EPIC! SAT Preparation & Regents Review

Welcome! Please explore and utilize ALL (or most) of the following links to increase your vocabulary andreading comprehension skills:

****** The activity sheet that tracks your progress is attached below- just scroll all the way down to the attachments section at the bottom of the page. Then, click on the arrow and open the document and print to 115. Please turn your work in to me when you are done each day. I'll return it to you with feedback and you'll keep track of your progress by keeping them in your folder and conferencing with me **************************

Activities to Choose From:

• Vocabulary Quizzes:

http://www.vocabulary.co.il/word-play/vocabulary-quiz/

• Word Unscramble Game:

http://www.vocabulary.co.il/spelling/high-school/1984-vocabulary-unscramble-game/

• Pick the Parts of Speech:

http://www.vocabulary.co.il/parts-of-speech/high-school/sat-parts-of-speech/

• Common Core English Regents:

http://www.nysedregents.org/hsela/ (practice tests)

• Word Games!!! Please add word games to your daily practice from the following site:

http://www.merriam-webster.com/game/index.htm

• Brain Games:

http://www.lumosity.com/personal-training-plan *****(Create a free account and write your log in information somewhere in your notebook)*****************

• 100 Words Every High School Freshman Should Know:

https://ahdictionary.com/word/hundredfreshman.html

******Look through the list above and start creating a vocabulary list in your notebooks. Then, write down the word, its definition, and a sample sentence******

• Please see the SAT Vocabulary Lists at the following link:

http://www.majortests.com/sat/wordlist-01

******Look through the list above and start creating a vocabulary list in your notebooks. Then, write down the word, its definition, and a sample sentence******

• Vocabulary Test:

http://www.dailywritingtips.com/vocabulary-test-1/

• Grammar:

http://www.chompchomp.com/exercises.htm

• Castle Learning: https://clever.com/oauth/authorize?response_type=code&state=bd99710e2359250f292a83c660f8c9b38d23d50e5ec318a0fdf3a35b135b6bee&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fclever.com%2Fin%2Fauth_callback&client_id=4c63c1cf623dce82caac&confirmed=true&channel=clever&new_login_flow=true&district_id=54186971f31a51703500bad0 (follow the prompts and use your SCSD login information)

*******If the above link did not work, please go to Library Links, then Clever and follow the prompts @ www.scsd.us**********************

• Free Rice:

http://www.freerice.com/#/english-vocabulary/1554

More practice...

• http://vocabtest.com/

• http://www.majortests.com/sat/wordlist.php

• http://www.studybeans.com/sat/vocab.html

• http://www.squidoo.com/sat-prep-worksheet

  • http://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/

• http://www.english-test.net/sat/.

*******Writing Lab Resources:

• https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/

• http://www.citationmachine.net/

Even More Practice:

1. Super Kids SAT Vocabulary Builder:

http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/words/sat/

2. The Official SAT Question of the Day (look to the sidebar on the left for reading, sentence completion, and English and languages practice:

http://sat.collegeboard.org/practice/sat-question-of-the-day

3. The New York Times Learning Network:

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/

4. The New York Times Learning Network Word of the Day:

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/category/word-of-the-day/

Current Events Links to Explore (please see response sheet in attachments):

http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/

http://www.nytimes.com/?action=click&contentCollection=U.S.&region=TopBar&module=HomePage-Title&pgtype=article

http://tweentribune.com/category/teen/

http://www.syracuse.com/news/

http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/

http://www.eduplace.com/ss/current/

Additional Notes:

Note to my nephew, Derek in Las Vegas!: Please look through the activities on this page and Face Time, e-mail, text, message, or call me with specific questions! :)

Common Core English Regents Review (Note to Lorene and all students using this site from home 9/22/16):

• Work on your review packets daily. The vocabulary activities on this page are useful for test preparation as well. If you ever need another exam, please go to the following: http://www.nysedregents.org/hsela/, select an exam you don't already have, and print to 115.

• Please look in your English folders and through this entire page. You have A LOT of review work to get in solid practice daily, whether it's Part 1, 2, or 3 of the exam. Please keep busy and get in that review!

• Then, please go to the following link and do even more test practice! https://www.4tests.com/exam/regents-english/0/28863083

• I'd also like you to log in with your SCSD information

• Good luck and continue to work towards your goals, even if it's scary!

• Please contact me as questions arise and make sure that I see your multiple choice and written review so we can conference ASAP.

jbenedetto@scsd.us (work e-mail)

School: 315-435-4135

Personal: (we will talk in person about this information)

***** There's also a Power Point all about the new exam that I need to give you access to as well.