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| PowerScore
SAT Full-Length
Course Syllabus |
There
are a total of twelve meetings in the PowerScore SAT Course:
eight lessons and four full-length proctored practice SATs.
The total in-class instruction time is twenty-four hours, and
practice tests add an additional sixteen hours for a total course
time of 40 hours. Each of the seven lessons is accompanied by
a homework assignment that contains detailed explanations. In
addition, there is an extensive Online Student Center containing
additional reading assignments, vocabulary lists, and lesson
supplements.
In
addition to our exclusive course materials, all students receive
a personal copy of “The Official SAT Study Guide™”
and access to our online Scoring and Analysis System. The following
syllabus is used in the PowerScore SAT Course:
Introduction
to the SAT
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| Math:
Arithmetic |
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PowerScore Solution Strategies
Number Properties
Fractions and Decimals
Percents
Ratios
Proportions
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| Writing:
The Essay |
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The H-PLACES Idea Generator
The PowerScore Essay Template
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| Math:
Algebra |
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Exponents
Roots
Expressions
Equations
Inequalities
Absolute Value |
| Reading:
Sentence Completion |
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The
PowerScore Four-Step Solution
Vocabulary Strategies
Sentence Analysis
Answer Choice Analysis
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| Writing:
Subjects and Verbs |
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Subject
and Verb Agreement
Verb Tense
Verb Form
Irregular Verbs
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| Reading:
Reading Comprehension |
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The
PowerScore Plan for Reading Comprehension
How to Read a Passage
Passage Analysis
Question Analysis
Answer Choice Analysis
Short Passages
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| Math:
Geometry |
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Lines
and Angles
Polygons
Triangles
Squares
Circles
Geometric Solids
Geometric Visualization
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Writing: Nouns and Pronouns |
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Pronoun
Choice
Pronoun Reference
Pronouns and Antecedent Agreement
Noun Agreement
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| Writing:
Sentence Structure |
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Idiom
Modifier Choice
Modifier Placement
Wordiness
Parallel Structure
Comparisons
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| Math:
Algebra II |
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Quadratic Equations
Direct and Indirect Variation
Functions
Symbolic Functions
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| Reading:
Reading Comprehension II |
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Reading
Comprehension Review
Paired Passages
Fictional Passages
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| Math:
Geometry II |
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Coordinate Geometry
Functions in Coordinate Geometry
Transformations
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| Math:
Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability |
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Data
Interpretation
Average, Median, and Mode
Probability
Sequences
Counting Problems
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Writing: Paragraph Structure |
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Secondary
Errors
Paragraph Organization
Paragraph Unity
Paragraph Fluency
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| Math:
Review |
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Arithmetic
Algebra
Geometry
Algebra II
Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability
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| Writing:
Review |
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The
Essay
Identifying Sentence Errors
Improving Sentences
Improving Paragraphs
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| Reading:
Review |
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Sentence
Completion
Passage-based Reading
Paired Passages
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| Final
Test Strategy |
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FOR ADDITIONAL HELP OR
MORE INFORMATION, CALL
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