We went through a practice exam she took, and the questions she omitted or got wrong. There were several she got wrong over little errors that I believe had to do with nerves, so we discussed how to calm down during the test, and to relax the night before and the morning of. Take deep breaths if she feels she is starting down that path of "freaking out."
There were only 3 questions on the whole practice SAT math exam that she took that she did not know how to answer. She is capable of a high score!
Lydia took a practice exam at home, and we went over the questions that she had trouble understanding. We also went over a couple of worksheets that I gave her to complete. She is going to start taking practice exams once a week timing herself. We will continue to go over these problems and others. She needs to get used to being timed, and the stress of a test environment.
We went through the concepts of percentages and practice problems dealing with this concept. I then showed her the Plug In Method as a trick to increase speed and efficiency for certain types of problems on the SAT.
We focused on the following concepts on the math SAT, ratios, proportions, and angles. i showed her a few strategies that she can apply to the test, for example, the Plug In Method, POE, and some tricks to increase the speed in answering the questions on these types of problems. Some of the tricks can be applied to other types of problems on the SAT. We did several examples covering these topics.
Assignment
She is to go through a practice exam (for the math section) in her SAT book at home, answer the problems to the best of her ability, and pinpoint/identify the specific questions that involve the concepts and strategies that we covered.
Today we reviewed Lydia's test answers and some of the grammar rules. We also discussed strategies for answering the reading questions with the longer passages. Lydia will study remaining vocab on her own over the next week. We also discussed the essay and reviewed how to write the SAT essay
Today we reviewed the homework assignment and went over incorrect answers. Next we discussed the essay and strategies for answering the essay prompt.
Assignment
Complete the English portion of the second practice exam
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Since next week is the last week I will see Lydia before the exam, we spent most of today studying for the essay prompt. She will complete the English part of a practice exam, and we will go over it next week. She is also going to study vocab, and call or text if she has any questions.
