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ACT
Prep Lesson Plans (Revised
6, June, 2013)
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Week
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Focus
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Students will…
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Notes:
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1
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ACT Reading
Test Basics
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Watch Top ACT
Reading Videos and take notes on
1. reading
section questions
3. general
strategies
4. what to
look for when reading
5. strategic
guessing
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2
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General
Reading Strategies on the ACT
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Take a full – length BOOST lite ACT Test
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3
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Overview of
the passage types
How to read
the passages:
General
Strategies
How to read
the passages:
The Killer Two
Sweep method
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Watch ACT
tutorials and take notes
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The Killer Two
Sweep method:
1st sweep – intelligently “size up” the passage,
in about 20 to 30 seconds.
·
Quickly
scan to locate names of characters and a sense of where and when this story
is taking place.
2nd sweep – read at a somewhat faster pace than
normal, to obtain a general understanding of the passage
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Read
from start to finish
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Concentrate
on central message
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Draw
inferences as you read
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4
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1: Detail
2: Deduction
3: Main Idea
4: Structure
5: Word-in-Context
6: Author’s
View
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Watch interactive
ACT tutorials
Materials
needed:
ü ACT (2012-2013) Preparing
for the ACT booklet. Reading
Section 3
ü pencil
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The official
ACT tests referred to in this PDF are the free ACT on the ACT website; ACT
1, 2, and 3
found in all versions of The Real ACT Prep Guide; and ACT 4 and 5 found only
in
the 2011
release of The Real ACT Prep Guide
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5
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Mark Up Prose Passages
1)
Emotional content-- (verbs like
“sighed,” “winced,” or “smirked,” for example, all signal emotional qualities
and should be marked).
2)
Any insight into the relationship
between characters.
-Do
the characters seem to get along?
-Are there any implied tensions or disagreements?
-Is
a “history” between these characters suggested?
3)
Does the passage have a tone or mood,
such as exhilaration, ominousness, resentment, or anger?
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Passage 1
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6
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Mark Up Social Science Passages
1)
Cause/effect dynamics-- how or why
does something happen? Do certain
results appear from certain conditions?
2)
Author’s opinion/overall purpose:
why is the author telling me these things? What point is the author making
about this topic? Is the author supportive/critical/neutral?
3)
Examples—Why are they there? How
do they bolster the author’s argument?
4)
Comparisons/contrasts
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Passage 2
b.
Longitude
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7
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Mark Up Humanities Passages
1)
Cause/effect dynamics-- how or why
does something happen? Do certain
results appear from certain conditions?
2)
Author’s opinion/overall purpose:
why is the author telling me these things? What point is the author making
about this topic? Is the author supportive/critical/neutral?
3)
Examples—Why are they there? How
do they bolster the author’s argument?
4)
Comparisons/contrasts
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Passage 3
b.
Albany
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8
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Mark Up Natural Science Passages
1)
Cause/effect dynamics-- how or why
does something happen? Do certain
results appear from certain conditions?
2)
Author’s opinion/overall purpose:
why is the author telling me these things? What point is the author making
about this topic? Is the author supportive/critical/neutral?
3)
Examples—Why are they there? How
do they bolster the author’s argument?
4)
Comparisons/contrasts
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Passage 4
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9
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REAL ACT
Practice Test 1, untimed
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Take a full practice test with no time constraints, with all study helps - “open book" and take your time with questions, focusing on
applying strategies.
chart your progress, assess growth, and set goals for
the next lesson
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Go over the questions you answered incorrectly so you don't
get those questions wrong next time.
Refer to the answers and explanations in the Real ACT Prep
Guide as you review your incorrect answers.
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10
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REAL ACT
Practice Test 2,
timed
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Take a full practice test with time constraints, with all guides “open
book.”
See
College
Readiness Standards for the Reading ACT (1 – 36).
Chart your progress, assess growth, and set goals for
the next lesson
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Thoroughly analyze your strengths and weaknesses using the
Real ACT Prep Guide.
Decide what areas you want to work on, keeping in mind how
much time you have and how often the skill appears
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11
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REAL ACT Practice Test 3, timed
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Take a full practice test with no open materials and with time limits.
This will be your BASE score.
Where do
you want to be?
Chart your progress, assess growth, and set goals for
the next lesson.
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Pick it apart!
Go over questions you answered incorrectly.
Use supplemental material to strengthen your score.
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12
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REAL ACT Practice Test 4, timed
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Take a full practice test with no open materials and with time limits.
Chart your progress, assess growth, and set goals for
the next lesson.
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Pick it apart!
Go over questions you answered incorrectly.
Use supplemental materials to strengthen your score
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13
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REAL ACT Practice Test 5, timed
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Take a full practice test with no open materials and with time limits.
Chart your progress, assess growth, and set goals for
the next lesson.
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Pick it apart!
Go over questions you answered incorrectly.
Use supplemental materials strengthen your score
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14
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“Personalized”
ACT 1
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By now, you
should have a pretty good idea which of the four reading passages is your LEAST
favorite.
Create a test
that is only three passages long; using one passage from each of the three passages
types you feel the most comfortable with.
Take a
practice test with no open materials and with a 30 minute time limit.
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Your goal is
to get 90% of the questions correct.
90% of 30 =
27%
If you are
able to successfully answer 30 questions in 30 minutes and get at least 27
questions correct, your goal in the next session is to take a full reading
practice test.
If not, your
goal is to repeat this strategy until you are able to get 27 correct in 30
minutes.
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15
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“Personalized”
ACT 2
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Take a
practice test with no open materials and with a 30 minute time limit.
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If you are
able to successfully answer 30 questions in 30 minutes and get at least 27
questions correct, your goal in the next session is to take a full reading
practice test.
If not, your
goal is to repeat this strategy until you are able to get 27 correct in 30
minutes.
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16
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“Personalized”
ACT 3
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Take a
practice test with no open materials and with a 30 minute time limit.
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If you are
able to successfully answer 30 questions in 30 minutes and get at least 27
questions correct, your goal in the next session is to take a full reading
practice test.
If not, your
goal is to repeat this strategy until you are able to get 27 correct in 30
minutes.
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17
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“Personalized”
ACT 4
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Take a
practice test with no open materials and with a 30 minute time limit.
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If you are
able to successfully answer 30 questions in 30 minutes and get at least 27
questions correct, your goal in the next session is to take a full reading
practice test.
If not, your
goal is to repeat this strategy until you are able to get 27 correct in 30
minutes.
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“Personalized”
ACT 5
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Take a
practice test with no open materials and with a 30 minute time limit.
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If you are
able to successfully answer 30 questions in 30 minutes and get at least 27
questions correct, your goal in the next session is to take a full reading
practice test.
If not, your
goal is to repeat this strategy until you are able to get 27 correct in 30
minutes.
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Sharpen the
Saw! 1
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By now, you
should have a pretty good idea which of the four reading passages is your LEAST
favorite.
Create a test
that is only three passages long; using three passages from your LEAST
favorite passage type and include one you feel the most comfortable with.
Take a
practice test with no open materials and with NO time limit.
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Pick it apart!
Go over questions you answered incorrectly.
Use supplemental material to help you sharpen your skills
in this area.
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Sharpen the
Saw! 2
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By now, you
should have a pretty good idea how to attack your LEAST favorite passage
type.
Create a test
that is only three passages long; using three passages from your LEAST
favorite passage type and include one you feel the most comfortable with.
Take a
practice test with no open materials and WITH a time limit.
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Pick it apart!
Go over questions you answered incorrectly.
Use supplemental material to help you sharpen your skills
in this area.
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