9/20   Objective: I will try to score an 18 or higher on an ACT Practice test. BW: What do you think is your greatest reading strength? What do you think is your greatest reading weakness? CW: We are taking the practice test and scoring. We will be discussing. HW: Bring a novel to read. Make sure you have a 3-ring binder for this class as well as paper.

9/22  Objective: I will justify my responses on an ACT Reading passage by using textual evidence. BW: In your own words, define 3 words from the ACT questions. Use synonyms if you can. CW: We are breaking up in groups to discuss ACT questions. HW: Bring a novel to read. Make sure you have a 3-ring binder for this class as well as paper.

9/26 Objective: I will justify my responses on an ACT Reading passage by using textual evidence. BW: SAT sentence completion (write sentence and correct response): Because King Philip’s desire to make Spain the dominant power in sixteenth-century Europe ran counter to Queen Elizabeth’s insistence on autonomy for England, ——- was ——-.

(A) reconciliation . . assured     (B) warfare . . avoidable    (C) ruination . . impossible    (D) conflict . . inevitable     (E) diplomacy . . simple

CW: 1. Read for 15 minutes. 2. I showed you how to do word maps. The first 12 SAT ACT words are for homework. These are the Directions for Word Maps. 3. Finish going over ACT answers. HW: Sign up for the ACT and/or SAT. Complete the first 12 SAT/ACT word maps.