Download - Class of 2016 ACT Prep- Session 2 1. Take out your materials. 2. Grab a book. 3. Grab a laptop.

Class of 2016 ACT Prep- Session 2

1. Take out your materials.2. Grab a book.3. Grab a laptop.

Structure

• Every Thursday• 4:45-5:15- College Readiness Mini-Lesson• 5:15-6:05- Math/Science ACT Prep• 6:05-6:10- Break• 6:10-7- English/Reading ACT Prep

ACT MATH- DO NOW

• Start a new header with the date and subject.• WITHOUT USING ANY REAL MATH, eliminate three of the answer

choices below using the fool’s gold technique from last week. In your notes, explain why each answer choice you eliminate is wrong. Example: Answer choice A is incorrect because…..

60. A train leaves Atlanta and travels at a speed of 80 miles per hour to point B. It travels back on the same tracks from point B to Atlanta at a speed of 60 miles per hours. What was the train’s average speed, in miles per hour, for the entire trip?

F. 65G. 68.6H. 70J. 75.5K. Cannot determine from the given information

ACT MATH- Target Numbers

If this is your starting score…

… do these questions … and get this target score

13 and below Questions 1-23 20

15 Questions 1-29 22






ACT MATH- Techniques

• Plug In

27. Bob has 4 dollars more than Lisa does. If Lisa has X dollars, how much would Bob have if he doubled his money?

A. x+4B. X+8C. 2xD. 2x+4E. 2x+8

X CAN BE ANY NUMBER!



A. x+4B. X+8C. 2xD. 2x+4E. 2x+8

1. Pick a number• Something small and manageable• A number that isn’t already in the

problem• Weird numbers with special properties

like 0 or 1

X=3



A. x+4B. X+8C. 2xD. 2x+4E. 2x+8

2. Do the problem with your number

Bob has 4 dollars more than Lisa does. If Lisa has 3 dollars, how much would Bob have if he double his money?

Lisa has 3. Bob has 4 more than Lisa so Bob has 7 dollars. So if Bob doubled his money, he’d have 14 dollars. That’s our answer. Circle it



A. x+4B. X+8C. 2xD. 2x+4 E. 2x+8

3. Put the numbers into the choices

3+4=7

3+8=11

FAQ

• Do I have to test every choice?

• So what do I do if I get two choices that work out?

• Why do I have to do this?– Bob has for more than Lisa… Bob has x+4– But he has double so its 2x+4

• It would be 2(x+4) which = 2x+8… Answer choice E

Explicit Variables

• With two variables

26. How many hours are there in d days and h hours?F. 24h + dG. h+24dH. 24(h+d)/24J. h+d/24K. h+d/24

Let’s use d=1 and h=3

Implicit Variables

• Larry cuts a piece of paper into two equal pieces. He takes on of those pieces and cuts it into three equal pieces. The area of one of the smallest pieces is what fraction of the area of the original piece of this paper?F. 1/2G. 1/3H. 1/5J. 1/6K. 1/12

Let’s use 12

Geometry

33. In the figure below, if y=90-x, what is z in terms of x?

A. 90+xB. 90-xC. 90-2xD. 180+xE. 180-x

z y x

Let’s use x=30

Practice

• Do #’s 14 and 23 on pg. 114• Four minutes

5 Minutes

ACT ENGLISH- DO NOW

• Start a new heading• Read the following sentences. Identify the subject

(write it down). Then select the verb that agrees with the subject.

1. The jester and the villain [is/are] yelling obscenities back and forth.

2. The teacher stated that the issues from our homework [arise/arises] from not paying attention during notes.

ACT ENGLISH- VERB TENSE- PG. 21

• The main goal is consistency.• Look for words that literally refer

to time.

In 1776, America is declaring independence. In 1777, America declared independence.

Next year, out team has won 30 games.Next year, our team will win 30 games.

ACT ENGLISH- Verb tense• Look to other verbs in the sentence for clues

ACT ENGLISH- VERB TENSE- PG. 21

Dave sees several museums when he went to Belgium.

Mrs. Jones made us sit in the corner whenever we are bad.

• Look to verbs in nearby sentences

The restaurant workers always follows the same routine. First, the hostess shows the guest to their table….Finally, the waiter took their orders.

ACT Verbs- Perfect Verbs

• Bob was class president in 2006– Simple Past

• Bob has been class president since 2006.– Present perfect

• Skip past perfect

ACT ENGLISH- TENSE

• Would– Simple past of “will”

• Dave told Jennifer that he would go to the store.

– Describe habitual actions in the past• When he was a child, Dave would go to the park every Saturday

– Conditional sentences• If you asked me to the dance, I would go with you.

Try some-

• Take a stab at the chili peppers on pg. 23– 3 minutes.

ACT ENGLISH- Irregular Verbs

Irregular Verbs• [Walk and walked] vs [catch and caught]

Past Participle• I have walked the dog.

Exceptions such as “Have begun”-Jot down the chart on pg. 23

ACT English- Active vs Passive

• Active verb= subect doing the action– A car hit Chapmen

• Passive verb= subject receiving the action– Chapman was hit by the car.

• In order to tell whether the verb should be active or passive- look at the context of the sentence.– Because Roger sold the most toasters, he gave a prize.– Because Roger sold the most toasters, he was given a

prize.


• Should I ever use the passive voice?

• Connecting the subject to a modifier• When you don’t know who performed the action


• When should we NOT use it?When we do know who performed the action.

– After Paolo read the menu, a sandwich was picked.– After Paolo read the menu, he picked a sandwich.– After Paolo read the menu, a sandwich was picked by him.

4 Group Review- PG. 25

• Each group gets 1 sheet of paper• You have 7 minutes to create a mini-poster that reviews

the four main rules around verbs and the ACT.

Mini-poster must include: Title of the section your group is reviewing. All major rules An illustration and an example sentence that helps the

other groups understand. Optional- a catchy phrase or something to help auditory

leaners remember the rule

VERB DRILL- Pg. 26