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About the ACT

Videos	Materials	Links
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

ACT English

Videos	Materials	Links
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

ACT Math

Videos	Materials	Links
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	Review of Similar Triangles 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

ACT Reading

Videos	Materials	Links
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

ACT Science

Videos	Materials	Links
The Science Section Science section overview, directions, format, pacing		Science Section Content
Research Summary Passages Research summary, passage strategies	Research Summary Handout	Sample Research Summary Passages Sample Research Summary Passages
Data Representation Passages Representation passage strategies		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 Conflicting viewpoints, passage strategies		Sample Conflicting Viewpoints Passages Conflicting Viewpoints Review & Practice
Science Pacing Strategies Secret science pacing strategies

ACT Writing

Videos	Materials	Links
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
Essay Development Interpreting the prompt, thesis development, prewriting activities, past prompts, timing	ACT Sample Prompt 4 Prewriting Chart
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	Counter Argument Chart 2
Common ACT Essay Pitfalls Common mistakes, circular logic, counter-arguments, word choice, handwriting	ACT Sample Prompt 3	More Logical Fallacies
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

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