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Junior English

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SAT / MME Prep


New SAT info
Khan Academy
College Board
fabmarks

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affect vs. effect quiz


Fragments, Comma Splices, & Fused Sentences

Misused & Confused Words

Misplaced Modifiers

Coordinate & Subordinate

Fragments

Verb Forms

Tense Shift

Word Choice

Parallelism

Pronoun Agreement

Pronoun Shift

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Pronoun Reference

Pronoun Case

Adjectives & Adverbs

Degree

Punctuation

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Days 1 - 2

Cambridge Test Results and Writing Assessment given to students individually. 
Seventy-five question overview of test.  Item by item analysis.

What did you get right and what did you miss?  Why and how to attempt in March.

SAT Strategies

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Click the picture for test taking tips.


Days 2-3

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Workable Strategies

Days 3-4

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In it to win it!

Days 4-5

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Strategies Employed

Day 5

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Use new found strategies. Can you increase score based on this knew information?




SAT Reading Practice Test 1A

SAT Reading Practice Test 1D

SAT Reading Practice Test 1B

SAT Reading Practice Test 1E

SAT Reading Practice Test 1C

SAT Writing & Language Practice Test 1


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Subject and Verb Agreement

Day 1

Click on the subject & verb  agreement title.  Do the activity.  Send me a screen shot of your score!

Then click on the grammar pretest link.  Take the pretest.  Be ready to share and defend your responses.
Grammar Pre-Test
Pretest-Subject and verb agreement Cambridge test results showed subject and verb agreement was an area of weakness for many of our students.

1.  Open pretest and take the 30 questions.

2. Review Purdue Owl info on subject/verb agreement.

Day 2

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Sharpen your skills!  Click on the pencils to review the Rules of Agreement.

More Practice
Click on the practice button.  Do the exercise. 

Ready or NOT!  It's time to show what you know.  Take the Post Test.
Subj/Verb Post Test

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Pronoun Usage

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Days 3-4

A second area that students need to review is pronoun usage.  
1. Open the pretest and take the quiz.
2. Click on the answers button & check your responses.
The results should give you an idea of what you need to review.
Answers
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Pronoun Rules

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Review the rules.

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Practice

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Click on the picture to practice.  Send me a screen shot of your score OR show it to me.

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Prove it


It's time to prove your worth. Click on the button in order to take the Post Pronoun Test.

Pronoun Post Test

Day 5

Adjectives and Adverbs.  Do you know the difference?

PRETEST

NOTES

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Adjectives & Adverbs

&
Noun Clauses

Day 1

Check out the rules regarding adjectives and adverbs.
Remember?
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Adj/Adv Practice
More adjective and adverb practice.  Click on the button take the practice quiz.  Send me a screen shot of your score OR show it to me!
Post Adj/Adv Test

Days 2-3

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Click on the picture to see 2 practice activities.  On a separate piece of paper, do the activities.  Be sure to follow directions.
Do you need more practice?  Feel free to try the another quiz here.

Noun Clauses

 Noun Clause PPT open in Notability and complete or write it out on paper.

Edit Practice Activity
Post Noun Test

Faulty or Illogical Comparisons
& 
Verb Tenses

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Days 3-4

What are they?

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More Info
Practice 1
Practice 2
Post Test

Days 4-5

Verb Tenses

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Click on the picture to take a pretest.  Be sure to send me a screen shot of your score OR show it to me!

Principal Parts Notes & activity

Subjunctive Mood

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Click on the picture for info on the subjunctive mood.

More info

Still Troubled?

Still unsure about verbs?  Then watch the following video...

Practice

Post Verb Test

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Finishing Touches



Diction = Word Choices


Sentence Structure


Punctuation


Prepositions

Day 1

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Click on the picture to take the pretest.

Correction Guide with Explanations.

Confusing Words PPT

PRACTICE

Diction Test

Day 2

12 Common Mistakes

Sentence Clauses Practice
Fragment Practice
Sentence Structure Practice
Parallel Structure Practice
Misplaced Modifiers Practice
Comma Splice Practice

Sentence Test
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Days 3-4

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Punctuation


Comma Practice

Semicolon & Colons

End Marks & Apostrophes


Seek and Find Homework


Punctuation Test

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Day 4

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Don't forget...The mouse ran ________ the box.


Pre-Test

Notes

Practice

Prep Phrase


Preposition Post Test

Day 5

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TEST DAY!!!

BIG Grammar Test
After taking the grammar test, look for you weak areas and use this link to help improve your understanding.
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