ACT Prep Videos - Reading & Essay

Title: ACT Prep Videos - Reading & Essay
Subtitle: Learning - Teens
Release Date: 08/01/16
Type: Launchpad Pack
Type: Subject-Based
Audience: 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade

Launchpad Description: Developed by nationally acclaimed ACT® tutor Mauri Artz, this proven, engaging ACT tutoring course can help students achieve higher scores for college admission and/or applications for scholarships and grants. This pack provides score-raising methods for students to utilize for the Reading section of the test, and an easy approach to the Essay segment. The pack will give students an advantage in both the Reading and Essay sections, through lessons, practice tests, and easy to follow answers to test questions. This pack includes:

- ACT Overview
- How to Do Your Best on the Reading Section
- Practice Session with Our New Methods
- Get Ready for the New Double Passage Section
- The New Essay
- ACT Reading Sample
- ACT Dual Passage
- ACT Practice Test A
- ACT Reading Sample
- Answers Explained - Reading
- Frequently Asked Questions
This Launchpad contains the following apps:

ACT Dual Passage (App)
Sample dual passages with practice questions for the new ACT Reading format.

ACT Overview (App)
Topics covered in this video: Why This Course Will Help You Preview of Test Sections: English, Math, Reading, Science, Essay How to Do Your Best on the ACT

ACT Practice Test A (App)
A complete practice test for students to work through with their own paper and pencil. Includes a full-length practice test, including a writing test, as well as information about the optional writing test, strategies to prepare for the tests, and what to expect on test day.

ACT Reading Sample (App)
A sample reading passage, with practice questions.

Answers Explained - Reading (App)
Audio explanation of the Reading answers in the practice test, to provide reinforcement and clarification for students who have worked through the practice test.

Frequently Asked Questions (App)
Answers to the most common questions about the ACT, including how to sign up and what to do on test day.

Get Ready for the New Double Passage Section (App)
Topics for this video: Read passage A, write a tweet, do all the questions for A Read passage B, write a tweet, do all the questions for B Do all the questions that ask you about A and B

How to Do Your Best on the Reading Section (App)
Topics for this video: Know what you are up against: Choose your order Get ready for certain types of questions Passages: Short Story History/Government/People Helping People The Arts “Hybrid” Popular Science How to do your best on the ACT Reading: Secret Sauce for reading and answering questions Circles, Stars, and Underlines Read fast then slow Each paragraph is there for a reason Answer the easiest questions first/how to spot them Watch the way the questions start PRACTICE TIMING!

Practice Session with Our New Methods (App)
Review a sample reading passage and see exactly what to take note of using our methods.

The New Essay (App)
Topics for this video: Figure Out What the Three Perspectives Really Mean How to Think of Arguments and Examples Cover the “Negatives” First, then the “Positives” Write a Five Paragraph Essay, Use First Person Refer to Perspective One, Perspective Two, and Perspective Three Proofread Your Essay!