SAT Prep Course Syllabus

Note: Classes meet Monday through Thursday (unless indicated to the contrary) for one-half hourduring Flex. After Spring Break all students taking Critical Reading and Writing should report to Mr. Brody's classroom promptly.

PART I -- CRITICAL READING

Unit 1 – (Feb. 6-16) Introduction, sentence completions, essay

Class 1 – (Feb. 6 and 13) -- Introduction to the SAT, and explanation of “Sentence Completions

Class 2 -- (Feb. 7 and 14) -- Sentence Completions Practice Sets 1 and 2

Class 3 – (Feb. 8 and 15) Drill on sentence completions, Practice Sets 3 and 4, introduction to essay

Class 4 – (Feb. 9 and 16) First Practice Essay

Unit 2 – (Feb. 27-March 8) Reading Short Passages, second essay

Class 5 – (Feb. 27 and March 5) Introduction to Reading Comprehension

Class 6 – (Feb. 28 and March 6)   Short Reading Passages (Practice Sets 1 and 2)

Class 7 – (Feb. 29 and March 7) Short Reading Passages (Practice Sets 3-4), essay preparation

Class 8 – (March 1 and March 8) Second Practice Essay

Unit 3 – (March 12-March 22) Reading Long Passages, practice test

Class 9 – (March 12 and 19) Long Reading Passages (Practice Sets 1 and 2)

Class 10 – (March 13 and 20) Long Reading Passages (Practice Sets 3 and 4, and difficult passages)

Class 11 – (March 14 and 21) Critical Reading Practice Test

Class 12 – (March 15 and 22) Third Practice Essay

PART II WRITING

Unit 4 – (April 9-19) Grammar Review, Improving Sentences, Identifying Sentence Errors, essay

Class 13 – (April 9 and 16), Grammar Review (Favorite Tricks) 

Class 14 – (April 10 and 17) Practice on Improving Sentences and Identifying Sentence Errors)

Class 15 – (April 11 and 15) Improving Paragraphs, More Practice on Improving Sentences and

     Identifying Sentence Errors

Class 16 – Fourth Practice Essay

Unit 5 – (April 23-26) Completion of Writing Multiple Choice

Class 17 – (April 23 and 25) Practice Test on Writing Multiple Choice Questions

Class 18 – (April 24 and 26) Review of Critical Reading and Writing   

Friday, April 27 – SAT Prep (Practice) Test (8:00-Noon)

PART III – ANALYSIS AND REVIEW

Unit 6 – (April 30-May 2-4; May 1 is a holiday) Review

Class 19 – (April 30 and May 3) Individual Analysis of Prep Test Results; Preparation of Final

      Review   Plan

Class 20 -- (Tuesday, May 2 and Friday, May 4) Final Review

Saturday, May 5 -- SAT (7:45 to noon)