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  TEST PREPARATION
PSAT MATH PREPARATION
Entering Grades 7-9 – This course will help students develop a personalized plan for PSAT preparation, and will provide extensive practice opportunities for the Mathematics sections of the PSAT. Students will study essential facets of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, data analysis and logic that directly relate to PSAT and SAT performance, including linear equations and systems in algebraic expressions, data analysis and quantitative literacy, and fluency with complex equations.
• Students must purchase the PSAT/NMSQT Study Guide with 4 Practice Tests (Barron’s Test Prep), ISBN-13: 978-1438012964.
PSAT READING AND WRITING PREPARATION Entering Grades 7-9 – This course will help students develop a personalized plan for PSAT preparation, and provide extensive practice opportunities for the Reading, Writing and Language sections of the PSAT. Students will follow a plan for vocabulary enhancement and use class time to focus on skills development – including evidence- based interpretations, applying context in analysis, and using organization and structure for sentences, passages and essays.
• Students must purchase the PSAT/NMSQT Study Guide with 4 Practice Tests (Barron’s Test Prep), ISBN-13: 978-1438012964.
WRITING
*Meets Common Core standards
ADVANCED MIDDLE SCHOOL WRITING WORKSHOP [2 HOURS]*
Entering Grades 6 and 7 – As middle school students take that important step from elementary to secondary school, it is important for them to master the writing process. This course will help students learn to write well and develop the skills to excel in all the writing tasks that middle schools demand. Students will receive intensive daily instruction on writing technique, with ample time to write and revise, and individual feedback on their work.
  Register at deanza.edu/academy 408.864.8817 • communityeducation@deanza.edu
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 June 14-July 9
GRADES 6-9
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