Elevate your PSAT performance this summer and take charge of your academic future! Join us as we unravel the intricacies of the PSAT Reading and Writing sections, designed to propel you toward your dream scores and academic success.
Loudoun & Fairfax Locations
Please choose your preferred schedule:
Session 1: June 16-19, 5:00 to 8:00 pm
Session 2: June 23 to 26, 1:00 to 4:00 pm
Session 3: July 14 to 17, 5:00 to 8:00 pm
Session 4: July 21 to 24, 1:00 to 4:00 pm
Session 5: July 28-31, 5:00 to 8:00 pm
Session 6: Aug 11 to 14, 1:00 to 4:00 pm
Here is the class outline:
Before we teach, we assess. This custom diagnostic helps us understand each student’s current skill level—far beyond what free PSAT® tests reveal. It’s how we personalize the path to higher scores from the start.
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PSAT® Reading and Writing Diagnostic
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This unit builds core reading skills tested on the PSAT®—pulling evidence from texts, analyzing scientific data, and drawing inferences across genres. With guided lessons, focused practice, and mini-assessments, students get sharp on the types of questions they’ll face on test day.
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UNIT OVERVIEW: INFORMATION & IDEAS
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1 min
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I. COMMAND OF EVIDENCE: TEXTUAL AND QUANTITATIVE
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1 min
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PSAT® Literary Textual Evidence Focus Lesson & Guided Practice
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34 min
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PSAT® Practice: Literary Textual Evidence
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21 min
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PSAT® Scientific Textual Evidence Lesson & Guided Practice
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40 min
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PSAT®: Scientific Textual Evidence
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25 min
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PSAT® Quantitative Evidence Intro and Question Types
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7 min
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PSAT® Quantitative Evidence Focus Lesson 1 and Guided Practice
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30 min
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PSAT® Quantitative Evidence Focus Lesson 2 and Guided Practice
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30 min
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SAT® and PSAT® Quantitative Evidence Focus Lesson 3 and Guided Practice
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30 min
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Quantitative Evidence Practice (15 Items)
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21 min
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II. CENTRAL IDEAS AND DETAILS OVERVIEW
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4 min
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Central Ideas in Literary Passages Focus Lesson 1 & Guided Practice
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30 min
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Central Ideas Literary Passage Practice Sets
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10 min
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Central Ideas in Poetry Focus Lesson 2 & Guided Practice
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30 min
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Central Ideas Poetry Practice Sets (10 Items)
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10 min
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Central Ideas Focus Lesson 3 & Guided Practice
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30 min
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Central Ideas Nonfiction Passage Practice Sets
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10 min
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Nonfiction Details Focus Lesson & Guided Practice
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34 min
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Details Practice Sets: Nonfiction (15 Items)
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15 min
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Literary Details Focus Lesson & Guided Practice
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25 min
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Details Practice Set: Literary Fiction and Poetry (24 Items)
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27 min
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III. INFERENCE
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2 min
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Inference in Poetry Focus Lessons and Guided Practice
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40 min
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Inference in Poetry Practice Sets (15 Items)
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15 min
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Inference-Conclusion in Nonfiction Focus Lesson & Guided Practice
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40 min
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Inference-Conclusion in Nonfiction Practice Sets (15 Items)
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15 min
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INFORMATION AND IDEAS UNIT TEST (30 Items)
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30 min
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Students learn to tackle tricky vocabulary in context, break down complex structures in fiction and nonfiction, and make connections across passages. This unit sharpens reading strategy and boosts confidence with every practice set.
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UNIT OVERVIEW: CRAFT & STRUCTURE
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2 min
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I. WORDS-IN-CONTEXT INTRO & THE FOUR STRATEGIES
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6 min
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Context Clues & Vocabulary Strategies Practice (8 Items)
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10 min
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Discussion and Class Practice 1
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10 min
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Discussion and Class Practice 2
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10 min
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Discussion and Class Practice 3
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10 min
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Discussion and Class Practice 4
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10 min
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Discussion and Class Practice 5
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10 min
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Discussion and Class Practice 6
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10 min
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Words-in-Context Focus Lesson & Guided Practice
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20 min
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Words in Context Practice Sets (20 Items)
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27 min
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II. TEXT STRUCTURE & PURPOSE
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5 min
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Text Structure Types and Signal Words Focus Lesson
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45 min
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Text Structure Type Discussion 1
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7 min
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Text Structure Type Discussion 2
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7 min
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Text Structure Type Discussion 3
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7 min
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Text Structure Type Discussion 4
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7 min
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Text Structure Type Practice Sets
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27 min
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Focus Lesson & Guided Practice: Overall Structure of the Text
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30 min
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Overall Structure of the Texts: Nonfiction Practice (15 Items)
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15 min
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Overall Structure of the Text Practice Sets: Fiction and Nonfiction (15 Items)
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20 min
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Focus Lesson & Guided Practice: Overall Text Structure in Poetry
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25 min
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Overall Text Structure: Poetry Practice Sets (15 Items)
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15 min
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Focus Lesson & Guided Practice: Mastering Part-to-Whole Questions in Literary Fiction
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30 min
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Focus Lesson & Guided Practice: Mastering Part-to-Whole Text Structure in Nonfiction
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30 min
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Part-to-Whole Practice Set: Non-Fiction (15 Items)
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25 min
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Part-to-Whole-Practice Set: Fiction & Nonfiction (15 Items)
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25 min
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Focus Lesson & Guided Practice: How to Answer the SAT® Main-Purpose Passage Questions
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40 min
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SAT® and PSAT® Main Purpose Practice Sets Fiction and Nonfiction (25 Items)
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30 min
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III. CROSS-TEXT CONNECTIONS
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3 min
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Focus Lesson: Mastering Cross-Text Connection Passage Types
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30 min
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Cross-Text Connections Practice Sets (20 Items)
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30 min
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CRAFT & STRUCTURE UNIT TEST
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35 min
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This writing unit focuses on the heart of PSAT® revision—how to reorganize, strengthen, and smooth out ideas across a passage. Students master transitions and rhetorical synthesis to edit like pros.
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UNIT OVERVIEW: EXPRESSION OF IDEAS
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3 min
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I. RHETORICAL SYNTHESIS
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3 min
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Focus Lesson & Guided Practice: Rhetorical Synthesis
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25 min
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Rhetorical Synthesis: Average to Challenging (15 Items)
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23 min
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Rhetorical Synthesis Practice Set : Emphasis (10 Items)
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12 min
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Rhetorical Synthesis Practice: Comparison (10 Items)
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13 min
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Rhetorical Synthesis Practice Per Category. (15 Items)
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20 min
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II. TRANSITIONS
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8 min
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Focus Lesson & Guided Practice: Transitions
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18 min
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Transition Practice Set 1 (24 Items: 3 Items Per Transition Type)
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30 min
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Transition Practice Set 2 (20 Items Mixed)
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28 min
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UNIT TEST®: PSAT WRITING. EXPRESSION OF IDEAS (25 Items)
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30 min
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Grammar, but make it clear and test-ready. This unit focuses on subject-verb agreement, verb tenses, modifiers, and pronouns. Each topic comes with targeted lessons and high-yield practice to build mastery.
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UNIT OVERVIEW: FORM, STRUCTURE & SENSE
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1 min
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Focus Lesson & Guided Practice: Subject-Verb Agreement
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13 min
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Focus Lesson & Guided Practice: Verb Forms
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13 min
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Focus Lesson & Guided Practice: Subject-Modifier Placement
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18 min
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Focus Lesson & Guided Practice: Pronoun-Antecedent
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13 min
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Focus Lesson & Guided Practice: Plural & Possessive Nouns
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10 min
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Verb Forms Practice Sets (15 Items)
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12 min
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Pronoun-Antecedent Practice Sets (15 Items)
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20 min
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Subject-Modifier Placement Practice Sets (15 Items)
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20 min
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Subject-Verb Agreement Practice Set (15 Items)
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20 min
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Plural and Possessive Nouns Practice Sets (15 Items)
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20 min
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UNIT TEST: Form, Structure & Sense (30 Items)
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30 min
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Punctuation can make or break an SAT® score. This module delves into commas, dashes, semicolons, and sentence boundaries. Students also get test-specific strategies and are prompted to reflect and write down insights after each lesson—reinforcing what works.
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Overview: Standard English Conventions. Boundaries
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1 min
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Boundaries: Lesson & Resources
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7 min
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Sample Boundaries Question
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3 min
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SAT® Test-Taking Strategies. Punctuation.
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6 min
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SAT® Practice: Punctuation Practice (16 Items)
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20 min
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Punctuation Marks Infographics: SAT®
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1 min
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Punctuations Infographics 2: SAT®
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1 min
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Independent and Dependent Clauses and Punctuation
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4 min
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Boundaries and Linking Clauses
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9 min
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SAT® Test-Taking Strategies. Boundaries and Linking Clauses
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7 min
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SAT® Practice: Boundaries and Linking Clauses (10 Items)
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12 min
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Sentence Supplements and Punctuations
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11 min
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SAT® Test-Taking Strategies. Boundaries and Supplements
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8 min
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SAT® Practice: Boundaries & Supplements (11 Items)
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12 min
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Focus Lesson: Commas, Semicolons and Colons
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3 min
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Ten Comma Rules: SAT® and PSAT® Resource
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1 min
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Semicolon and Dash
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1 min
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Colon
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1 min
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SAT® Test-Taking Strategies: Commas and Dashes
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8 min
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SAT & PSAT Test-Taking Strategies: Semicolon
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7 min
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Hyphen
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1 min
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Hyphens En Dash and Em Dashes Handout
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1 min
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SAT® Test-Taking Strategies. Punctuating Lists
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4 min
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SAT® Practice: Boundaries Unit Test (32 Items)
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32 min
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UNIT TEST: Standard English Conventions (33 Items)
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35 min
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Timed Test Simulation: PSAT® Reading and Writing 12.1
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Timed Test Simulation: PSAT® Reading and Writing 12.2
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