ACT Prep & College Writing: ACT Prep Class Notes -- Week 12 (April 7)

Thursday, April 7, 2022

ACT Prep Class Notes -- Week 12 (April 7)

Greetings!

We started this week's class with a discussion of a sample college application essay that had a first draft and then was revised for a better second draft. As we read and discussed it, we considered whether or not "Chuck D" would be a suitable student for college. Reminding ourselves that he wasn't applying to be our friend, we felt that he would be a hard-working student, but he might be more competitive and ruthless than we'd like.

This week we continued reviewing the final section of the ACT test -- the Science section. This fourth test is a 35 minute long test with 45 questions. It's divided into 3 sections: Charts & Graphs, Experiments, and Fighting Scientists. The purpose of the Science section is not necessarily to find out how much students learned and remembered but to assess their reasoning skills, their abilities to understand charts & graphs, and their ability to draw conclusions from data. Knowing certain topics will be helpful because the familiarity will help students understand more quickly how data and conclusions connect. They had an overview of Chapters 20 & 21 last week and this week we covered Chapter 22: The Basic Approach. For homework they should read through these chapters. When they encounter sample questions, they shouldn't just read to find the answer and then move on. They should also read the explanations. These sample problems are used to explain strategies.

I've listed some videos below that are helpful with the Science Test.

When we return to CHAT after Easter break, students should bring to class one of their college application essays. We'll be doing peer edits, which means that we'll take turns reading one another's essays

A reminder -- No CHAT next week. Have a blessed Easter!

Assignments for Next Week