Victory for the ACT Student Text 15e

vi • C OURSE O VERVIEW

ESTABLISH A BASELINE WITH A FULL-LENGTH TEST

To begin your course, you will establish a baseline using a pre-assessment. You will take a full-length, retired ACT, Inc. ACT practice exam as the pre-assessment under conditions that …Ž‘•‡Ž› ”‡ϐŽ‡…– –Š‡ ”‡ƒŽ –‡•–Ǥ Š‡ǡ ™‹–Š –Š‡ Š‡Ž’ ‘ˆ ›‘—” ‹•–”—…–‘”ǡ ›‘— ™‹ŽŽ ‡šƒ‹‡ ›‘—” –—†‡– —ƒ”› ƒ† –—†‡– –‡ ƒŽ›•‹• ”‡’‘”–• ƒ† †‡–‡”‹‡ ›‘—” •–”‡‰–Š• ƒ† ™‡ƒ‡••‡•Ǥ Your instructor will also receive reports that help her determine exactly which topics to cover in class, for how long, and in what order. There are four sections in the Pre-Assessment/Course Planning chapter of this book that will help get you started: • “Pre-Assessment Administration” explains the logistics of taking the full-length pre- assessment. You will be taking a retired ACT, Inc. ACT practice exam. • “How to Use the Pre-Assessment Reports” helps you to make connections between your performance on the pre-assessment and the items in this book that you most need to study. • Dz ‡––‹‰ ƒ ‡•–…‘”‡ ƒ”‰‡–dz ƒ‹†• ›‘— ‹ •‡––‹‰ ‰‘ƒŽ• ˆ‘” –Š‹•…‘—”•‡ ƒ† ˆ‘” –Š‡…‘ŽŽ‡‰‡ application process. • Dz Žƒ‹‰ ƒ…Š‡†—Ž‡ ˆ‘” –Š‡ ‘—”•‡dz Š‡Ž’• ›‘— –‘ †‡˜‡Ž‘’ ƒ •–—†› •…Š‡†—Ž‡Ǥ ‘—” teacher will use a lesson plan to teach the course, but you will need to keep up with any homework and spend time practicing on your own. serves as a companion to this Victory book. It provides targeted skill „—‹Ž†‹‰ ƒ–‡”‹ƒŽ –‘ Š‡Ž’ ›‘— ϐ‹ŽŽ ƒ› •‹ŽŽ ‰ƒ’• ƒ• ›‘— ’”‡’ƒ”‡ ˆ‘” –‡•– †ƒ›Ǥ ‘—” ‹•–”—…–‘” ƒ› cover this material in class or assign it as homework. There are four chapters in Essential Skills : • English and Writing • Reading • Mathematics • …‹‡…‡ The English and Writing (except the Writing an Essay section), Reading, Mathematics, and …‹‡…‡…Šƒ’–‡”• ƒ”‡ ‘”‰ƒ‹œ‡† ‹–‘ –Š”‡‡ •‡…–‹‘•ǣ „ƒ•‹…ǡ ‹–‡”‡†‹ƒ–‡ǡ ƒ† ƒ†˜ƒ…‡†Ǥ ƒ…Š section addresses a group of skills essential for college and career success. Essential Skills, 15 th Edition

POLISH YOUR ACADEMIC SKILLS

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MASTER TEST MECHANICS AND STRATEGIES

‡•– ‡…Šƒ‹…• ƒ† –”ƒ–‡‰‹‡• ƒ‡ —’ –Š‡ Š‡ƒ”– ‘ˆ –Š‹•…‘—”•‡Ǥ Š‹• ’ƒ”– ‘ˆ –Š‡ „‘‘…‘–ƒ‹• items that look like those found on the real test. When compared with items on the real test, the ‹–‡• ‹ –Š‹• ’ƒ”– ‘ˆ –Š‡ „‘‘ Šƒ˜‡ •‹‹Žƒ”…‘–‡–ǡ ”‡’”‡•‡– –Š‡ •ƒ‡ †‹ˆϐ‹…—Ž–› Ž‡˜‡Ž•ǡ ƒ†…ƒ be solved by using the same problem-solving skills and alternative test-taking strategies.