Greetings!
We covered a lot of material this week, so I bypassed a Quick Write and the Words of the Day. We've switched from going over strategies and review topics for the English portion of the ACT. Now we're on to the Math section. Some of the same strategies apply, but there a number that are specific to answering the math questions. The Math test is always the second test. It's a 60 minute test with 60 questions. Approximately 33 of the questions cover algebra, 23 cover geometry, and 4 are from trigonometry or pre-calculus topics. We worked through a few practice problems in order to practice some of the strategies. In the Links section below, I have listed a number of helpful videos specific to the Math portion of the test.
Next week we will work through Chapter 11 -- "No More Algebra." We'll learn some more strategies and practice them through some of the test questions.
We've also started learning about the ACT Essay portion of the test. All of the students in the class have plenty of practice writing essays that have thesis statements, introductions, conclusions, and supporting paragraphs, so composing an essay like this should not bee too difficult. We will brainstorm a few sample prompts over the next week or so, and then the students will write a couple essays of their own.
Note: I've included a lot of videos below that would be helpful both for review of grammar topics and for some strategies for taking the test.
Assignments for Next Week:
Read through Chapters 9 & 10 (Be an active reader!)
Review the Summary
Especially mark any areas where you have questions or need further review
Quiz yourself on the vocabulary list on p. 109 - 110
Fundamentals Drill on page 113 (Answers in Ch. 25, p. 388)
Bring to class questions about troublesome sections or topics
Links for This Week
Class Notes
Some Helpful English Videos
ACT English Bootcamp #1 -- Introduction
ACT English Bootcamp #2 -- Section Analysis
ACT English Bootcamp #4 -- Core Strategy
ACT English Bootcamp #28 -- Rhetorical Skills
ACT English Bootcamp #29 -- Passage 1
(There are a number of good videos in this series. Most of them are under 3 minutes, and they include specific grammar topics. Check them all out)Some Helpful Math Videos
Note: Some of the videos are short explanations of strategies, and some are instructional videos that go through actual past tests. There are also links for information about calculator policies and calculator use.
ACT Math Calculator Skills (6:46)
Here ACT/SAT Prep (10:27)
15 Concepts you need to know
Using the Answer Choices
ACT Math Practice Test 1 (1:16:19)
Actual Problems from the Official ACT Prep Pack 2019-2020
Note: The instructor in this video uses his calculator a lot, so if you are unfamiliar with various possibilities of your calculator, this would be a good video to watch to help you become more familiar.
Blessings!
Mrs. Prichard
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