Catalysts #1-6Mrs. Johnson

A-B Tech College Readiness Center

Catalyst #1 Aug. 21, 2014Today’s questions will be a review of some items from the syllabus...1. What four subjects/topics does the Accuplacer test?2. What makes up 50% of your grade in this course? How will this grade be

determined?3. What makes up 30% of your grade in this course? How will this grade be

determined?4. How will attendance be counted in this class?5. What are two of the supplies/materials needed for this class?6. What is the cell phone policy for this class?7. What is the policy for leaving the room to use the restroom?8. What is the policy for food/drinks?

Catalyst #2 August 22, 2014• 1. Based on what you know right now, what is one major difference between

being a college student and being a high school student?• 2.Based on what you know right now, what kind of work do you think would

be required in a college class? What would homework be like?• 3. Based on what you know right now, what does someone need to know/do

to be successful in managing his/her time in college?• 4. Based on what you know right now, how should someone interact with

classmates to be successful in a college class?• 5. Based on what you know right now, how should someone interact with

professors to be successful in a college class?

Catalyst #3 August 25, 2014

QUESTION OF THE WEEK:Who do you admire? Write the name of this person in your journal.

Then, answer the following: A. Describe this person: What type of person is he/she? What is his/her personality?B. What do you admire about this person? What has this person done or

accomplished?C. In what ways are you similar to this person?D. In what ways are you different from this person?E. How are you striving to be more like this person?

Please place your info sheet/parent contact forms in my exit ticket tray! I will be coming around to check that you have your class supplies.

Catalyst #4 August 26, 2014

• SAT English Prep• For each question, record what you think is the correct answer (Ex: C. passionate).

Then, explain in a complete sentence why you chose this answer. Finally, below your answers, make a list of any words for which you do not know the definition.

• 1. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s _________ proved keenest when he accurately predicted that his books would someday appear in his native Russia.

A. foresight B. nostalgia C. folly D. despair E. artistry

• 2. The simple and direct images in Dorothea Lange’s photographs provide _________ reflection of a bygone social milieu.

A. an intricate B. a candid C. an ostentatious D. a fictional E. a convoluted

• 3. Kate’s impulsive nature and sudden whims led her friends to her label her _______.A. capriciousB. bombastic C. loquacious D. dispassionate E. decorous

Catalyst #5 August 27, 2014

Remember to respond in complete sentences!College Skill Building:

Use your scores on your self-assessment to answer the following questions:• 1. In which category did you score the highest? • 2. In your own words, define what this category is/means. (Use your high scores on the

column A statements to help you.)• 3. Why do you think you scored highest in this category? What do you do/think that

represents the idea behind this category?• 4. In which category did you score the lowest?• 5. Why do you think you scored lowest in this category? (Use your high scores on the

Column B statements to help you.)• 6. Look at some of your lower scores. What are 2 categories that you would like to focus

on this quarter?

Catalyst #6 August 28, 2014

• SAT Math PrepFor each question, show your work! Then, write what you believe is the correct answer (Ex: C. X-5).

• 1. If x=4, which of the following is greatest in value?• A. (x + 1) (x + 2)• B. (x + 1) (x – 1)• C. (x – 2) (x + 2)• D. (x – 2) (x +1)• E. (x – 4) (x + 4)

2. Trains A, B and C passed through a station at different speeds. Train A’s speed was three times Train B’s speed, and Train C’s speed was twice Train A’s. What was Train C’s speed in miles per hour, if Train B’s speed was 7 miles per hour.

A. 14 B. 21 C. 28 D. 35 E. 423. If the average (arithmetic mean) of x, 5x, and 6x is 8, what is the value of x?

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 5