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Today we focused on the English section again to allow the student to have more practice and increase his speed. We worked on several passages so that he could familiarize himself with the types of questions. The student needs to practice a lot more so that he can work faster because now he is averaging about 8-10 minutes per passage. We worked on the Math section as well, and he seems to do quite well on time there. We also need to review some geometry concepts.

Today was the student's first session. We began by looking over her answers for a practice English test she had taken prior to our meeting. As we went over her incorrect answers, I outlined a strategy I find very useful. The first step is to identify the concept the question is testing (i.e. grammar rules, paragraph organization, etc.). The next step is to eliminate two answers and choose an answer from the remaining two. The student seemed to like to this strategy and was able to incorporate it into the rest of our session. For our next session, I asked that she complete another English practice test using the strategy I showed her. She seems very capable and eager to learn as much as she can. I am confident that we can get her to a score that she'll be proud of.

Great first session with the student today! She is very bright and was sharp and attentive while I reviewed the whole English section of the first practice test with her. After that, we went through the reading passages section while I showed her an efficient method to approach it.

The student and I began by discussing some general ACT prep to help him when it gets closer to his next test date. We then moved on to his challenge area, the English section, explaining all of the different question types and how to approach them. I assigned a short practice set for him to complete before our next session.

Practice ACT English test - discussion of incorrect answers. He scored a 21 on his first time through, a 25 with the chance to go back and correct hard ones. Will start another practice test tomorrow.

Reviewed grammar and organization of one of her SAT essays. Discussed strategies for generating appropriate examples to support thesis in response to typical essay prompts. We practiced outlining and composing opening of essays on a few prompts. I assigned HW of two prompts, create opening arguments with preview of examples, both for and against. Also, assigned reading and highlight importance ideas.