A few days ago, I wrote about the Cell Phone to the Rescue. Today I am asking our readers to help us find the 1st One Hundred! Do you know any young person who is willing to fight to be among the best in the world. We have set up a series of Tutoring Activities Online and By Cellphone.
Please refer them to us.
Our E Mail is at achieveintern@gmail.com
Our Phone Contact is at 425 802 8392
You can reach us by Snail Mail at 13434 NE 16th Street, Suite 210 Bellevue WA 98005
The following program are set to begin:
ACHIEVAR’S SAT FOCUS GROUP
This is for young people in Senior Secondary School and recent graduates who are interested in taking the American University Entrance Test SAT. You can learn more about SAT from http://www.collegeboard.com. Achievar’s SAT FOCUS GROUP will consist of a small group of High School Students. They will be prepared by experienced teachers who are based in the USA
Cost for 13 Weeks Study Package – $150.00
ACHIEV
AR’S STUDY HALL
This is a systematic program that will last for 4 hours every Saturday and prepare students in the Basics of English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Economics. This program will hybridise West African Higher Secondary School program with American K 9 – 12 Curriculum. The Study Hall will be taught by people who have gone through both systems – the African curriculum and the Western curriculum. The Study Hall System will be conducted by Volunteers but Parents and Guardians are encouraged to donate $30.00 for the 13 Weeks of Instruction.
SUGGESTED DONATION: $30.00
ACHIEVERS SAT FOCUS GROUP PROGRAM
FALL 2010 – Syllabus for English
Book: Gruber’s Complete SAT Guide 2011 by Gary Gruber Ph.D
About Dr. Gruber (Worth Reading!) http://www.drgarygruber.com/drgruberstory.htm
Instructor: Sue Rothenberg, MA
9/17 LESSON ONE
–Verbal Ability diagnostic test pp. 4-5 – review score
–Vocabulary diagnostic test pp. 6-8 – review score
9/20 LESSON TWO
–Reading comprehension diagnostic test pp. 9, questions 37-42
–Reading comprehension diagnostic test pp. 9-10, questions 43-48
–Reading comprehension diagnostic test pp. 10-11, questions 49-56
9/24 LESSON THREE
–Critical Reading, p 24, questions 1-7
–Writing, p.26, questions 1-4
9/27 LESSON FOUR
–Sentence Completion Strategies – pp. 116-117, examples 1-6
–Sentence Completion Strategies – pp. 117-118, examples 1-6
–Sentence Completion Strategies – pp. 119-120, examples 1-6
–Sentence Completion Strategies – pp. 121-122, examples 1-6
10/1 LESSON FIVE
–Critical Reading Strategies – pp. 131-139
10/4 LESSON SIX
–Critical Reading Strategies – pp. 140-145
10/8 LESSON SEVEN
–Vocabulary Tests 1-20, pp. 408-417
10/11 LESSON EIGHT
–Vocabulary Tests 21-60, pp. 417-433
10/15 LESSON NINE
–Vocabulary Tests 61-100, pp. 434-450
10/16 LESSON TEN
–Vocabulary Tests 71-100, pp. 434-450
10/18 LESSON ELEVEN
–Parts of Speech – p. 457
–Clauses and Phrases – p.460
–The Sentence and Its Parts – p. 463
10/22 LESSON TWELVE
–Verbs, Nouns, Pronouns – pp. 469-479
10/25 LESSON THIRTEEN
–More about Verbs – pp. 480-490
10/29 and 11/1 – NO CLASSES
11/5 LESSON FOURTEEN
–Mood and Voice – pp. 491-493
–Modifiers – pp. 494-503
11/8 LESSON FIFTEEN
–Connectives and Usage – pp. 504-512
11/12 LESSON SIXTEEN
–SAT Writing/Essay – pp 517-532
–Other Types of Writing on the SAT Writing Test: Identifying Errors, Improving Sentences and
Paragraphs – pp. 523-541
11/15 LESSON SEVENTEEN
–SAT Practice Test 1, Section 7- pp. 584-589
11/19 LESSON EIGHTEEN
–SAT Practice Test 1, Sections 9 &10 pp. 595-600
11/22 LESSON NINETEEN
–Essay
11/26 LESSON TWENTY
–SAT Practice Test 2, Sections 4 & 5, pp. 666-676
11/29 LESSON TWENTY
–SAT practice test 2, Section 7, pp. 683-688; Sections 9 & 10, pp. 694-699
12/3 LESSON TWENTY-ONE
–SAT Practice Test 3, Sections 7 & 8, pp. 782 -787; 9 &10, pp. 791-797
12/6 LESSON TWENTY-TWO
–SAT Practice Test 4, Sections 4 & 5, pp. 865-876; Section 7, pp. 881-886
12/10 LESSON TWENTY-THREE
–SAT Practice Test 5, Sections 4 & 5. pp. 962-972; Section 7. pp. 978-981; Section 9 & 10, pp. 989-994
12/13 LESSON TWENTY-FOUR
–Review
