Greetings!
For our class this week, we finished going over strategies and types of questions for the Reading test. With these strategies, the students should complete the drills in Chapters 17 - 19, practice the Sample Dual Passage, and finally, take the Practice ACT Reading Test. For this, they should use the first practice test in the book. When they've finished the test, they should correct it, using the answers included in the test.
Here are some more hints for getting ready to take the Reading test:
-- Stretch your reading ability. Find challenging articles and literature and read them. Spending time with more complex writing styles and content is good preparation for the test.
-- Practice picking up the speed of reading passages. Use a pencil to underline the text to help you to read more quickly and to keep you from going back to words already read.
-- Take more practice tests. This will help you determine if you want to order the passages any differently than they are given.
We are working on college application essays. For this week we read some sample essays and discussed their strengths and weaknesses as application essays.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Blessings,
Mrs. Prichard
Assignments for Week 11 (March 31)
Read Chapter 19 (p. 273 – 285)
Complete the Sample Dual Passage on p. 282 – 283
Read Chapter 19, p. 286 – 296
Read Summary on p. 296
Reading Drill 2 on p. 294- 295 (Answers in Ch. 25 on p. 397 - 398)
Practice ACT Reading Test (35 minutes) p. 450 - 459
Correct your test and read explanations for missed test questions (p. 511 – 518)
Links for this Week
ACT Prep Class Notes -- Week 10 (March 24)
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