For our introductory session, we surveyed the prior literature Olivia has studied, and discussed her interests and plans to take the ACT exam. I spent some time identifying and describing various novels and plays in order to determine what critical works and areas we will need to concentrate on during the year.
As Olivia mentioned her interest in working on some ACT/SAT prep and college essays, we discussed that my plans were to conduct grammar/writing instruction by using SAT prep materials and practice tests. In that vein, I placed a number of SAT/ACT vocabulary words on the whiteboard as they arose in our discussions.
We had a productive session that will enable me to formulate an interesting and challenging syllabus for her senior year.