LA-HIP SAT Prep Class

1. Go to bluebook.collegeboard.org/students/download-bluebook and download the Bluebook app to your computer.
2. Make sure you have a College Board account — this is the username and password you use to log in to collegeboard.org. It’s the same account you use to register for the official SAT and AP tests, view your scores, and send them to colleges. If you already have an account, do NOT make a new one. If you need to create one, save your username and password somewhere safe.
3. Open the Bluebook app and log in with your College Board credentials.
4. Take Practice Test 11 (or whichever test is assigned — see the schedule above). It will take about 2 hours, but it’s okay to pause as needed. You can use as much scratch paper as you like, and you may use a handheld calculator in addition to the Desmos calculator built into the app. Keep your scratch paper and bring it to class.
5. Log in to mypractice.collegeboard.org to access your results.
6. Download your score report.
7. Navigate to the “Score Details” screen where you can see all your answers. Enter the questions you missed into our Google Form. Also make sure to upload your score report. (Link to Google Form coming soon)

In our first class we’ll get oriented to the SAT — how it’s organized, how it’s scored, and the best strategies for each section. We’ll practice finding the central idea of a passage in our Classkick activity, then wrap up with a Desmos workshop to get comfortable with this powerful calculator tool.

• Central Idea Classkick Activity
  
  
  

• Explore the WCT Platform and complete 5 Play & Practice quizzes of your choice
• Complete the EdPuzzles for Desmos Drills 2 and 3 link coming soon
• Practice with the Top 40 Vocabulary Words Quizlet

In Class 2 we dig into two math topics — percentages and exponentials — then switch to Reading & Writing for a focused look at semicolons, colons, and transition words. Small groups will tackle test strategy and managing test day anxiety.

• Percentages Kahoot
  
  
  
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• Exponentials Classkick Activity
  
  
  
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• Play & Practice Quizzes — try to increase your level in Percentages and Probability, and Boundaries
• 📅 Bluebook Practice Test 10 is due Saturday, June 27

Class 3 covers some of the trickiest grammar topics on the SAT — introductory modifying phrases and rhetorical synthesis — plus a deep dive into rates, ratios, exponents, and roots on the math side. Come ready to practice in small groups using your Bluebook Test 10 results.

• Advanced Vocabulary Kahoot
  
  
  
• Introductory Modifying Phrases Worksheet
• Rhetorical Synthesis Classkick Activity
  
  
  
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• Vocabulary Quizlet
• Conversions with Square Units Spiral Worksheet | Video
• Play & Practice Quizzes — try to increase your level in Words in Context, Form/Structure/Sense, Rhetorical Synthesis, Ratios/Rates/Proportions & Units, and Equivalent Expressions
• Prepare at least 2 questions for small group discussion and email them to [TBD] by the Saturday before class

Class 4 tackles quadratics and geometry on the math side, then moves to grammar and reading — five ways to connect independent clauses and strategies for command of evidence questions. Small groups are student choice, so come with your questions!

• Linear Equations and Functions Kahoot
  
  
  
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• Geometry Classkick Activity
  
  
  
  link coming soon

• Comma Splices Mini-Lesson
• EdPuzzle: Joining Independent Clauses link coming soon
• Play & Practice Quizzes — try to increase your level in Nonlinear Equations, Nonlinear Functions, Geometry, and Command of Evidence
• Prepare at least 2 questions for small group discussion and email them to [TBD] by the Saturday before class

In Class 5 we go deep on verbs — subject-verb agreement, tense, and the difference between verbs and verbals — plus strategies for inference questions, one of the most challenging question types on the SAT. On the math side we cover linear systems, quadratics part 2, and geometry with perimeter, area, and volume.

• Vocabulary Challenge link coming soon
• Subject-Verb Agreement Worksheet
• Inference Classkick Activity
  
  
  
  link coming soon

• EdPuzzle: Subject-Verb Agreement link coming soon
• EdPuzzle: Apostrophes link coming soon
• Play & Practice Quizzes — try to increase your level in Right Triangles and Trigonometry, Linear Functions, Linear Inequalities, Linear Equations, and Inferences
• 📅 Bluebook Practice Test 9 is due Saturday, July 18

Our final class covers probability & statistics, circles, and trig on the math side, then finishes with vocabulary, a grammar tip on profession vs. proper name, and cross-text connections. We’ll wrap up with a test day pep talk — you’ve got this!

• Circles Kahoot
  
  
  
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• Trig Classkick Activity
  
  
  
  link coming soon

• Try the full-length practice tests on the WCT Platform and keep working on quizzes
• Come to our ongoing classes until your SAT day!