<p>Who's excited! Junior year!!!</p>
<p>I just made my ACT account and answered the questions about me…</p>
<p>Does anyone have any experience with the ACT online course? Are the questions unique or just repeats of the book?</p>
<p>Let’s get this thread rolling!</p>
<p>Anyone know any good ACT prep classes? My score is pretty good right now I just a bit of help…would tutoring in those areas be the best idea</p>
<p>@bigbossman1 I don’t think I got your pm</p>
<p>Can someone critique this essay? I need to know if it’s better to use more concrete examples to center my essay around or to use multiple good supports for an argument as a center. I’m just not sure what is a better structure, so I went with using several ideas. I reiterate a lot of ideas, can someone help me on that as well? Thanks.</p>
<p>Prompt: some high schools, teachers have
considered allowing each student to choose
the books he or she will read for English
class rather than requiring all students in
class to read the same books. Some teachers
support such a policy because they think
students will greatly improve their reading
skills if they read books they find
interesting. Other teachers do not support
such a policy because they think that
students will learn more by participating in
class discussion with others who have read
the same books. In your opinion, should
each individual student be allowed to choose
the books he or she reads for English class?</p>
<p>Our future is compromised of two things: the kids growing up right now, and their education. Students who are studying behold the power to change our future politically, economically, and socially, and what impacts their knowledge more than their education? Ensuring a strong, focused curriculum for all students can help fortify their future endeavors. Reading books in English class can surprisingly have a huge impact, for books entail many ethereal ideas that kids can use. By standardizing a list of books that kids in English should read, schools will see their students becoming more determined and better leaders of the future.</p>
<p>Allowing students to choose their books only leads to distraction from the central English class topic. Why let students pick their favorite story tale and elaborate on that book, which they might have already read for an easy 100? Students should not be given the freedom to do in class for any book wanted, for they will digress into impartial fragments that don’t relate. For example, when in 7th grade, my group in English chose to read “The Lightning Thief” a Greek myth spin-off to discuss certain stock Greek elements and myths, but instead we got caught up in the romantic story of the two protagonists. This freedom to choose novels hindered the potential of our education. However, if kids want to read out of class, it is not a problem.</p>
<p>When a list of must-read books is given to a student, they are not given a list of books they can only read. They are allowed to stray away and read as much as they want outside of the class, and the list only provides a bare minimum for all students to read. It helps equalize the reading level across schools if all students are culturally aware of certain situations through reading as well. For example, private schools significantly are less aware of certain important novels from Shakespeare of Twain than public schools. This is due to how private school students do not require a reading list for their students to use, so they don’t get the same minimum reading achievements as public school students.</p>
<p>Though the arguments against students picking class books to read seems well supported, many others believe quite the opposite. Books required by schools promote fascism and less creativity for students! Why would following a boring standard of curriculum books inspire students to read more and grow smarter? Although people may have a point, by requiring lists, students still do get the chance to choose outside books they want to read, but just at home. If so inclined, they can even host out of school discussions about the book. Also, by choosing classic novels that teach a wide range of morals rather than just vague teen-culture books, school districts get more scrupulous graduates.</p>
<p>Even if an individual student doesn’t choose his or er own book to read in class, there are plenty of opportunities to read outside of the classroom. By having a district-mandated list of books, English classes allow for the more well-rounded student, less distraction from the discussion topic, more appropriate topics, and a more equal distribution of education among students. Though some may apprehend that it’s too late to change the school system and it might ruin students’ views of school, as Franklin D. Roosevelt once said," The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."</p>
<p>Is the ACT onlone prep course useful? Is it different than the Real Act book?</p>
<p>Thanks for the tips everyone that has posted! Ill be sure to post my results in the future </p>
<p>I think I will take an ACT today and share my starting point for summer prep</p>
<p>So I took the practice ACT like I said I would^…My score was going great until Reading the section…any good books for improving reading???</p>
<p>The ACT online course only provides you with 2 online test and one diagnostic test after you do the tests I’m pretty sure the online course is basically useless. Does anyone know which is the better review book to supplement the Official ACT Red Book?? I’ve been hearing Barron’s ACT, Barron’s ACT 36, Princeton Review, and Gruber’s Math(if you just need to focus on math). I really don’t want to spend a ton of money on review books so if someone could tell me which are the best it would be appreciated. </p>
<p>@151Andrew151 when I took it in May I got a 33. I didn’t think it was particularly difficult but that might just be because I read a ton of books. It may help to not read the passages first and go directly to the questions and then find support within the passage. If an answer choice doesn’t have support then it’s probably wrong. If your having difficulty answering all the questions due to a time crunch it might be worth your while to follow the line your reading with a pencil and move the pencil at the speed you want to read because your eyes will follow a moving object. Personally, I don’t think there is a review book that can improve reading skills you just have to practice. But if you really want a review book you should try either the Princeton Review Reading Workout or Barron’s Reading Workbook</p>
<p>@karthik123 I’ve always been told 3 examples with great supporting evidence. If you went with one central argument and built on in 3 supporting paragraphs I think you would find that you would end up repeating ideas. Honestly I think it depends on the prompt; recently my class had to right a research paper on a social ill in our county and I broke the central problem down into 3 components (causes, effects, solutions) and wrote on it that way and further broke those categories. For the ACT since you only have 30 minutes I would go with whatever pops into my head first. If I’m reading the prompt and I can only think of examples of it occurring then I would write on that if I can only think of one thing but can break it down to write an essay then I would take that route. There isn’t a “foolproof” way to write an essay.</p>
<p>You’re essay is bad but you’ll write something for example the snippet about public and private schools and twain and Shakespeare and write 1-2 sentences that don’t really elaborate or fluently get your point across or leaves the reader feeling what you just said was vague.</p>
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<li>Your essay isn’t bad is what i meant to say sorry</li>
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<p>I’m trying to study but my eyes just glaze over the pages. It’s summer and I have no motivation or energy whatsoever to study for the ACT. This is bad lol.</p>
<p>I’m a rising senior and can only take it once more. Damn I shouldn’t have procrastinated.</p>
<p>@Marrissa I think you should be able to take it in October even if you decide to do EA.
Can someone clarify this please? Just want to be sure. </p>
<p>My S is a raising Senior and he is planning to take in September to improve his reading and writing. Any tips? Thanks.</p>
<p>@mom2carolina I am in the same boat with wanting to improve reading, but I was also hoping that someone might have advice for the science section</p>