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SAT® Prep • Series

SAT Writing Bootcamp

Kate P

Series Details

Sessions

Public Discussion

This series ended on July 24, 2021. All 1:1 and group chats related to this series are disabled 7 days after the last session.

Series Details

About

This series is aimed at learners preparing for an upcoming SAT who need help with the writing section. We'll go over grammar fundamentals, tone and style questions, and effective strategies to help you be successful on test day.
Note - This series is open to new learners!

✋ ATTENDANCE POLICY

Please attend every session. If you cannot make a session, please message me, and preferably at least 24 hours in advance. Excessive absences may lead to your removal from the series.

Dates

July 6 - July 24

Learners

129 / 150

Total Sessions

About the Tutor

Hi! My name is Kate, and I'm a high school junior from Arkansas. I teach a variety of subjects here at schoolhouse, including SAT prep (reading, writing, and math), algebra, calculus, and programming. Hope to see you in my sessions! Note -- I am back from RSI! Ready to start being active on SHW again :)

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Upcoming Sessions

Past Sessions

Jul

Session 1

Orientation

Tue Jul 6, 2021, 1:00 AM

This will be the main intro to the series; we'll go over learner expectations and content that will be covered, get to know each other, and assign a diagnostic assessment. You are highly encouraged to go over this assessment after you are finished and analyze your mistakes!

Jul

Session 2

SAT Reading & Writing

Thu Jul 8, 2021, 1:00 AM

We will cover some basic SAT grammar rules, such as overly wordy phrases, redundancy, and concision.

Jul

Session 3

SAT Reading & Writing

Fri Jul 9, 2021, 2:00 AM

Optional (but recommended) session for those who would like to go over the diagnostic test.

Jul

Session 4

SAT Reading & Writing

Sat Jul 10, 2021, 12:00 AM

We will continue going over the diagnostic test.

Jul

Session 5

SAT Reading & Writing

Tue Jul 13, 2021, 1:00 AM

Commas, commas, commas! The holy grail of SAT writing.

Jul

Session 6

SAT Reading & Writing

Thu Jul 15, 2021, 1:00 AM

We will cover semicolon, colon, and dash rules. 

Jul

Session 7

SAT Reading & Writing

Sat Jul 17, 2021, 1:00 AM

We will cover possessives and apostrophes.

Jul

Session 8

SAT Reading & Writing

Tue Jul 20, 2021, 1:00 AM

We will cover word choice and diction errors and parallel structure.

Jul

Session 9

SAT Reading & Writing

Thu Jul 22, 2021, 1:00 AM

We will cover subject-verb agreement and pronoun agreement.

Jul

Session 10

SAT Reading & Writing

Sat Jul 24, 2021, 1:00 AM

Session wrapup! Post-series assessment will be assigned, and we'll also go over frequently confused words.

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