Online Learning for Schools

Three high-rigor passages across three genres (literature, history/social studies, and science), united by a common theme

Close reading, text-based questions for each passages, requiring critical thinking and application of SAT college-readiness power standards, including command of evidence, words in context, identifying implicit details, identifying explicit details, identifying claims and central ideas, and analyzing text structure

Exemplar student responses for each question

Each cross-curricular unit includes three to four hours of content for students to read, answer questions, and defend their answers

Use the exemplar answers to hold students to a high standard for rigorous, relevant answers — or provide to students to have them give feedback on each other’s responses

Assess writing skills in student writing — look for not only the most relevant and focused claims in their responses but also analyze their grammar skills. Requiring complete sentences and assessing for punctuation and usage will support student growth in writing as well as reading

We’ve included our Grasp, Prove, and Eliminate lessons for critical reading and thinking on the SAT and ACT. These lessons guide students through the process of annotating a reading passage, selecting claims with supporting evidence, and eliminating
incorrect answer choices. Use these lessons to apply the skills practiced in the toolkits to a college-entrance exam setting

You’ll also find an exemplar guide to how holistic, evidence-based reading and writing is assessed on the SAT. Teachers can use this to identify how rigor is incorporated in different skills across the reading and writing sections and incorporate into their lesson
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