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SAT I Math Preparation This course is designed to prepare students to take SAT Math I test, a comprehensive multiple-choice exam. Areas of math included in the SAT I Math are inequalities, exponentials, probability and statistics, averages (mean, median, mode), functions, solving equations, sequences and series, lines/ planes/ triangles/ quadrilaterals/ circles/ polygons, areas and volumes, two and three dimensional coordinates, logic and word problems, and Algebra II/ trig. The instructor will lecture on these topics and discuss test-taking strategies. Students will practice the above named skills and solve selected problems from practice tests and other teacher designed materials. Students will take 5 practice tests and learn MCA strategies for achieving a 700 or better on the SAT I Math test. SAT I Verbal Preparation Part 1 (Vocabulary / Critical Reading) This course is designed to prepare students to take SAT I Verbal test, a comprehensive multiple choice and writing exam. Areas of verbal acuity included in the SAT I Verbal are sentence completion and critical reading. Part 1 of the course will provide expert instruction in vocabulary development, sentence completion, and critical reading. It is the opinion of the MCA Director, Mrs. Cheri Sabraw, that this part of the SAT I Verbal (Part 1) is the more difficult of the two parts. The instructors will lecture on these topics using material developed by Mill Creek and discuss test-taking strategies. Students will memorize SAT vocabulary with the use of mnemonic devices and practice the above named skills. Students will take 5 practice tests and learn MCA strategies for achieving the type of score needed for admission into the university level. SAT I Verbal Preparation Part 2 (Grammar / Writing) This course is designed to prepare students to take the new SAT I Verbal test, a comprehensive multiple choice and writing exam. Areas of verbal acuity included in the SAT I Verbal are sentence completion, critical reading, Standard English grammar, and a 25 minute essay. Part 2 of the course will provide expert instruction in Standard English grammar and the writing of a 25-minute essay. Included in the grammar review will be subject/verb agreement, pronoun case and reference, pronoun/antecedent agreement, diction, parallelism, modification, coordination, subordination, illogical comparisons, verb forms and tense, punctuation and double negatives. The instructor will lecture in grammar and writing instruction. The students will write at least 15-20 essays, which will be scored by the teacher. We have successfully guided students to very high scores. Many of our students have scored perfect 800’s and we expect that the SAT I Verbal scores will be enhanced by the addition of grammar/writing to the total SAT I score. The essay critique and scoring by our Part 2 instructors is superior, detailed, and accurate. SAT II Biology The SAT II Biology course will prepare students in the areas of cellular and molecular biology, ecology, genetics, organismal biology, and evolution. Students will take a diagnostic test upon entering the class, review all components of the test, study major topics in biology, and then take 5 practice tests. |
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