College Board Intro to SAT I

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The Official SAT Online CourseLesson Plans

PLANNERFORTHECOLLEGEBOARDSSATREADINESSPROGRAMINTRODUCTIONTOTHESATTEST

Focusstrategy/objective:To provide an overview of the SATformat and specifications, thus

empowering students with the prior knowledge needed to reduce test anxiety.Studentscanarticulateanunderstandingofthespecificsections,timingsandcontentsofthe

SAT.How will student learning be measured at the end of the lesson? (What will count as success?)

Materials:Student task cards, TheOfficialSATOnlineCourse, Postits (2 per student), SAT Postit Sort, tape,

calculators, SAT scoring policies (one per student)

Setup:Copy the appropriate number of task cards and other materials for student groupings. Photocopy the

appropriate task card to the correct notes sheet. Place the SAT Postit Sort in three different, but visible, places inthe classroom.

DIRECTINSTRUCTIONIntroducingLesson Welcome. This SAT preparation course will help you:

1) Know and understand the SAT contentand how your understanding of the contentmight be assessed

2) Know and understand the SAT, meaning its mechanicsandprocedures

3) Know and understand your own personalstrengthsandchallenges

(Marzano: Goal Setting)

In beginning to accomplish our goals we need to first look at the test, but we are going to do it in aspecial way. We are going to do a Jigsaw. A Jigsaw is a cooperative learning technique where some

students become experts in a specific area, and then they share their expertise with others.

But before we begin, I would like you to write down one question that you have about the SAT.

Use the Postits provided.

Now share your question with others and find one other person or more who has a similar

concern.

Now ask the students to categorize their questions by Content, Mechanics/Procedures or

Personal Strengths/Challenges. Use this as an opportunity to formatively assess your group,

noting how student concerns are distributed. Be ready to have an Other category, but try tohave students select a given category.

Modeling Provide students with the SAT breakdown sheet and scoring policies.


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The Official SAT Online CourseLesson Plansseconds, e.g., brush their teeth.

Have-a-go Select two students to tackle one question from the other sections.

PRACTICE

ExplainingActivity

Now ladies and gentlemen, we are going to form our expert groups. I am going to distribute thetask cards.

o If you get Jigsaw #1, you will move to the right side of the room.

o If you get Jigsaw #2, you will move to the left side of the room.

o If you get Jigsaw #3. you will move to the middle of the room.

Depending on the size of your group you may have to subdivide, forming smaller expert groups,but still working on the same topics.

Your task is to answer the questions on your task cards, so that you can become experts for whenyou meet with students who had other expert groups. You will have 10 minutes in your expert

group.

When I say Experts Stop and Reconvene, find two other students who have a different Jigsawtask. You will have 3 minutes to share your expertise with your group, so take notes in your

expert group and be concise when sharing your expertise.(Marzano: Cooperative/Collaborative Learning)

TeacherRoleDuring

Activity

Monitor student use of TheOfficialSatStudyGuide

Monitor student taking notes

Monitor student stress levels

AFTERACTIVITY Have a nonexpert remind us:

o

How many Math questions are on the SAT?

o How many Critical Reading questions are on the SAT?

o How many Writing questions are on the SAT?

o How many choices are there for each question? Select Postit questions and have the group answer the questions.

Reflectonfocusstrategy Can you identify some areas in which you might need to strengthen your understanding or skills?


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JIGSAW #1: Critical Reading

Foryour

assigned

section,

investigate

the

following

questions:

1. How much time do you have to answer each question in this section?

2.

What does a typical question look like in this section?

3.

Does your section have subsections? If so, what are they and what do typical

questions look like in the subsections?

4.

What gradelevel knowledge do you believe this section addresses?

5.

What about the questions or how the question choices are presented might be

stressful to someone?

6.

Discuss additional resources that you might have found useful to help with this

section.


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JIGSAW#2:Writing

Foryourassignedsection,investigatethefollowingquestions:

1.

How much time do you have to answer each question in this section?

2.


3.


questions look like in the subsections?4.


5.


stressful to someone?

6 Discuss additional resources that you might have found useful to help with this


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JIGSAW#3:Math

Foryourassignedsection,investigatethefollowingquestions:

1.

How much time do you have to answer each question in this section?

2.


3.


questions look like in the subsections?4.


5.


stressful to someone? are

6 Discuss additional resources that you might have found useful to help with this


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JIGSAW#1:CriticalReadingNotesSheet

Q1 Q2

Q3 Q4

Q5 Q6


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JIGSAW#2:WritingNotesSheet

Q1 Q2

Q3 Q4

Q5 Q6


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JIGSAW#3:MathNotesSheet

Q1 Q2

Q3 Q4

Q5 Q6


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Know and understand the SAT

contentand how your

understanding of the contentmight be assessed.

Doesyourquestionpertaintothe

academiccontent

on

the

SAT?


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Know and understand the SAT,

meaning its mechanicsand

procedures.

Doesyourquestionpertaintohowthe

testissetuporadministered?


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Know and understand your own

personalstrengthsand

challenges.

Doesyour

question

pertain

to

your

concernsaboutwhatyouknowordont

knowin

order

to

do

well

on

the

SAT?

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