SAT Prep Math Syllabus (.25 credits)
Description:
This quarter credit course is designed to help students prepare to take the SAT Math Exam. The assessments in this course focus in-depth on three essential areas of math: Problem Solving and Data Analysis, Heart of Algebra, and Passport to Advanced Math. Problem Solving and Data Analysis is about being quantitatively literate. It includes using ratios, percentages, and proportional reasoning to solve problems in science, social science, and career contexts. Heart of Algebra focuses on mastering linear equations and systems, which helps students develop key powers of abstraction. Passport to Advanced Math focuses on the student’s familiarity with more complex equations and the manipulation they require. This course includes hundreds of examples and practice problems to help the student prepare for success.
Course objectives:
Throughout the course, you will meet the following goals:
- Become better prepared to take the SAT Math Exam.
Course Contents
1: Complex Numbers
2: Geometry
3: Coordinate Geometry
4: Trigonometry, Radians, and Progressions
5: Percentage, Simple Interest, and Compound Interest
6: Inequalities and Absolute Values
7: Linear Equations 1
8: Linear Equations 2
9: Trigonometry
10: Functions and Polynomials 1
11: Functions and Polynomials 2
12: Statistics 1
13: Statistics 2
14: Data Analysis 1
15: Data Analysis 2
16: Exponents + Radicals + Random Sampling
Textbook: © Excel Education Systems, Inc. - 2021
Grading Scale
A = 90-100%
B = 80-89%
C = 70-79%
D = 60-69%
F = under 59%
Grade Weighting
Unit Quizzes.........................60%
Mid-Term/Final Exams......40%
Total.......................................100%
SAT Prep Verbal Syllabus (.25 credits)
Description:
This quarter credit course is designed to help students prepare to take the SAT Verbal Exam. The SAT Verbal Exam consists of two main sections: Reading and Writing and Language. This course covers both of these main sections and will prepare a student with instruction and hundreds of examples and practice problems. Specific topics covered are: Vocabulary in Context (VIC), Evidence-based Paired Questions, Main Idea of the Passage, Style/Tone of the Author, Function of a Phrase or Sentence in the Passage, Data Analysis on the Basis of Diagrams, Charts, or Graphs.
Textbook: © Excel Education Systems, Inc. - 2021
Throughout the course, you will meet the following goals:
- Identify the main idea and supporting evidence of a piece of writing.
- Identify and analyze the author’s intent and purpose of a piece of writing.
- Describe the importance of word choice and sentence formation while writing.
- Understand the application of the conventions of usage while writing.
- Separate sentence fragments from complete sentences.
- Analyze infographics to determine their purpose.
Course Contents
1: Central Idea and Evidence
2: Author’s Purpose and Perspective
3: Word Choice and Words in Context
4: Analyzing Text Pairs
5: Proposition and Relevance of Evidence
6: Organization
7: Conventions/Sentence Formation
8: Conventions of Usage
9: Analysis/Understanding the Task
10: Writing/Thesis and Scoring Guide
11: Reading Quantitative Texts
12: Rhetoric/Text Structures
13: Understanding Relationships
14: Putting It All Together: Reading
15: Writing and Quantitative Info
16: Express Ideas/Language Use
17: Conventions/Punctuation
18: Putting It All Together: Writing
19: Analysis of Author’s Tactics
Grading Scale
A = 90-100%
B = 80-89%
C = 70-79%
D = 60-69%
F = under 59%
Grade Weighting
Unit Quizzes.........................60%
Mid-Term/Final Exams......40%
Total.......................................100%
SAT® is a registered trademark of the College Board.
