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ACT Online Test Preparation IntroductionDo you know there is a code to the ACT? I’m Devorah Goldblatt, your ACT Code Breaker. How is the ACT Crackable? It most predictable standardized test ever created. It always has the same sections in the same order, with the same skills tested in the same amounts each time. With practice, you will know exactly what to expect and I’m going to teach you some great strategies.How am I qualified to teach ACT Prep? I was a perfect scorer on the ACT. I have 7 years of experience teaching thousands of students just like you how to nail the ACT and 4 years at test prep giant Kaplan test prep, where I was named Teacher of the Year in 2006. I Left and started my own company, Advantage Point Test Prep, which I run in my hometown of Cleveland, OHCourse FeaturesThe Brightstorm ACT Prep Package has 7 hours of video, practice activities, quizzes and an official full-length practice test. Based on the performance on your diagnostic, Brightstorm will prioritize which concepts you should really focus on. Make a plan that allows you to watch ALL the videos and complete the practice activities. Prioritize the ones that you missed on the diagnostic test and do those first. Do them again at the end if you have time!Before test day, block out 3½ hours and take a full-length practice test. Remember, practice is key for success on the ACT. You may or may not have all that time. So what do you do? Focus first on the episodes containing the content that you missed on the diagnostic and work through the episodes that way. Also, make sure to watch the episodes that focus on test taking strategies. Remember, practice is key so don’t skip the diagnostic or practice tests.

EPISODES BONUS MATERIALS

Test Overview and Maximizing Your Score

ACT overview, test-taking strategies, content review, strategy review, practice

ACT Test Taking Strategies

Pacing strategies, setting a target score, educated guessing

The English Section

English section overview, directions, pacing, English question types

English Strategies

Sneaky English strategies, picking up points even if your skills are rusty

English Content Review I

Commonly tested grammar, punctuation and sentence structure skills

English Content Review II

Commonly tested strategy, organization, and style skills

The Math Section

Math section overview, directions, format, pacing question types

Math Strategies

Top secret strategies that will get you the points even if you don't have the skills

Math Content Review I

Pre-algebra, order of operations, percents, proportions, ratios, mean, median, mode

Math Content Review II

Elementary algebra, intermediate algebra, substituting variables, simplifying expressions, solving linear equations

Math Content Review III

Coordinate geometry, plane geometry, slope, intercept

Bonus Math Content

Review of some basic trig and miscellaneous question types that always show up once

The Reading Section

Reading section overview, directions, format, pacing

Reading Preparation and Pacing

Preparation, pacing, reading the passages in order, strategic guessing

Reading Strategies: Passages

General strategies, reading in sweeps, macro-reading, marking up the passage, what to look for when reading

Reading Strategies: The Questions

6 reading section question types, 4 wrong answer traps, demonstration

The Science Section

Science section overview, directions, format, pacing

Research Summary Passages

Research summary passage strategies

Data Representation Passages

Representation passage strategies

Conflicting Viewpoint Passages

Conflicting viewpoints passage strategies

Science Pacing Strategies

Secret science pacing strategies

Top Test Taking Strategies

Quick overview of the top strategies for each section

Taking the ACT

Some relaxation exercises, what to pack and some cheerleading

ACT Writing Section Overview

Time parameters, types of prompts, scoring, implications for admissions

ACT Writing Rubric

Rubric sections, key terms, ACT grading scale

Writing: Essay Development

Interpreting the prompt, thesis development, prewriting activities, past prompts, timing

Writing: Counter Arguments

Effective counter arguments, how to weave counter arguments into the essay, use of counter-arguments in a thesis

Writing: Common ACT Essay Pitfalls

Common mistakes, circular logic, counter-arguments, word choice, handwriting

Writing: Examining ACT Essay Examples

Actual ACT essays, graded comments

Test Overview and Maximizing Your Score

Official ACT Website

ACT Test Taking Strategies

Pacing Charts

The English Section

English Section Content

English Strategies

ACT English Practice

English Content Review I

Comma Practice

Apostrophe Practice

Commas, Colons, Semicolons

Subject-verb Agreement

Noun-number Agreement

Parallelism Cheat Sheet

Parallelism Practice

Run-ons and Fragments Practice

Misplaced Modifiers Review & Self Quiz

Punctuation Quiz

Coordinating Conjunctions Practice

Fun Pronoun Usage Resource

Subject-verb Agreement Quiz

Pronoun Usage Quiz

Pronoun and Tense Consistency Quiz

Directory of Even More Grammar Quizzes

Fun Parallelism Resource

Fun Misplaced Modifiers Resource

Fun Comma Splice/Run-On Resource

Modifier Quiz

Parallelism Quiz

Run-On Sentences Quiz

Sentence Fragments Quiz

Using Colons In Sentence Structure

Transition Words Quiz

English Content Review II

Wordiness & Redundancy Review

Linking Paragraphs Worksheet

Linking Paragraphs Worksheet Answers

Transition Words Quiz

Effective Writing Quiz

Fun Wordiness/Redundancy Resource

Eliminating Wordiness Quiz

Concise Writing Worksheet

Reorganizing Paragraphs Quiz

Reorganizing Sentences Quiz

The Math Section

Content Covered by Math Section

Math Strategies

ACT Math Practice

Practice Problems for Number Strategy

Calculator Programs for the ACT

Math Content Review I

Percents Overview

Percents Quiz

Ratios and Proportions

Mean, Median, and Mode

Probability

Absolute Value

Review of Scientific Notation

Percent Word Problems

Short Pre-Algebra Quiz

Basic Probability Quiz

Short Rates, Ratios, and Percents Quiz

Factors, Multiples & Sequences Quiz

Math Content Review II

Simplifying Expressions

Translating Words into Algebra

Solving Linear Equations

FOIL and Multiplying Binomials

Inequalities

Solving and Factoring Quadratic Equations

The Quadratic Formula Song

Functions

Matrices

Logarithms

Solving by Combination

Solving by Substitution

Changing English Into Algebra Quiz

Short Elementary Algebra Quiz

FOIL Quiz

Factoring Quiz

Inequalities Quiz

Solving Linear Equations Quiz

Simplifying Equations Quiz

Interactive Word Problems Worksheet

Working With Functions

Quadratic Equations Quiz

Interactive Quadratic Equations Worksheet

Solving Systems of Equations Quiz

Interactive Systems of Equations Worksheet

Interactive Logarithm Worksheet

Math Content Review III

ACT Plane Geometry Review

30-60-90 and 45-45-90 Triangle Review

ACT Coordinate Geometry Review

Review of Similar Triangles

Short Plane Geometry Quiz

Practice Using Pythagorean Theorem

Area and Circumference Quiz

Short Coordinate Geometry Quiz I

Interactive Coordinate Geometry Worksheet

Bonus Math Content

ACT Trigonometry Overview

The Reading Section

Reading Section Content

Reading Preparation and Pacing

ACT Reading Practice

Reading Suggestions

Reading Strategies: Passages

Prose Fiction Sample Passage

Sample Reading Questions

Humanities Sample Passage

Prose Fiction Sample Passage

Social Science Sample Passage

Natural Sciences Sample Passage

Example Woolf Passage

Practice Skimming A Passage (Sweep 1)

Reading Strategies: The Questions

Example Woolf Passage

The Science Section

Science Section Content

Research Summary Passages

Sample Research Summary Passages

Sample Research Summary Passages

Data Representation Passages

Sample Data Representation Passages

Sample Data Representation Passages

Sample Data Representation Passages

Interpreting Line Charts Worksheet

Interpreting Line Charts Worksheet Answers

Practice Interpreting Graphs and Charts

Conflicting Viewpoint Passages

Sample Conflicting Viewpoints Passages

Conflicting Viewpoints Review & Practice

Top Test Taking Strategies

Full Length Practice Tests

Taking the ACT

Reducing Test Anxiety

ACT Writing Rubric

ACT Sample Prompt 1

ACT Writing Broken Down Chart

Sentence Variety Chart

Sentence Variety Pointers

Writing: Essay Development

ACT Sample Prompt 4

Prewriting Chart

Writing: Counter Arguments

ACT Sample Prompt 2

Counter Argument Chart

Writing: Common ACT Essay Pitfalls

ACT Sample Prompt 3

Cliché Article

Writing: Examining ACT Essay Examples

Sample Essay 1

Essay 1 Score Explanation

Essay 1 Sentence Variety Chart

Sample Essay 2

Essay 2 Score Explanation

Essay 2 Sentence Variety Chart

Sample Essay, Score 8

Sample Essay, Score 9

Sample Essay, Score 10

Questions

Video

Materials

Quiz Results

Test Overview and Maximizing Your Score

ACT overview, test-taking strategies, content review, strategy review, practice

Official ACT Website

ACT Test Taking Strategies

Pacing strategies, setting a target score, educated guessing

Pacing Charts

Top Test Taking Strategies

Quick overview of the top strategies for each section

Full Length Practice Tests

Taking the ACT

Some relaxation exercises, what to pack and some cheerleading

Reducing Test Anxiety

The English Section

English section overview, directions, pacing, English question types

English Section Content

English Strategies

Sneaky English strategies, picking up points even if your skills are rusty

ACT English Practice

English Content Review I

Commonly tested grammar, punctuation and sentence structure skills

Comma Practice

Commas, Colons, Semicolons

Subject-verb Agreement

Noun-number Agreement

Parallelism Cheat Sheet

Parallelism Practice

Run-ons and Fragments Practice

Apostrophe Practice

Misplaced Modifiers Review & Self Quiz

Punctuation Quiz

Coordinating Conjunctions Practice

Fun Pronoun Usage Resource

Subject-verb Agreement Quiz

Pronoun Usage Quiz

Pronoun and Tense Consistency Quiz

Directory of Even More Grammar Quizzes

Fun Parallelism Resource

Fun Misplaced Modifiers Resource

Fun Comma Splice/Run-On Resource

Modifier Quiz

Parallelism Quiz

Run-On Sentences Quiz

Sentence Fragments Quiz

Using Colons In Sentence Structure

Transition Words Quiz

English Content Review II

Commonly tested strategy, organization, and style skills

Wordiness & Redundancy Review

Linking Paragraphs Worksheet

Linking Paragraphs Worksheet Answers

Transition Words Quiz

Effective Writing Quiz

Fun Wordiness/Redundancy Resource

Eliminating Wordiness Quiz

Concise Writing Worksheet

Reorganizing Paragraphs Quiz

Reorganizing Sentences Quiz

The Math Section

Math section overview, directions, format, pacing question types

Content Covered by Math Section

Math Strategies

Top secret strategies that will get you the points even if you don't have the skills

Practice Problems for Number Strategy

Calculator Programs for the ACT

ACT Math Practice

Math Content Review I

Pre-algebra, order of operations, percents, proportions, ratios, mean, median, mode

Percents Overview

Ratios and Proportions

Mean, Median, and Mode

Probability

Absolute Value

Percents Quiz

Review of Scientific Notation

Percent Word Problems

Short Pre-Algebra Quiz

Basic Probability Quiz

Short Rates, Ratios, and Percents Quiz

Factors, Multiples & Sequences Quiz

Math Content Review II

Elementary algebra, intermediate algebra, substituting variables, simplifying expressions, solving linear equations

Simplifying Expressions

Solving Linear Equations

FOIL and Multiplying Binomials

Inequalities

Solving and Factoring Quadratic Equations

Matrices

Logarithms

Translating Words into Algebra

The Quadratic Formula Song

Functions

Solving by Combination

Solving by Substitution

Changing English Into Algebra Quiz

Short Elementary Algebra Quiz

FOIL Quiz

Factoring Quiz

Inequalities Quiz

Solving Linear Equations Quiz

Simplifying Equations Quiz

Interactive Word Problems Worksheet

Working With Functions

Quadratic Equations Quiz

Interactive Quadratic Equations Worksheet

Solving Systems of Equations Quiz

Interactive Systems of Equations Worksheet

Interactive Logarithm Worksheet

Math Content Review III

Coordinate geometry, plane geometry, slope, intercept

ACT Plane Geometry Review

ACT Coordinate Geometry Review

30-60-90 and 45-45-90 Triangle Review

Review of Similar Triangles

Short Plane Geometry Quiz

Practice Using Pythagorean Theorem

Area and Circumference Quiz

Short Coordinate Geometry Quiz I

Interactive Coordinate Geometry Worksheet

Bonus Math Content

Review of some basic trig and miscellaneous question types that always show up once

ACT Trigonometry Overview

The Reading Section

Reading section overview, directions, format, pacing

Reading Section Content

Reading Preparation and Pacing

Preparation, pacing, reading the passages in order, strategic guessing

Reading Suggestions

ACT Reading Practice

Reading Strategies: Passages

General strategies, reading in sweeps, macro-reading, marking up the passage, what to look for when reading

Example Woolf Passage

Prose Fiction Sample Passage

Sample Reading Questions

Humanities Sample Passage

Prose Fiction Sample Passage

Social Science Sample Passage

Natural Sciences Sample Passage

Practice Skimming A Passage (Sweep 1)

Reading Strategies: The Questions

6 reading section question types, 4 wrong answer traps, demonstration

Example Woolf Passage

Main Idea Quiz

Detail Quiz

Inference Quiz I

Inference Quiz II

The Science Section

Science section overview, directions, format, pacing

Science Section Content

Research Summary Passages

Research summary passage strategies

Sample Research Summary Passages

Data Representation Passages

Representation passage strategies

Sample Data Representation Passages

Interpreting Line Charts Worksheet

Interpreting Line Charts Worksheet Answers

Practice Interpreting Graphs and Charts

Conflicting Viewpoint Passages

Conflicting viewpoints passage strategies

Sample Conflicting Viewpoints Passages

Conflicting Viewpoints Review & Practice

Science Pacing Strategies

Secret science pacing strategies

ACT Writing Section Overview

Time parameters, types of prompts, scoring, implications for admissions

ACT Writing Rubric

Rubric sections, key terms, ACT grading scale

ACT Sample Prompt 1

ACT Writing Broken Down Chart

Sentence Variety Chart

Sentence Variety Pointers

Writing: Essay Development

Interpreting the prompt, thesis development, prewriting activities, past prompts, timing

ACT Sample Prompt 4

Prewriting Chart

Writing: Counter Arguments

Effective counter arguments, how to weave counter arguments into the essay, use of counter-arguments in a thesis

ACT Sample Prompt 2

Counter Argument Chart

Writing: Common ACT Essay Pitfalls

Common mistakes, circular logic, counter-arguments, word choice, handwriting

ACT Sample Prompt 3

Cliché Article

Writing: Examining ACT Essay Examples

Actual ACT essays, graded comments

Sample Essay 1

Essay 1 Score Explanation

Essay 1 Sentence Variety Chart

Sample Essay 2

Essay 2 Score Explanation

Essay 2 Sentence Variety Chart

Sample Essay, Score 8

Sample Essay, Score 9

Sample Essay, Score 10

Diagnostic Test
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Full Length Test #1
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Full Length Test #2
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Correct	Incorrect	Skipped
CorrectValue	IncorrectValue	SkipValue

English Mathematics Reading Science

Concept	Watch Me
Punctuation	5
Sentence Structure	5
Grammar	5
Style	6
Strategy	6
Organization	6

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Pre-algebra	9
Elementary Algebra	10
Intermediate Algebra	10
Plane Geometry	11
Coordinate Geometry	11
Trigonometry	12

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Concept	Watch Me
Details	15 16
Main Idea	15 16
Comparative Relationships	15 16
Cause-Effect Relationships	15 16
Generalizations	15 16
Meanings of Words	15 16
Sequence of Events	15 16
Author's Voice and Method	15 16

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Concept	Watch Me
Research Summaries	18
Data Representation	19
Conflicting Viewpoints	20

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Video

Materials

Links

Quiz Results

Test Overview and Maximizing Your Score

ACT Test Taking Strategies

Top Test Taking Strategies

Taking the ACT

The English Section

English Strategies

English Content Review I

English Content Review II

The Math Section

Math Strategies

Math Content Review I

Math Content Review II

Math Content Review III

Bonus Math Content

The Reading Section

Reading Preparation and Pacing

Reading Strategies: Passages

Reading Strategies: The Questions

The Science Section

Research Summary Passages

Data Representation Passages

Conflicting Viewpoint Passages

Science Pacing Strategies

ACT Writing Section Overview

ACT Writing Rubric

Writing: Essay Development

Writing: Counter Arguments

Writing: Common ACT Essay Pitfalls

Writing: Examining ACT Essay Examples

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