1. Welcome to SAT Preparation!

2. Agenda  Introductions  Expectations  Register for the SAT-Collegeboard.com  Parts of the Exam  How the exam is scored  Directions for each part  Practice (baseline) test-in SAT book  Vocabulary Lists/practice

3. Expectations  Please be prompt. Class starts at 3:30.  Cell phones will be collected at the beginning of class, returned during break.  Bring your SAT book to class  If you must miss class, please let us know  Class agendas are posted  Please be respectful to everyone in the class  You will have a break between sections (4:55-5:05. You may have a snack then.  Please do not eat during class. Water is ok to have.  Bring your best self to class…it’s a long day for EVERYONE!

4. Register  Collegeboard.com Collegeboard.com  Please visit even if you HAVE registered already

5. Parts of the exam  English  Critical reading  Sentence completion (19)  Passage-based reading (48)  Three sections: 25/25/20 minutes each Writing -Identifying sentence errors (18) -Improving sentences (25) -Improving paragraphs (6) -Essay writing (1)/25 minutes 25 and 10 minutes

6. How the exam is scored  Multiple choice questions  1 point for each question answered correctly  0 points for unanswered questions  -1/4 point for each incorrect answer  Fractions in final scores are rounded up Essays 2 to 12 points, blank essays get a 0

7. Other resources  Sparknotes.com Sparknotes.com  Majortests.com Majortests.com  Freerice.com Freerice.com  Quizlet.com Quizlet.com