North Dorchester High School

SAT PREP

2007-2008 (Semester 1)

Instructor: Mr. Daniel Sanford

North Dorchester High School

Room: A-6

“I should remind you how much depends on you, and what an influence you can exert upon the future.”

                                                            --Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course will provide assistance and preparation for students who are taking the PSAT or SAT exams.  The course will concentrate on obtaining vocabulary words, reviewing and refining related math questions, and practicing sample SAT tests, while learning tips about increasing scores, improving reading comprehension skills, writing essay skills, and all the math components.

TEXTS and RESOURCES

Fox, Steven, Israel, Elaine and O’Callaghan, Robin. The Official SAT Study Guide: For the New SAT. College Entrance Examination Board, New York, 2004.

Robinson, Adam, and John Katzman. The Princeton Review: Cracking the SAT. 2004. New York: Random House, 2004.

Reed , Daniel A.. Vocabulary Power Plus for the New SAT: Vocabulary, Reading, Writing Exercises for High Scores. Deleware: Prestwick House, INC., 2006.

SUPPLIES / MATERIALS

• Notebook
• Pen/Pencil (a pen for English, a pencil for Math)
• Highlighters
• Folders (for written assignments, practice tests, and supplemental materials)

Units of Study

Vocabulary                         reading comprenhension

Writing                                  Essay development and refinement

Math                                       Geometry, Number theory, Algebra, measurement, and various problem solving skills related to them all