This course is appropriate for any student wanting to prepare for the PSAT, Digital SAT, Private School Entrance Tests, or any student wanting to improve vocabulary for standardized tests. For students that have not officially began to prepare for standardized tests, this course is a great starting point to introduce students to Greek and Latin Roots, related vocab, and tricky grammar topics. This course is also helpful for ELL (CERFA B2 and above).

I also have a Level 2 that focuses on harder SAT/PSAT/ACT words. 

I have taken 2 workshops in the Spring of 2022  (including the Indiana GEAR Up SAT professional development workshop) that cover ways to prepare students for the SAT and PSAT. I also tutor students in preparing for the SAT. I also have a plethora of practice resources if you would like more than what is provided in this course.

This is an ongoing course. Topics do not build on each other. Learners may enter and leave at any time.
 Topics Covered:
-Functions of phrases/passages
-Vocabulary in context
-Inference
-Context Clues
-Homophones
-idiomatic expressions
-Grammar Skills (punctuation, parallel structure, modifiers, subject verb agreement, pronoun antecedent agreement, linking clauses, etc.)

Each class covers roughly 12 words and 3-4 roots. Classes do not build on each other; learners may join and leave at any time. Each class also includes an optional post-class quiz and study materials.

Schedule: Winter/Spring Semester 2025

Week of Jan 10 Roots: Intro to context clues, PHOT/PHOS, LUC/LUX/LUCIS, SPEC/SPECT, VID/VIS  Grammar: Modifiers + Subjects

Words: PHOTOTROPIC, PHOSPHORESCENT, PHOTOGENIC, LUCID, ELLUCIDATE, TRANSLUCENT, CIRCUMSPECT, PROSPECT, SPECTER, INVIDIOUS, PROVIDENTIAL, IMPROVISE
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Week of Jan 17: NUNC/NOUNC, VOC/VOK, FA, DICT/DIC    Grammar: Transitional Conjunctions

Words: ENUNCIATE, RENOUNCE, PRONOUNCEMENT, INVOKE, PROVOCATIVE, REVOKE, INEFFABLE, INFANTILE, AFFABLE, EDICT, INDICT, DICTUM
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Week of Jan 24: HIB/HAB, FUS/FOUND, TEN/TAIN/TIN, PLE   Grammar: Transitional Adverbs

Words: PROHIBIT, INHIBIT, SUFFUSE, CONFOUND, INFUSE, SUSTAIN, ABSTAIN, TENACIOUS, RETINUE, REPLETE, IMPLEMENT, DEPLETE
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Week of Jan 31: FORM, APT/EPT, POS/PON, FIG    Grammar: Pronoun Agreement Part 1

Words: MISINFORMATION, REFORM, FORMATIVE, INEPT, ADEPT, APTITUDE, POSIT, IMPOSE, DISPOSITION, FIGMENT, EFFIGY, PREFIGURE
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Week of Feb 7: LEGA, ACT/AG, PULS/PEL, LAT     Grammar: Pronoun Agreement Part 2

LEGACY, DELEGATE, AGENDA, PROACTIVE, EXACTING, REPULSION, DISPEL, PROPEL, RELATIVE, SUPERLATIVE, DILATE
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Week of Feb 14: CANT/CHANT, AUD,  SON, LOG  Grammar: Verbs

LEGACY, DELEGATE, AGENDA, PROACTIVE, EXACTING, REPULSION, DISPEL, PROPEL, RELATIVE, SUPERLATIVE, DILATE
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Week of Feb 21:  BELL, AM, AGON, PHIL   Grammar: Punctuating with Dashes

BELLICOSE, ANTEBELLUM, BELIGERENCE, ENAMORED, AMIABLE, AMICABLE, ANTAGONIZE, PROTAGONIST, ANTAGONIST, PHILOSOPHICAL, PHILANTHROPY, BIBLIOPHILE
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Week of Feb 28: PED, VEST, CORPOR, CORPU  Grammar: Punctuating with Colons

IMPEDIMENT, EXPEDIENT, PEDESTRIAN, PEDANT, PEDAGOGUE, TRAVESTY, VESTED, VESTMENT, DIVEST, CORPOREAL, CORPULENT, INCORPORATE
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Week of March 7: UNI, MONO, HOMO, EQUI    Grammar: Using Semicolons

UNIFORM, UNISON, UNANIMOUS, MONOLOGUE, MONOPOLIZE, MONOGAMY, MONOLITHIC, HOMONYM, HOMOGENIZED, EQUITABLE, EQUILIBRIUM, INIQUITY
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Week of March 14: BEN, CORD, ANIM, MAL    Grammar: Punctuating Appositives

BENEVOLENT, BENEFACTOR, BENIGN, ACCORD, DISCORD, CORDIAL, ANIMOSITY, EQUANIMITY, MAGNANIMOUS, DISMAL, MALEVOLENT, MALICIOUS
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Week of March 21: JUR, DOMIN, CRAT/CRAC, LEG   Grammar:  Semicolons for Clarity

PERJURY, ABJURE, CONJURE, PREDOMINAN, DOMINEERING, INDOMITABLE, ARISTOCRACY, THEOCRACY, BUREAUCRAT, LEGITIMIZE, PRIVILEGED, LEGISLATIVE
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NO CLASS WEEK OF MARCH 28: SPRING BREAK ______________________________________________________________
Week of April 4: RAP, CEP, VOR, CAD/CAS   Grammar:   Other Comma Usage

RAPACIOUS, RAPT, SURREPTITIOUS, PERCEPTIBLE, SUSCEPTIBLE, PRECEPT, VORACIOUS, OMNIVOROUS, HERBIVOROUS, DECADENT, CADENCE, CASUALTY
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Week of April 11: FLU, LEV, LAPS, CED   Grammar: Using Apostrophes

AFFLUENT, SUPERFLUOUS, MELLIFLUOUS, LEAVEN, LEVITY, ALLEVIATE, ELAPSE, COLLAPSE, RELAPSE, RECEDE, CONCESSION, CEDE
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Week of April 18:  SEQU/SECU, CUR/COUR, GRAD/GRESS, AMBL/AMBUL   Grammar:  More Comma Usage (dependent, independent clauses)

INCONSEQUENTIAL, CONSECUTIVE, EXECUTION, COURIER, INCUR, RECURRENT, GRADUALISM, REGRESS, DIGRESS, AMBLE, ABULATORY, PREAMBLE
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Week of April 25: JUNCT, PART, CLUS/CLUD, CID/CIS  Grammar:  Less common Punctuation

ENJOIN, INJUNCTION, REJOINDER, IMPARTIAL, PARTISAN, IMPART, INCLUSIVE, INCONCLUSIVE, PRECLUDE, PRECISE, INDECISIVE, INCISION
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MISSED CLASSES
If your student misses a class, a recording will always be accessible on the classroom page. The PowerPoint lessons and quizzes are always available as well. Do note that learners that leave and then come back (i.e. pausing a subscription) may not be able to see my posts if I posted anything while they are away. Reach out to see if you missed anything. Recordings are unfortunately unavailable for weeks that your learner does not attend AND if they have not been present for a live class (Outschool Policy).

REFUND POLICY 
If your student is not able to attend in person but stays enrolled, refunds will not be issued. This is because the student can still access the materials, recordings, and receive feedback for assignments. I do provide refunds for emergency situations. If you have a tech or Zoom issue, contact Support and mention the Happiness Guarantee.

RECORDINGS
Recordings are released automatically. Do note that a student must attend at least one live class in order to be able to see the recordings

PARTICIPATION
Providing students an enjoyable and safe learning environment is my top priority. New students must briefly confirm identity and then they may choose to keep cameras off if they wish. Students are welcome to participate/communicate in the way that they are most comfortable with (chat or raising hand and speaking). I also do not cold call on students; this can be very anxiety-inducing for learners.