Summary
In this 10-week reading ACT prep series, students will build testing stamina and practice pacing while focusing on subject-specific skills. Students will begin by setting personal goals for improving their ACT performance and selecting actions they will practice and revisit throughout the series to encourage a growth mindset. Then students will learn reading-specific content, learn how to use the tools needed for taking the ACT online, and practice questions that mirror what is found on the test. There is a collection for each subject on the test. Each activity containing ACT-style questions also contains the correct answers with explanations. These collections are best used alongside one another as each collection shares transferable skills and ACT information that will improve overall student performance. Check out the summaries below for more details about each 35-minute activity.Resources
In this first ACT prep reading activity, students will focus on setting a goal for a future ACT. First, students review and reflect on the ACT process of superscoring. Then students review their existing reading scores before setting a goal to reach on the ACT and the reading test when they take the... Read more »
Created by: Laura Halstied
Date Updated: January 12th, 2024
- Students
- 3rd Nine Weeks, 4th Nine-Weeks
- Whole Class
- Action Plans, Analyze, College-Going Culture, Critical Thinking, Self-assessment
- College Admissions Procedures, College Admissions, Paying for College, Grants, Scholarships and Loans
- ACT Prep
In this reading ACT prep activity, students review the structure of the reading portion of the ACT and practice locating the main idea, supporting details, and evidence of an ACT-style reading passage about The Great Depression. Students practice responding to five ACT-style questions and review the... Read more »
Created by: Laura Halstied
Date Updated: February 20th, 2024
- Students
- 3rd Nine Weeks, 4th Nine-Weeks
- Whole Class
- Action Plans, Analyze, College-Going Culture, Critical Thinking, Self-assessment
- College Admissions Procedures, College Admissions, Paying for College, Grants, Scholarships and Loans
- ACT Prep
In this reading ACT prep activity, students first infer what they know about an ACT-style reading passage before reading it. Students then respond to three different claims about the passage by creating evidence and reasoning to each claim. Students practice responding to five ACT-style questions and... Read more »
Created by: Laura Halstied
Date Updated: January 12th, 2024
- Students
- 3rd Nine Weeks, 4th Nine-Weeks
- Whole Class
- Action Plans, Analyze, College-Going Culture, Critical Thinking, Self-assessment
- College Admissions Procedures, College Admissions, Paying for College, Grants, Scholarships and Loans
- ACT Prep
In this reading ACT prep activity, students examine how to approach the paired passages portion of the ACT reading test. This is the fourth activity in a 10-week "Power Up" series for ACT Prep. Read more »
Created by: Laura Halstied
Date Updated: February 20th, 2024
- Students
- 3rd Nine Weeks, 4th Nine-Weeks
- Whole Class
- Action Plans, Analyze, College-Going Culture, Critical Thinking, Self-assessment
- College Admissions Procedures, College Admissions, Paying for College, Grants, Scholarships and Loans
- ACT Prep
In this reading ACT prep activity, students view a short video about ACT reading tips and reflect on what they have learned about the ACT reading section so far. Students then review cause and effect relationships by reading a passage about the Cold War and then answer ten ACT-style questions. This... Read more »
Created by: Laura Halstied
Date Updated: February 20th, 2024
- Students
- 3rd Nine Weeks, 4th Nine-Weeks
- Whole Class
- Action Plans, Analyze, College-Going Culture, Critical Thinking, Self-assessment
- College Admissions Procedures, College Admissions, Paying for College, Grants, Scholarships and Loans
- ACT Prep
In this reading ACT prep activity, students practice using the ACT online test application. TestNav, to prepare for the upcoming online ACT test. Students explore the tools available to them during the ACT and practice answering ten ACT questions and potentially using the TestNav tools. This is the... Read more »
Created by: Laura Halstied
Date Updated: January 12th, 2024
- Students
- 3rd Nine Weeks, 4th Nine-Weeks
- Whole Class
- Action Plans, Analyze, College-Going Culture, Critical Thinking, Self-assessment
- College Admissions Procedures, College Admissions, Paying for College, Grants, Scholarships and Loans
- ACT Prep
In this reading ACT prep activity, students review how to look for tone, context, inferences, and the use of paraphrasing in an ACT-style reading passage. Students first review the meanings of these key terms before answering questions. They rate their level of confidence on their answers before reviewing... Read more »
Created by: Laura Halstied
Date Updated: January 12th, 2024
- Students
- 3rd Nine Weeks, 4th Nine-Weeks
- Whole Class
- Action Plans, Analyze, College-Going Culture, Critical Thinking, Self-assessment
- College Admissions Procedures, College Admissions, Paying for College, Grants, Scholarships and Loans
- ACT Prep
In this reading ACT prep activity, students review how vocabulary questions are asked on the ACT. First, students practice using context clues to understand the meaning of unknown words. Next, students review tips for taking the ACT reading section before practicing ten ACT-style questions. Lastly,... Read more »
Created by: Laura Halstied
Date Updated: January 12th, 2024
- Students
- 3rd Nine Weeks, 4th Nine-Weeks
- Whole Class
- Action Plans, Analyze, College-Going Culture, Critical Thinking, Self-assessment
- College Admissions Procedures, College Admissions, Paying for College, Grants, Scholarships and Loans
- ACT Prep
In this reading ACT prep activity, students practice pacing and using TestNav as they take an online practice ACT. This is the ninth activity in a 10-week "Power Up" series for ACT prep. Read more »
Created by: Laura Halstied
Date Updated: March 4th, 2024
- Students
- 3rd Nine Weeks, 4th Nine-Weeks
- Whole Class
- Action Plans, Analyze, College-Going Culture, Critical Thinking, Self-assessment
- College Admissions Procedures, College Admissions, Grants, Scholarships and Loans
- ACT Prep
In this culminating reading ACT prep activity, students use the skills they have learned during the ACT prep series. Students practice responding to an ACT-style reading passage and question set then reflect on how well they expect to do on the real ACT. This is the tenth activity in a 10-week "Power... Read more »
Created by: Laura Halstied
Date Updated: February 26th, 2024
- Students
- 3rd Nine Weeks, 4th Nine-Weeks
- Whole Class
- Action Plans, Analyze, College-Going Culture, Critical Thinking, Self-assessment
- College Admissions Procedures, College Admissions, Grants, Scholarships and Loans
- ACT Prep
In this 10-week English ACT prep series, students will build testing stamina and practice pacing while focusing on subject-specific skills. Students will begin by setting personal goals for improving their ACT performance and selecting actions they will practice and revisit throughout the series to... Read more »
- Students
- 3rd Nine Weeks, 4th Nine-Weeks
- Whole Class
- Action Plans, Analyze, College-Going Culture, Critical Thinking, Self-assessment
- College Admissions Procedures, College Admissions, Paying for College, Grants, Scholarships and Loans
- ACT Prep
In this 10-week math ACT prep series, students will build testing stamina and practice pacing while focusing on subject-specific skills. Students will begin by setting personal goals for improving their ACT performance and selecting actions they will practice and revisit throughout the series to encourage... Read more »
- Students
- 3rd Nine Weeks, 4th Nine-Weeks
- Whole Class
- Action Plans, Analyze, College-Going Culture, Critical Thinking, Self-assessment
- College Admissions Procedures, College Admissions, Paying for College, Grants, Scholarships and Loans
- ACT Prep
In this 10-week science ACT prep series, students will build testing stamina and practice pacing while focusing on subject-specific skills. Students will begin by setting personal goals for improving their ACT performance and selecting actions they will practice and revisit throughout the series to... Read more »
- Students
- 3rd Nine Weeks, 4th Nine-Weeks
- Whole Class
- Action Plans, Analyze, College-Going Culture, Critical Thinking, Self-assessment
- College Admissions Procedures, College Admissions, Paying for College, Grants, Scholarships and Loans
- ACT Prep
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