ACT Reading Curriculum Map

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Exam / Class: ACT Reading Instructional Goals: - To help student improve their score on the Reading section of the ACT - Develop strategies which provide success on time management of the ACT Reading Exam - Provide students with knowledge of common types of questions on the ACT Reading

Each Area at a Glance: 1. Introduction to Reading 2. Format 3. Reading the Passages: Main Ideas 4. Answering the Questions 5. Question Types 6. Reading Passage Flow Chart 7. Reading Practice Drills

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Content Instruction: Include concept(s) (listed above), page number and resource

Timing Reading the Passages: Main Ideas Skim the Details Skip Hard Sentences Check the First and Last Sentence Underline Key Words and Phrases Look for Transitional Language Answering the Questions Go Back to the Passage Anticipate Eliminate Nonsense Question Types Explicit Questions Inferential Questions Main Idea Questions Generalization Questions Meaning Questions Strategy Questions Reading Passage Flow Chart Reading Practice Drills Prose Reading Passages Social Studies Passages Humanities Passages Natural Science Passages

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Test Strategies:

Introduction to ACT Reading Format Time Yourself Do Your Strongest Passage Type First Skip “Black Hole Questions The Right Answer Might be Camouflaged

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Classroom Examples: Use the blue print in the textbook as a bank for classroom examples and descriptions of examples.

Some examples will specify the printable handouts for students provided through the resource bank.

Introduction to Reading I. Format A. Sample Basic Reading Passage and Question II. Timing A. Target Passages Chart – READ 1 Handout B. The Right Answer Might Be Camouflaged III. What’s It About?

A. Skim the Details B. Look for Transitional Language C. Should I Underline or Not? D. Should I read the Questions or Not? E. Main Idea Drill – READ – 2 Handout F. Word Search Drill – READ-3 Handout G. Anticipate H. Use the Main Ideas I. Eliminate J. Distractors K. Explicit Questions L. Inferential Questions O. Main Idea Questions P. Generalization Questions 1. Tone Exercise Q. Meaning Questions R. Strategy Questions IV. Reading Practice Drills A. Prose Fiction Passages With Analysis 1. READ – 5 Handout 2. READ – 6 Handout

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Classroom Examples: (con’t)

B. Social Studies Passages With Analysis 1. READ – 7 Handout 2. READ – 8 Handout 3. READ – 9 Handout C. Humanities Passages With Analysis 1. READ – 10 Handout 2. READ – 11 Handout 3. READ – 12 Handout D. Natural Science Passages 1. READ – 13 Handout 2. READ – 14 Handout 3. READ – 15 Handout

Use the blue print in the textbook as a bank for classroom examples and descriptions of examples.

Some examples will specify the printable handouts for students provided through the resource bank.

Key Resources:

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The Ultimate Capstone Guide to the ACT Reading – Capstone E-Textbook

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Assessment: Use links to Guide students to Practice Drills, Practice Tests and Benchmark Tests

Special Activities, Notes, etc.

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Baseline Test – ACT CPRE Prose Fiction Drill I Prose Fiction Drill II Prose Fiction Drill III Social Studies Drill I Social Studies Drill II Social Studies Drill III Humanities Drill I Humanities Drill II Humanities Drill III Natural Science Drill I Natural Science Drill II Natural Science Drill III

Teacher Notes are scattered through the e-textbook (in blue and marked) and are provided to assist teacher with additional information which may be relevant in helping students understand the concepts more clearly.

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