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Reading & Writing Bootcamp for the April 2025 School Day SAT

600 - 690 SAT Score Range

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8 sessions

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+2

This series ended on April 3, 2025. All 1:1 and group chats related to this series are disabled 7 days after the last session.

About

April Session

I am not a native English speaker-- that caused me to struggle with RW, where I was stuck in the 600 range forever, yet I was able to miraculously break the 700 line with a 710 before scoring a 760.

You will learn exactly how to read to understand, because reading comprehension is the root of solving the RW section, even non-reading problems like grammar, since you must understand the text to apply the rules. By the time you complete the session, you will no longer have a fear of reading tests, and may even find SAT RW quite trivial.

Preview of my approach
- Map the passage
- Predict the answer
- Process of elimination

Tutored by

Yiheng L 🇺🇸

Certified in 5 topics

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I am an SAT instructor, tutoring 30 students at my high school [1600 Project] and helping as a teaching assistant for a local SAT tutoring company at my high school. In addition, I am also tutoring for my middle school as a part of my high school's math club. Now with schoolhouse, I am excited for the opportunity to share my insights on reading comprehension (the biggie) and math with SchoolHouse. Current SAT: 1550; 760r+790m; Aug 24 US DSAT11 Before Prep: 1200; 580r+620m; Oct 23 US DPSAT11 First PSAT: 980; 490r+490m; Oct 21 US PSAT09

What you'll do

Review core concepts and test-taking strategies, with a peer tutor who excelled on the SAT.

Practice and review official full-length SAT® practice tests, including one Bluebook test.

Get personalized support with the most challenging questions and concepts.

Schedule

ATTENDANCE POLICY

To get the most out of this series and respect other learners, follow these attendance rules:

You can only miss one unexcused session over the four weeks. Missing more can impact your learning and may take a spot from another learner who wants to join.

Need to miss a session? Let your tutor know by using the "Submit excused absence" button on the series page. Then, catch up by using the Session Makeup Guide or attending a live make-up session.

Multiple unexcused absences? If you reach two unexcused absences, you may be removed from the series and your Schoolhouse account may be suspended.

SESSION 1

11

Mar

SESSION 1

SAT Reading & Writing

SAT Reading & Writing

Tue 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCMar 11, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

THE BIG LESSON: Critical Analysis

1. Fundamental approach to reading by mapping the passage, predicting the answer, and eliminating distractor answers.
2. Steps to improve yourself as a test taker: analysis of the issue, hypothesise a solution, and experiment with the law of large numbers.
3. Discuss your goals and purpose with taking the SAT: your target score and your dream college.
4. Others: starting with writing strategy and discuss lesson plans.
SESSION 2

13

Mar

SESSION 2

SAT Reading & Writing

SAT Reading & Writing

Thu 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCMar 13, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

Grammar
- Punctuation
- Verb tense and subject
- Pronouns
- Modifiers

Progress Check: are you committing 2 hours a day?

Approach: remind yourself of the approach for RW.

Agenda: your goal is to understand the why of these rules. Once you understand, you’ll memorize, and once you memorize, you’ll be able to apply– if you are good at reading.

Objective: simplify the passage down to the examples below and apply the rules; to get good at applying the rules, try to use these rules in your writing in English class, or even texting in real life.

SESSION 3

18

Mar

SESSION 3

SAT Reading & Writing

SAT Reading & Writing

Tue 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCMar 18, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

Expression of Ideas
- Transition
- Notes

Progress Check: are you committing 2 hours a day?

Approach: remind yourself of the approach for RW.

Agenda: while we have omitted reading for now, you should begin to realize that comprehension does not restrict itself within reading (it is the foundation of being able to apply the rules).

Objective: learn the rules, and get good at applying the rules by having good comprehension with practice.

SESSION 4

20

Mar

SESSION 4

SAT Reading & Writing

SAT Reading & Writing

Thu 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCMar 20, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

Practice Exam to harvest results by applying concepts in action + review practice exam.
Refine the System to adjust the system in light of the results of the exam.
SESSION 5

25

Mar

SESSION 5

SAT Reading & Writing

SAT Reading & Writing

Tue 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCMar 25, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

Craft and Structure
- Vocab (Words in Context)
- Purpose and Structure
- Debate (Cross Text Connections)

Progress Check: are you committing 2 hours a day?

Approach: remind yourself of the approach for RW.

Agenda: apply the fundamental approach of reading.

Objective: stop being afraid of the RW test!
SESSION 6

27

Mar

SESSION 6

SAT Reading & Writing

SAT Reading & Writing

Thu 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCMar 27, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

Info Ideas
- Main Ideas and Detail
- Charts (Quantitive Command of Evidence)
- Evidence (Qualitative Command of Evidence)
- Inferences (Logical Complete the Text)

Progress Check: are you committing 2 hours a day?

Approach: remind yourself of the approach for RW.

Agenda: train yourself to stay calm while reading.

Objective: realise that the reason why the reading notes are shorts is because the note on comprehension was long.

SESSION 7

1

Apr

SESSION 7

SAT Reading & Writing

SAT Reading & Writing

Tue 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCApr 1, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

Practice Exam to harvest results by applying concepts in action + review practice exam.
Refine the System to adjust the system in light of the results of the exam.
SESSION 8

3

Apr

SESSION 8

SAT Reading & Writing

SAT Reading & Writing

Thu 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCApr 3, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

Overall Review
Review all concepts.
Q&A for questions.
Adjust the test-taking strategy.

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Mar 11 - Apr 3

4 weeks

60 mins

/ session

SCHEDULE

Tuesdays

10:00PM

Thursdays

10:00PM