MATH – ACT/SAT REVIEW

INSTRUCTOR : RUSS MARSH

SCHOOL : FREMD

TIMES :  WEDS.  5:30-6:30 OR 3-4

                   (MEETINGS WILL BE ALL YEAR LONG)

GENERAL OUTLINE

1.  GIVE  GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT COURSE AND ASK THE KIDS WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING TO GET OUT OF THE MEETINGS

2.  EXPLAIN TO THE KIDS WHAT IS AVAILABLE ON-LINE, CD-ROMs, BOOKS,ETC.

3.  GO OVER TEST STRATEGIES

4.  EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROBLEMS (ALG.,GEOM.,TRIG.) AND PERCENT  OF THESE THAT APPEAR ON THE TEST

5.  GIVE PRACTICE PROBLEMS AND TESTS (THIS IS THE MAIN EMPHASIS OF THE COURSE)

6.  WORK WITH KIDS INDIVIDUALLY TO TRY TO STENGTHEN THEIR WEAKNESSES

7.  TELL THEM WHAT CALCULATORS CAN BE USED AND HELP THEM LEARN TO USE THEIRS

8.  IN THE SPRING, I WILL GIVE ALGEBRA AND GEOMETRY WORKSHEETS TO THE MATH TEACHERS TO GIVE TO ALL THEIR JUNIORS (10-15 WEEKS)

9.  I WILL GO OVER WITH THE KIDS HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE DAY OF THE TEST