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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

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!

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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

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 upEssays 2 to 12 points, blank essays get a 0

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