LEVEL 1
SAT-ACT-EST
COURSE
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COURSE PLAN
1. Reading Class 1 7. Reading Class 4
2. Writing Class 1 8. Writing Class 4
3. Reading Class 2 9. Reading Class 5
4. Writing Class 2 10. Writing Class 5
5. Reading Class 3 11. Reading Class 6
6. Writing Class 3 12. Writing Class 6
13. English Fitness
NOTES:
1. We will also learn VOCABULARY in a few of the classes above.
2. The “WRITING” section on the ACT is called the “ENGLISH” section
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LEVEL 1
CLASS 1
INTRODUCTION & READING CLASS 1
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TODAY WE WILL DO:
1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION
2. READING INTRODUCTION
3. READING SKILLS: SKILLS 1, 2 & 3
4. EXAMPLES ON SKILLS 1, 2 & 3
5. HOMEWORK ON SKILLS 1, 2 & 3
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IMPORTANT
You must send your NOTES AFTER EVERY CLASS to Kareem
Gouda on Messenger!
Send ALL HOMEWORK to GoudaSAT HW on Messenger!
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GENERAL
INTRODUCTION
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OUR TESTS
SAT - EST - ACT
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OUR COURSE
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SAT
1600 Marks
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READING
INTRODUCTION
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SAT - EST ACT
5 4
4 1 3 1
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WHAT ARE THE PASSAGES ABOUT?
1. Literature Passages
2. Social Sciences Passages
3. Science Passages
4. US History
5. Humanities Passages
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TYPES OF QUESTIONS
1. SPECIFIC QUESTIONS
2.GENERAL QUESTIONS
3.VOCABULARY QUESTIONS
4.PART 1 PART 2 QUESTIONS
5.GRAPH QUESTIONS
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READING
SKILLS
Skills 1, 2 & 3
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1. Divide
the answer choices into 2 or more parts
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2. The Right Answer
will always be a translation of the citation
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3. The Translation
can be:
1. The same word
2. One word
3. Two words (Specific + General)
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EXAMPLES
on
Skills
1, 2,and 3
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READING HOMEWORK
Use Skills 1, 2 & 3 to find the correct
answers to the following questions.
SEND ALL HOMEWORK TO GoudaSATHW
ON MESSENGER
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In lines 20-21
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In lines 36-39
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In lines 66-71
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In lines 35-36
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In lines 42-44
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LEVEL 1
CLASS 2
WRITING CLASS 1
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SAT
1600 Marks
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GRAMMAR PUNCTUATION
VOCABULARY
COMBINING
TRANSITION
WRITING
READING
YES YES
NO NO
LOGICAL
GRAPH ORDERING
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Gouda’s Grammar Summary
1.Verbs 2.Nouns 3.Pronouns 4.Prep- 5.Other Things
ositions
1) Subject-Verb 1.Noun 1) Pronoun 1) Faulty Comparisons
1) Correct
Agreement Agreement Agreement Preposition
1.1a, 1.1b, 1.1c
2) Confusion of adjectives & adverbs
2) Parallelism
3) Double Negatives
2) Ambiguous
Pronouns
2) Gerunds &
Infinitives
(“ing” or not 4) Parallelism
3) Proper Tense after the
preposition.)
3) Proper Case 5) Joining words
4) Confusion of simple 6) Diction Mistakes (Wrong Word)
past & past
participle. 4) Pronoun shift.
7) Misplaced Modifiers
8) Run- On Sentences
9) Sentence Fragments
IMPORTANT NOTES
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• 1.1 SUBJECT – VERB AGREEMENT
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1.1a S – V AGREEMENT when ……………………….
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1.1b S – V AGREEMENT when ……………………….
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1.1c S – V AGREEMENT when ……………………….
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GRAMMAR HOMEWORK
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS
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LEVEL 1
CLASS 3
READING CLASS 2
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SKILL 4.
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SKILL 5.
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SKILL 6.
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HOMEWORK
FOR
NEXT READING CLASS
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LEVEL 1
CLASS 4
WRITING CLASS 2
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Writing Class 2 Rules, Skills, and Hacks PAGE 1
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Writing Class 2 Rules, Skills, and Hacks PAGE 2
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Writing Class 2 Rules, Skills, and Hacks PAGE 3
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HOMEWORK SHEET
(to be marked in the next Writing Class)
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LEVEL 1
CLASS 5
READING CLASS 3
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Skill 7. Extra Information
answers are always wrong
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Skill 8. Irrelevant Information
answers are always wrong
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Skill 9. Contradiction
answers are always wrong
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Skill 10. Confusion
answers are always wrong
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LEVEL 1 CLASS 5 SHORT HOMEWORK
Write in the box below a summary of all SKILLS & HACKS we’ve taken together in READING so far!
SKILLS HACKS
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LEVEL 1
CLASS 6
WRITING CLASS 3
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English Writing Class 3 Rules, Skills, and Hacks PAGE 1
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English Writing Class 3 Rules, Skills, and Hacks PAGE 2
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English Writing Class 3 Rules, Skills, and Hacks PAGE 2
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VOCABULARY PAGE 1
(to be written in class)
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LEVEL 1 CLASS 6 VOCABULARY HOMEWORK WORDS 1 to 10
Complete The Table Below. Include Definitions and Mnemonics
WORD DEFINITION MNEMONIC
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LEVEL 1
CLASS 7
READING CLASS 4
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Skill 11. Extra Information
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Skill 12. Extra Information
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Skill 13. Extra Information
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Skill 14. Extra Information
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Skill 15. Extra Information
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We will use the following questions in class
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HOMEWORK
(to be marked next Reading class)
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LEVEL 1
CLASS 8
WRITING CLASS 4
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Grammar & Yes Yes No No
• Make sure you WRITE NOTES for ALL the rules, notes, and hacks we
will learn in class.
• Use the following 3 questions in class!
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Writing Class 4 Rules, Skills, and Hacks PAGE 1
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Writing Class 4 Rules, Skills, and Hacks PAGE 2
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Writing Class 4 Rules, Skills, and Hacks PAGE 3
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HOMEWORK
to be marked next Writing class
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CHOOSE THE LETTER OF THE UNDELINED WRONG WORD OR WORDS
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CHOOSE THE LETTER OF THE UNDELINED WRONG WORD OR WORDS
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CHOOSE THE LETTER OF THE UNDELINED WRONG WORD OR WORDS
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CHOOSE THE LETTER OF THE UNDELINED WRONG WORD OR WORDS
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CHOOSE THE LETTER OF THE UNDELINED WRONG WORD OR WORDS
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CHOOSE THE ANSWER THAT CORRECTS THE ERROR
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CHOOSE THE LETTER OF THE UNDELINED WRONG WORD OR WORDS
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CHOOSE THE ANSWER THAT CORRECTS THE ERROR
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CLASS 9
READING CLASS 5
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Skill 13.
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Skill 14.
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Skill 16.
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VOCABULARY PAGE 1
(to be written in class)
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HOMEWORK
(to be marked next Reading class)
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LEVEL 1 CLASS 9 VOCABULARY HOMEWORK WORDS 11 to 20
Complete The Table Below. Include Definitions and Mnemonics
WORD DEFINITION MNEMONIC
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LEVEL 1
CLASS 10
WRITING CLASS 5
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Grammar
• Make sure you WRITE NOTES for ALL the rules, notes, and hacks we
will learn in class.
• We will mark the homework from last class!
• Use the following practice questions in class!
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Writing Class 5 Rules, Skills, and Hacks PAGE 1
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Writing Class 5 Rules, Skills, and Hacks PAGE 2
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Writing Class 5 Rules, Skills, and Hacks PAGE 3
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Example on 3.3
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Example on 3.4
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Example on
4.1
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VOCABULARY PAGE 1
(to be written in class)
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LEVEL 1 CLASS 10 VOCABULARY HOMEWORK WORDS 21 to 30
Complete The Table Below. Include Definitions and Mnemonics
WORD DEFINITION MNEMONIC
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LEVEL 1
CLASS 11
READING CLASS 6
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Skill 17.
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Skill 18.
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Skill 19.
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PART 1 / PART 2 Questions
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HOMEWORK
(to be marked next Reading Class)
• 1. Redo the questions in the previous page.
• 2. Answer the question in the following page.
• 3. Complete the SUMMARY PAGE
Remember: I need to see your DETAILED WORK on the
question!
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LEVEL 1 CLASS 11 SUMMARY HOMEWORK
Write in the box below a summary of all SKILLS & HACKS we’ve taken together in READING so far!
SKILLS HACKS
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LEVEL 1
CLASS 12
WRITING CLASS 6
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Yes Yes No No
• Make sure you WRITE NOTES for ALL the rules, notes, and hacks we
will learn in class.
• Use the following practice questions in class!
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Writing Class 6 Rules, Skills, and Hacks PAGE 1
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Writing Class 6 Rules, Skills, and Hacks PAGE 2
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Writing Class 6 Rules, Skills, and Hacks PAGE 3
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LEVEL 1 CLASS 12 SHORT HOMEWORK
Write in the box below a summary of all GRAMMAR HACKS & YES YES NO NO HACKS we’ve taken together so far!
GRAMMAR HACKS YES YES NO NO HACKS
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LEVEL 1
CLASS 13
ENGLISH FITNESS &
VOCABULARY
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ENGLISH FITNESS & VOCABULARY
• Today we will have an English Fitness class. In this class we will learn
HOW to read Literature passages on the ACT or SAT. We will learn a
few important HACKS!
• Then we will learn new Vocabulary together!
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LEVEL 1 CLASS 13
ENGLISH FITNESS
Passage 1
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LEVEL 1 CLASS 13
Level 1 Class 13
ENGLISH FITNESS
English Fitness Passage 2
Passage 2
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English Fitness HACKS
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VOCABULARY PAGE 1
(to be written in class)
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VOCABULARY PAGE 2
(to be written in class)
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LEVEL 1 CLASS 13 VOCABULARY HOMEWORK WORDS 31 to 40
Complete The Table Below. Include Definitions and Mnemonics
WORD DEFINITION MNEMONIC
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LEVEL 1 CLASS 13 VOCABULARY HOMEWORK WORDS 41 to 50
Complete The Table Below. Include Definitions and Mnemonics
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