Class of 2016 ACT Prep- Session 6

1. Take out your materials.2. Grab your book.

PIZZA STEPBACK

• Congrats on taking one real ACT– You’re halfway done.

• What has gone well? What would you like to see done better?

• April 11th College Wish List Workshop– How can we bring some fun in?

DO NOW- Review the three HW problems and match the technique with the problem… plug-in, backsolve, guesstimate

HW/Technique Review

? What’s left if you take out the middle square?

Guesstimate Drill

• There is only one rule to guesstimate:– Look at the picture and make an educated guess of the

values

Pg. 125 Guesstimate Drill.

Technique Review

Remember: these are still new and they will make your life easier.

• Plug-In• Backsolve• Guesstimate

DO NOW- Review the three HW problems and match the technique with the problem… plug-in, backsolve, guesstimate

Last Time- Using our key words and main ideas to anticipate

• According to the passage, how did Dick feel about the movie Blade Runner?

1. Look for the italicized text or something about movies in your main idea margins.

2. Re-read that section of the passage.

3. Which answer choice does the passage support?

From line 82- Initially he was highly critical of the script for Blade Runner, and fought the studio over it. He died in 1982 just before the film’s release but he was ultimately pleased with the footage he had seen, saying that it perfectly captured the mood of the book.

Anticipate

• According to the passage, how did Dick feel about the movie Blade Runner?A. He thought it brilliantly tackled grand philosophical questions.B. He was unhappy with the script at first but liked the footage he

saw from it.C. He was upset that it wasn’t as popular as the book on which it was

based.D. He did not think it was well done as other film adaptations of his

work.

Do Now- Eliminate

Lend a helping hand

Each group has a question type• Explain what it is • Go over an example • And give one or two hints that the students can write down to

help them on next week’s practice section

1. Explicit2. Inferential3. Main Idea4. Generalization5. Meaning6. Strategy Questions

Example

Strategy Questions

Ask about the author’s intention or techniques such as organization, motivation, or why he/she chose to use a particular rhetorical strategy.

11. Which of the following best describes how the fifth paragraph functions in relation to the fourth paragraph?

A. It gives historical background for the events described in the fourth paragraph

B. It provides an exception to the phenomenon described in the fourth paragraph

C. It attacks those who hold the beliefs presented in the fourth paragraphD. It moves to a new topic and is only indirectly related to the fourth

paragraph.

Example

Strategy Questions

Ask about the author’s intention or techniques such as organization, motivation, or why he/she chose to use a particular rhetorical strategy.

11. Which of the following best describes how the fifth paragraph functions in relation to the fourth paragraph?

A. It gives historical background for the events described in the fourth paragraph

B. It provides an exception to the phenomenon described in the fourth paragraph

C. It attacks those who hold the beliefs presented in the fourth paragraphD. It moves to a new topic and is only indirectly related to the fourth

paragraph.

There’s no historical info here… Paragraph 5 is talking about his contemporaries!

Too strong. Nobody is being attacked

Nope. Clearly about science fiction and literary acceptance.

Helpful Hints:

1. Use your main ideas off to the side when comparing paragraphs.

2. When looking at a rhetorical device, try to think of the definition of that device and then get inside the author’s head.• Hyperbole, by definition, is an overexaggeration. So if

an author is employing hyperbole, he is probably trying to make his position/argument overly apparent and obvious.

How this is helpful moving forward…

ENGLISH- DO NOW

• Review the PRONOUN SUMMARY on pg. 35 to get ready for the Pronoun Drill

Switch to adobe

Other topics- Adjectives vs. Adverbs on pg. 38

• Adjectives describe a noun– This is an easy test.

• Adverbs describe a verb– I easily passed the test.– Almost always have an ‘ly’

• Good is an adjective and well is an adverb.

Comparatives and Superlatives

• When comparing two people or things, use the comparative.– ‘er’ or ‘more’

• When comparing three or more, use the superlative.

• Don’t get confused X Alaska is the larger of the FIFTY states X Of the TWO candidates, Julio is the most qualified for the position.

• This works for adverbs too…. As long as they take the ‘more’ and ‘most’

Prepositions

• Relationship between two words (usually nouns)– Direction– Location– Time

• Sometimes you might be asked to choose the right preposition based on context.– I have heard the song.– I have heard of the song– I have heard about the song.

Commonly Confused Words

• It’s vs Its• You’re vs your• They’re, there, and their• Who’s vs whose• Than vs then• To vs too• Affect vs effect

If finished, pg. 42