 7th
Now that students know the overall strategies for the SAT and have reviewed the fundamentals, the course will exam some of the more technical aspects of each section. In Writing, students will be looking at punctuation and organization. In Reading, students will focus on the role played by logical reasoning and vocabulary. Finally, students will continue working up the SAT Math skill tree, focusing on algebra, word problems, and geometry.
Week 5: Reading, Math, and Practice SAT #2
This week, the focus returns to Reading. Having sketched out the basics in Part A, students will now look at some of the trickier question and passage types. In Math, students will forge ahead with the algebra needed to confidently answer word problems—a topic covered in even more detail next week.
Virtual Classroom Instruction
Monday, October 19th
- Reading: Inference (30 minutes) | Comparison Passages (1 hour)
- Math: Factoring (1 hour)
Wednesday, October 21st
- Reading: Vocabulary in Context (1 hour)
- Math: Simultaneous Equations (30 minutes) | Absolute Values & Inequalities (30 minutes)
Saturday, October 24th
- Reading: Main Purpose Questions (1 hour)
- Math: Introduction to Function (30 minutes) | Word Problems (30 minutes)
Assignments
- Watch Video Lesson: The Comma
- Watch Video Lesson: The Semicolon
- Watch Video Lesson: The Dash and Colon
- Watch Video Lesson: Punctuation - Putting It All Together
- Complete: 5 Quiz Questions
- Complete: 12 Practice Questions
Writing - Topic Development - 35 Minutes (Due: October 27th by 11:59pm)
- Watch Video Lesson: Attacking the Passage
- Watch Video Lesson: Adding Sentences
- Watch Video Lesson: Deleting Sentences
- Complete: 5 Quiz Questions
- Complete: 11 Practice Questions
Writing - Identifying Sentence Errors - 20 Minutes (Due: October 30th by 11:59pm)
Note: This assignment is NOT found in Magoosh Assignments. Click on the hyperlinks below to navigate to the readings.
- SAT Identifying Sentence Errors: Practice Questions, Answers, and Explanations
Math - Motion and Work - 64 minutes (Due: October 25th by 11:59pm)
- Watch Video Lesson: Introduction to Motion Questions
- Watch Video Lesson: Average Speed
- Watch Video Lesson: Multiple Traveler Questions
- Watch Video Lesson: Shrinking & Expanding Gaps
- Watch Video Lesson: Work Problems
- Complete: 5 Quiz Questions
- Complete: 10 Practice Questions
Math - Exponents - 72 minutes (Due: October 27th by 11:59pm)
- Watch Video Lesson: Introduction to Exponents
- Watch Video Lesson: Exponential Growth
- Watch Video Lesson: Laws of Exponents I
- Watch Video Lesson: Negative Exponents
- Watch Video Lesson: Laws of Exponents II
- Complete: 5 Quiz Questions
- Complete: 9 Practice Questions
Math - Roots - 78 minutes (Due on October 30th by 11:59pm)
- Watch Video Lesson: Square Roots
- Watch Video Lesson: Other Roots
- Watch Video Lesson: Properties of Roots
- Watch Video Lesson: Simplifying Roots
- Watch Video Lesson: Operations with Roots
- Watch Video Lesson: Fractional Roots
- Complete: 5 Quiz Questions
- Complete: 9 Practice Questions
Math - Equations with Exponents and Roots - 60 minutes (Due: October 30th by 11:59pm)
- Watch Video Lesson: Equations with Exponents and Square Roots
- Watch Video Lesson: Exponential Equations
- Watch Video Lesson: Rationalizing
- Watch Video Lesson: Working with Formulas
- Complete: 5 Quiz Questions
- Complete: 11 Practice Questions
Additional Assignments - Reading/Watching:
- Practice questions included in the assignments.
- Continue to update error log.
Online Practice SAT #2 - (Must completed by October 23rd)
This week, students will be taking a full-length practice SAT. Students have access to full-length practice exams through Magoosh. Students must use practice SAT#2. When taking the practice exams, students should must to mimic the conditions of the test as closely as possible: no phone, no music, no internet, and no TV! They need 3 hours of complete solitude for this. They should complete the essay this time.
Week 6: Writing and Math
This week, students will cover a few challenging topics in Writing and complete Math word problem coverage. Students will also tackle the last major arithmetic subject— exponents and roots—and then immediately show how it can be applied in algebra questions.
Virtual Classroom Instruction
Monday, October 26th
- Writing: Punctuation (1 hour)
- Math: Motion and Work (1 hour)
Wednesday, October 28th
- Writing: Topic Development (1 hour)
- Math: Exponents (1 hour)
Saturday, October 31st
- Writing: Identifying Sentence Errors (1 hour)
- Math: Roots (40 minutes) & Equations with Exponents and Roots (20 minutes)
Assignments
Writing - Style and Tone - 36 minutes (Due: November 2nd by 5:30pm)
- Watch Video Lesson: Redundant Meanings
- Watch Video Lesson: Ambiguous Pronouns
- Watch Video Lesson: Conclusion
- Watch Video Lesson: Tone
- Complete: 5 Quiz Questions
- Complete: 11 Practice Questions
Writing - Organization - 45 minutes (Due: November 4th by 5:30pm)
- Watch Video Lesson: Transitions
- Watch Video Lesson: Combining Sentences
- Watch Video Lesson: Sentence Ordering
- Complete: 5 Quiz Questions
- Complete: 11 Practice Questions
Writing - Organization - No Homework due November 7
- Practice of test questions will be covered in class with teacher
Math - Geometry Basics - 68 minutes (Due: November 2nd by 5:30pm)
- Watch Video Lesson: Lines and Angles
- Watch Video Lesson: Triangles - Part I
- Watch Video Lesson: Geometry Strategies - Part I
- Watch Video Lesson: Triangles - Part II
- Complete: 5 Quiz Questions
- Complete: 10 Practice Questions
Math - Right Triangles - 65 minutes (Due: November 4th by 5:30pm)
- Watch Video Lesson: Right Triangles
- Watch Video Lesson: Similar Triangles
- Watch Video Lesson: Special Right Triangles
- Complete: 5 Quiz Questions
- Complete: 10 Practice Questions
Math - Polygons - 51 minutes (Due: November 7th by 2pm)
- Watch Video Lesson: Quadrilaterals
- Watch Video Lesson: Area of Quadrilaterals
- Watch Video Lesson: Polygons
- Watch Video Lesson: Regular Polygons
- Complete: 5 Quiz Questions
- Complete: 10 Practice Questions
Math - Circles - 46 minutes (Due: November 7th by 2pm)
- Watch Video Lesson: Circles
- Watch Video Lesson: Circle Properties
- Watch Video Lesson: Circles, Arcs, and Sectors
- Complete: 5 Quiz Questions
- Complete: 10 Practice Questions
Additional Assignments - Reading/Watching:
- SAT Geometry: Angle Diagram Questions
- Practice questions included in the assignments.
- Continue to update error log.
Week 7: Writing and Math
The Writing topics covered this week are a bit different: style, tone, and over- all organization are inherently a little more subjective and less rule-bound than, say, where to put a comma. If students find they strongly prefer (or strongly dis-like) these types of questions, take note! On test day, students can use these preferences to decide which problems to tackle and when.
In Math students will be reviewing geometry. Even if students are fairly comfortable with this material, it is worth reviewing, since it is much easier to do well on trigonometry problems if students have a strong understanding of triangle and circle properties.
Virtual Classroom Instruction
Monday, November 2nd
- Writing: Style and Tone (1 hour)
- Math: Geometry Basics (1 hour)
Wednesday, November 4th
- Writing: Organization I (1 hour)
- Math: Right Triangles (30 minutes) & Polygons (30 minutes)
Saturday, November 7th
- Writing: Organization I (1 hour)
- Math: Circles (1 hour)
Assignments
Reading - Comparison Passages - 23 Minutes (Due: November 9th by 5pm)
- Watch Video Lesson: Comparison Passages
- Complete: 5 Quiz Questions
- Complete: 10 Practice Questions
Reading - Mixed Practice - (Due: In Class on November 11th)
- Complete: 10-15 Practice Question in Class
Reading - Mixed Practice - (Due: In Class on November 14th)
- Complete: 10-15 Practice Questions in Class
Math - Geometry Strategies - 39 Minutes (Due: November 9 by 5pm)
- Watch Video Lesson: Scale Factor & Scaling
- Watch Video Lesson: Units of Measurement
- Watch Video Lesson: Geometry Strategies - Part II
- Complete: 5 Quiz Questions
- Complete: 10 Practice Questions
Math - Lines in Coordinate Plane - 68 Minutes (Due: November 11th by 5pm)
- Watch Video Lesson: The Coordinate Plane
- Watch Video Lesson: Graphing Lines
- Watch Video Lesson: Vertical and Horizontal Lines
- Watch Video Lesson: Slope
- Watch Video Lesson: Intercepts
- Watch Video Lesson: Slope-Intercept Form
- Complete: 5 Quiz Questions
- Complete: 10 Practice Questions
Math - Statistics - 57 Minutes (Due: November 14th by 5pm)
- Watch Video Lesson: Mean, Median, Mode
- Watch Video Lesson: More on Mean and Median
- Watch Video Lesson: Weighted Averages
- Watch Video Lesson: Range and Standard Deviation
- Complete: 5 Quiz Questions
- Complete: 10 Practice Questions
Additional Assignments - Reading/Watching:
- SAT Geometry: Angle Diagram Questions
- Complete practice questions are included in the assignments.
- Continue to update error logs.
Part C: Advanced Topics and Review - November 9th - November 23rd
In the final part of the course, students are going to work more on the practice problems and scale back just a bit on the weekly lessons. Students will still be learning new SAT content (primarily math), but their main tasks are to review, consolidate, and apply what they have already learned.
New in this part will be the use of the Custom Practice feature, which students can find by clicking on any of the section names at the top of their screens when logged into Magoosh. If they click “Math,” for example, they will get a “Math Practice Questions” menu that allows them to pick math subjects to practice, along with difficulty level and number of questions. For now, when they see a section-specific “Custom Practice” item, select “Unanswered” and consider using the default “Adaptive” difficulty setting, which will adjust the difficulty based on their level of performance. As for subjects—it is the students’ choice. Students should pick the ones they want to improve upon, or they can hit “Select All” for a comprehensive challenge.
Week 8: All-Section Review, Advanced Math
At this point, students will have seen all of the basic Reading and Writing content that they are will be expected to know on the test. They have learned some strategies for working through each section. It is now important for them to keep practicing these strategies at least a little bit each week. Accordingly, this week and next week will focus on practice across all three of these sections. To really challenge themselves in these areas, they should focus on the problem sets under “Optional Reading.”
Students also explore the last few Math topics that they need for the exam. These are not as fundamental as the topics covered in Parts A and B of the course —if they are still struggling with anything from those weeks, it is recommended that they review them independently.
Students must make sure they have a solid understanding of the basics—arithmetic, algebra, and plane geometry—before tackling assignments that are starred* as optional.
Virtual Classroom Instruction
Monday, November 9th
- Reading: Comparison Passages (1 hour)
- Math: Geometry Strategies (1 hour)
Wednesday, November 11th
- Reading: In-Class Mixed Question Practice (1 hour)
- Math: Lines in a Coordinate Plan (1 hour)
Saturday, November 14th
- Reading: In-Class Mixed Question Practice (1 hour)
- Math: Statistics (1 hour)
Assignments
Writing (no homework; all practice will be in class)
- Custom Practice (15+ questions)
Math - Data Analysis - 44 minutes (Due November 16th by 5pm)
- Watch Video Lesson: Intro to SAT Data Analysis
- Watch Video Lesson: Types of Graphs
- Watch Video Lesson: Timeplots for Motion
- Watch Video Lesson: Other Timeplots
- Watch Video Lesson: Histograms
- Watch Video Lesson: Tables of Values
- Complete: 5 Quiz Questions
- Complete: 13 Practice Questions
Math - Sets and Sequences - 62 minutes (Due November 18th by 5pm)
- Watch Video Lesson: Intro to Set and Venn Diagrams
- Watch Video Lesson: Intro to Sequences
- Watch Video Lesson: Arithmetic Sequences
- Watch Video Lesson: Geometric Sequences
- Watch Video Lesson: Inclusive Counting
- Watch Video Lesson Sums of Sequences
- Complete: 5 Quiz Questions
- Complete: 10 Practice Questions
Math - SOHCAHTOA Trigonometry - 46 minutes (Due November 21st by 5pm)
- Watch Video Lesson: Intro to SOHCAHTOA
- Watch Video Lesson: SOHCAHTOA and Special Triangles
- Watch Video Lesson: Fundamental Trig Identities
- Complete: 5 Quiz Questions
- Complete: 9 Practice Questions
Additional Assignments Reading/Watching
- SAT Passport to Advanced Math: Working with Polynomials
- SAT Passport to Advanced Math: Coordinate Geometry
Other
- Practice questions included in the assignments
- Optional (but recommended!) assignments.
- Continue to update error log.
Week 9: All-Section Review, Advanced Math
Just as with week 8, the focus this week for Reading and Writing is on practice and review. This is the time for students identify any weak areas that they haven’t had a chance to work on until now, and to review any lessons that can help them strengthen their knowledge in those areas.
In Math, students will begin the most advanced math material that is covered on the SAT. Again, if they are struggling with any of the Part A / Part B Math topics, they must review them carefully and independently.
Virtual Classroom Instruction
Monday, November 16th
- Writing: In-Class Mixed Question Practice (1 hour)
- Math: Data Analysis (1 hour)
Wednesday, November 18th
- Writing: In-Class Mixed Question Practice (1 hour)
- Math: Sets and Sequences (1 hour)
Saturday, November 21st
- Writing: In-Class Mixed Question Practice (1 hour)
- Math: SOHCAHTOA Trigonometry (1 hour)
Assignments
Math
- Complex Numbers
- Specific Functions
- *Advanced Precalculus
- Advanced Strategies
Reading
- Review of weakest topic area
Writing
- Review of weakest topic area
Essay Writing
- Review of weakest topic area
Additional Assignments - Reading/Watching:
- Watch again any video lessons on any topics that show up frequently in your error log.
- Continue to update your error log.
Week 10: Last of the Math & Exam
There are two major goals for students this week. They include (1) students' scheduling aside time for their third full practice SAT, and (2) reviewing the very last of the Math topics that they are likely encounter on test day. In Reading and Writing, students will run through any topics that are still giving them trouble.
Virtual Classroom Instruction
Monday, November 23rd
Math: Review of complex numbers, specific functions, and advanced strategies
Reading & Writing: Review of classes’ weakest areas
Practice SAT #3 (Must completed by November 28th)
This week, students will be taking a full-length practice SAT. Students have access to full-length practice exams through Magoosh. Students must use practice SAT#3. When taking the practice exams, students should must to mimic the conditions of the test as closely as possible: no phone, no music, no internet, and no TV! They need 3 hours of complete solitude for this. They should complete the essay this time.