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Practice for the SAT and the ACT with Professor Hoot, for every learner in grades 9 to 12: SAT Prep and ACT Prep, with 311 lessons and 49 unit tests. Unit 1 of each course is free to try.

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  • 49 units
  • 311 lessons
  • 49 unit tests

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SAT Prep

24 units · 156 lessons · 24 unit tests · 180 school days

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The Digital SAT Game Plan

7 lessons + unit test

How does the digital SAT work, and how can you plan to beat the clock?
  1. Inside the Digital SAT
  2. Scores and What They Mean
  3. The Adaptive Modules
  4. Pacing Every Module
  5. Process of Elimination
  6. Guess, Flag, and Review
  7. Test Day Logistics and Mindset
  8. Unit 1 Test: The Digital SAT Game Plan
Unit 2

Words in Context

7 lessons + unit test

How do you figure out the exact word a sentence needs?
  1. Using Context Clues
  2. Choosing the Precise Word
  3. Words with Several Meanings
  4. Tone and Connotation
  5. Contrast and Shift Signals
  6. High-Utility Academic Words
  7. Words in Context: Mixed Practice
  8. Unit 2 Test: Words in Context
Unit 3

Text Structure and Purpose

6 lessons + unit test

Why did the author write this text, and how is it built?
  1. The Main Purpose of a Text
  2. Overall Structure
  3. The Function of a Sentence
  4. Purpose in Literary Texts
  5. Purpose in Science and History Texts
  6. Structure and Purpose: Mixed Practice
  7. Unit 3 Test: Text Structure and Purpose
Unit 4

Cross-Text Connections

5 lessons + unit test

How do two authors' ideas relate to each other?
  1. Reading Paired Texts
  2. How Would Author 2 Respond?
  3. Agreement, Disagreement, and Qualification
  4. Cross-Text in Science and Social Science
  5. Cross-Text: Mixed Practice
  6. Unit 4 Test: Cross-Text Connections
Unit 5

Central Ideas and Details

6 lessons + unit test

What is a text mostly about, and what exactly does it say?
  1. Main Ideas in Informational Texts
  2. Main Ideas in Literature
  3. Supporting Details
  4. Poetry and Drama
  5. Paraphrasing Without Distorting
  6. Central Ideas: Mixed Practice
  7. Unit 5 Test: Central Ideas and Details
Unit 6

Command of Evidence: Textual

6 lessons + unit test

Which evidence actually proves the point?
  1. Supporting a Claim
  2. Weakening a Claim
  3. Quotations that Illustrate a Claim
  4. Evidence from Research Studies
  5. Hypotheses and Predictions
  6. Textual Evidence: Mixed Practice
  7. Unit 6 Test: Command of Evidence: Textual
Unit 7

Command of Evidence: Quantitative

6 lessons + unit test

How do you use numbers from a table or graph to back up a claim?
  1. Reading Tables
  2. Reading Bar and Line Graphs
  3. Matching Data to a Claim
  4. Trends and Comparisons
  5. Data Traps
  6. Quantitative Evidence: Mixed Practice
  7. Unit 7 Test: Command of Evidence: Quantitative
Unit 8

Inferences

6 lessons + unit test

What must be true, based on what the text says?
  1. Logical Completion
  2. Inferences from Research
  3. Inferences in Literature
  4. Avoiding Too-Strong Answers
  5. Cause and Effect Inferences
  6. Inferences: Mixed Practice
  7. Unit 8 Test: Inferences
Unit 9

Conventions: Boundaries

8 lessons + unit test

Where does one sentence end and the next begin, and which punctuation shows it?
  1. Sentences and Fragments
  2. Run-Ons and Comma Splices
  3. Semicolons
  4. Colons and Dashes
  5. Nonessential Elements
  6. Commas in Series and Introductions
  7. Unnecessary Punctuation
  8. Boundaries: Mixed Practice
  9. Unit 9 Test: Conventions: Boundaries
Unit 10

Conventions: Form, Structure, and Sense

7 lessons + unit test

How do verbs, pronouns, and modifiers have to agree with the rest of the sentence?
  1. Subject-Verb Agreement
  2. Tricky Subjects
  3. Pronouns and Antecedents
  4. Verb Tense and Form
  5. Possessives and Plurals
  6. Modifiers
  7. Form, Structure, and Sense: Mixed Practice
  8. Unit 10 Test: Conventions: Form, Structure, and Sense
Unit 11

Expression of Ideas

7 lessons + unit test

How do writers connect ideas and use information to meet a goal?
  1. Transition Types
  2. Contrast and Concession
  3. Cause, Example, and Sequence
  4. Rhetorical Synthesis: Reading the Goal
  5. Rhetorical Synthesis: Compare and Emphasize
  6. Rhetorical Synthesis: Audience
  7. Expression of Ideas: Mixed Practice
  8. Unit 11 Test: Expression of Ideas
Unit 12

Reading and Writing Strategy

5 lessons + unit test

How do you work a Reading and Writing module quickly and accurately?
  1. Pacing the Reading and Writing Modules
  2. How the Module Is Ordered
  3. Elimination for Reading and Writing
  4. Reading Short Passages Actively
  5. Common Wrong-Answer Traps
  6. Unit 12 Test: Reading and Writing Strategy
Unit 13

Algebra: Linear Equations and Functions

8 lessons + unit test

How do you solve, write, and interpret linear equations?
  1. Solving Linear Equations
  2. No Solution or Infinitely Many
  3. Linear Inequalities
  4. Writing Linear Equations
  5. Slope and Intercepts
  6. Forms of a Line
  7. Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
  8. Linear Functions in Context
  9. Unit 13 Test: Algebra: Linear Equations and Functions
Unit 14

Algebra: Systems of Equations

7 lessons + unit test

How do you solve two equations at once, and what does the solution mean?
  1. Substitution
  2. Elimination
  3. Number of Solutions
  4. Writing Systems from Words
  5. Systems Word Problems
  6. Systems of Inequalities
  7. Systems: Mixed Practice
  8. Unit 14 Test: Algebra: Systems of Equations
Unit 15

Advanced Math: Equivalent Expressions

7 lessons + unit test

How can the same expression be rewritten in different but equal forms?
  1. Exponent Rules
  2. Radicals and Rational Exponents
  3. Multiplying Polynomials
  4. Factoring
  5. Rational Expressions
  6. Rearranging Formulas
  7. Equivalent Expressions: Mixed Practice
  8. Unit 15 Test: Advanced Math: Equivalent Expressions
Unit 16

Advanced Math: Quadratics

7 lessons + unit test

How do you solve, graph, and use quadratic equations?
  1. Solving by Factoring
  2. The Quadratic Formula and Discriminant
  3. Vertex Form and Parabolas
  4. Quadratic Models
  5. Nonlinear Systems
  6. Radical and Rational Equations
  7. Quadratics: Mixed Practice
  8. Unit 16 Test: Advanced Math: Quadratics
Unit 17

Advanced Math: Functions and Exponentials

7 lessons + unit test

How do functions behave, shift, and grow?
  1. Function Notation
  2. Transformations of Graphs
  3. Exponential Growth and Decay
  4. Linear or Exponential?
  5. Polynomial Zeros and Factors
  6. Interpreting Nonlinear Models
  7. Functions: Mixed Practice
  8. Unit 17 Test: Advanced Math: Functions and Exponentials
Unit 18

Problem-Solving and Data Analysis

9 lessons + unit test

How do you reason with rates, percents, data, and chance?
  1. Ratios, Rates, and Proportions
  2. Unit Conversion
  3. Percentages
  4. Percent Change
  5. Center and Spread
  6. Probability and Two-Way Tables
  7. Scatterplots and Models
  8. Samples and Margin of Error
  9. Study Design and Conclusions
  10. Unit 18 Test: Problem-Solving and Data Analysis
Unit 19

Geometry and Trigonometry

9 lessons + unit test

How do you measure shapes, angles, triangles, and circles?
  1. Area and Perimeter
  2. Volume and Surface Area
  3. Lines, Angles, and Polygons
  4. Congruent and Similar Triangles
  5. The Pythagorean Theorem
  6. Special Right Triangles
  7. Trigonometric Ratios
  8. Circles: Arcs, Sectors, and Radians
  9. Equations of Circles
  10. Unit 19 Test: Geometry and Trigonometry
Unit 20

Math Strategy and the Desmos Calculator

6 lessons + unit test

How do you work the Math section quickly, and when does the calculator do the heavy lifting?
  1. Pacing the Math Modules
  2. Student-Produced Responses
  3. Desmos: Graphing to Solve
  4. Desmos: Systems and Intersections
  5. Desmos: Tables and Regressions
  6. Plugging In and Backsolving
  7. Unit 20 Test: Math Strategy and the Desmos Calculator
Unit 21

Practice Set 1: Reading and Writing

5 lessons + unit test

Can you put every Reading and Writing skill together at test pace?
  1. Warm-Up: Craft and Structure
  2. Warm-Up: Information and Ideas
  3. Warm-Up: Standard English Conventions
  4. Warm-Up: Expression of Ideas
  5. Timed Mini-Module
  6. Unit 21 Test: Practice Module 1, Reading and Writing
Unit 22

Practice Set 1: Math

5 lessons + unit test

Can you put every Math skill together at test pace?
  1. Warm-Up: Algebra
  2. Warm-Up: Advanced Math
  3. Warm-Up: Problem-Solving and Data Analysis
  4. Warm-Up: Geometry and Trigonometry
  5. Timed Mini-Module
  6. Unit 22 Test: Practice Module 1, Math
Unit 23

Practice Set 2: Reading and Writing

5 lessons + unit test

Are you ready for the harder questions in a second Reading and Writing module?
  1. Harder Words in Context
  2. Harder Evidence and Inference
  3. Harder Conventions
  4. Harder Transitions and Synthesis
  5. Final Reading and Writing Review
  6. Unit 23 Test: Practice Module 2, Reading and Writing
Unit 24

Practice Set 2: Math

5 lessons + unit test

Are you ready for the harder questions in a second Math module?
  1. Harder Algebra
  2. Harder Advanced Math
  3. Harder Data Analysis
  4. Harder Geometry and Trigonometry
  5. Final Math Review
  6. Unit 24 Test: Practice Module 2, Math

ACT Prep

25 units · 155 lessons · 25 unit tests · 180 school days

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English: Sentence Boundaries and Commas

8 lessons + unit test

Where does one complete thought end and the next begin?
  1. How ACT English Works
  2. Complete Sentences and Fragments
  3. Run-ons and Comma Splices
  4. Commas After Introductory Elements
  5. Essential and Nonessential Elements
  6. Commas in Series and Between Adjectives
  7. Unnecessary Commas
  8. Semicolons and Colons
  9. Unit 1 Test: English: Sentence Boundaries and Commas
Unit 2

English: Punctuation and Usage

7 lessons + unit test

How do small marks and word forms keep meaning exact?
  1. Apostrophes and Possessives
  2. Dashes and Parentheses
  3. Subject-Verb Agreement
  4. Pronoun Agreement and Clarity
  5. Pronoun Case: I, Me, Who, Whom
  6. Verb Tense and Verb Forms
  7. Commonly Confused Words
  8. Unit 2 Test: English: Punctuation and Usage
Unit 3

English: Sentence Structure and Style

7 lessons + unit test

How do you build sentences that are clear, logical and concise?
  1. Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
  2. Parallel Structure
  3. Comparisons, Adjectives and Adverbs
  4. Idioms and Prepositions
  5. Concision and Redundancy
  6. Word Choice and Tone
  7. Avoiding Shifts
  8. Unit 3 Test: English: Sentence Structure and Style
Unit 4

English: Rhetorical Skills

8 lessons + unit test

How does a writer choose, connect and arrange ideas for a purpose?
  1. Transitions Between Sentences
  2. Conjunctions and Logic Inside Sentences
  3. Adding Information
  4. Deleting Information
  5. Writer's Goal Questions
  6. Ordering Sentences
  7. Placing Sentences and Paragraphs
  8. Introductions, Conclusions and Topic Sentences
  9. Unit 4 Test: English: Rhetorical Skills
Unit 5

English: Full Passage Practice

7 lessons + unit test

Can you edit a whole essay quickly and accurately?
  1. Reading the Question Stem
  2. Editing a Personal Narrative
  3. Editing an Informative Essay
  4. Editing a Persuasive Essay
  5. Editing a History Essay
  6. Editing a Science Feature
  7. English Pacing Drill
  8. Unit 5 Test: English: Full Passage Practice
Unit 6

Math: Pre-Algebra and Numbers

7 lessons + unit test

How do numbers, fractions, ratios and percents describe the real world?
  1. Integers and Order of Operations
  2. Factors, Multiples and Primes
  3. Fractions and Decimals
  4. Ratios and Proportions
  5. Percents
  6. Percent Change
  7. Rates and Unit Conversions
  8. Unit 6 Test: Math: Pre-Algebra and Numbers
Unit 7

Math: Exponents and Elementary Algebra

6 lessons + unit test

How do you simplify expressions and solve for an unknown?
  1. Exponents and Roots
  2. Scientific Notation
  3. Algebraic Expressions
  4. Solving Linear Equations
  5. Linear Inequalities
  6. Absolute Value
  7. Unit 7 Test: Math: Exponents and Elementary Algebra
Unit 8

Math: Linear Relationships

6 lessons + unit test

How do lines model situations that change at a constant rate?
  1. Writing Equations from Words
  2. Slope
  3. Equations of Lines
  4. Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
  5. Systems of Linear Equations
  6. Midpoint and Distance
  7. Unit 8 Test: Math: Linear Relationships
Unit 9

Math: Quadratics and Functions

6 lessons + unit test

How do quadratics and functions describe curves and change?
  1. Factoring Polynomials
  2. Solving Quadratics by Factoring
  3. The Quadratic Formula and Discriminant
  4. Function Notation
  5. Composition and Inverse Functions
  6. Domain, Range and Graphs
  7. Unit 9 Test: Math: Quadratics and Functions
Unit 10

Math: Intermediate Algebra

7 lessons + unit test

How do advanced algebra tools model growth, patterns and curves?
  1. Polynomial and Rational Expressions
  2. Radicals and Rational Exponents
  3. Exponential Growth and Decay
  4. Logarithms
  5. Complex Numbers
  6. Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences
  7. Nonlinear Systems
  8. Unit 10 Test: Math: Intermediate Algebra
Unit 11

Math: Plane Geometry

6 lessons + unit test

What rules govern angles, triangles, polygons and circles?
  1. Angles and Parallel Lines
  2. Triangle Facts
  3. Pythagorean Theorem and Special Right Triangles
  4. Similar Triangles
  5. Polygons and Area
  6. Circles: Arcs, Sectors and Area
  7. Unit 11 Test: Math: Plane Geometry
Unit 12

Math: Solids and Coordinate Geometry

5 lessons + unit test

How do you measure 3-D shapes and describe figures on a grid?
  1. Volume and Surface Area
  2. Circles in the Coordinate Plane
  3. Transformations
  4. Parabolas and Their Graphs
  5. Geometry Word Problems
  6. Unit 12 Test: Math: Solids and Coordinate Geometry
Unit 13

Math: Trigonometry

6 lessons + unit test

How do angles and ratios let you measure what you can't reach?
  1. SOH-CAH-TOA
  2. Solving Right Triangles
  3. Radians and the Unit Circle
  4. Trigonometric Identities
  5. Graphs of Sine and Cosine
  6. Law of Sines and Law of Cosines
  7. Unit 13 Test: Math: Trigonometry
Unit 14

Math: Statistics, Probability and Matrices

6 lessons + unit test

How do you summarize data and measure chance?
  1. Mean, Median, Mode and Range
  2. Data Displays and Spread
  3. Probability
  4. Counting: Permutations and Combinations
  5. Expected Value
  6. Matrices
  7. Unit 14 Test: Math: Statistics, Probability and Matrices
Unit 15

Reading: Key Ideas and Details

6 lessons + unit test

What does a passage say, and what does it mean?
  1. Literary Narrative: Central Idea
  2. Literary Narrative: Characters
  3. Social Science: Main Idea
  4. Social Science: Supporting Details
  5. Humanities: Author's Purpose
  6. Natural Science: Inference
  7. Unit 15 Test: Reading: Key Ideas and Details
Unit 16

Reading: Craft and Structure

7 lessons + unit test

How do authors use words, structure and point of view to shape meaning?
  1. Vocabulary in Context
  2. Purpose of a Paragraph
  3. Point of View and Narrator
  4. Tone and Attitude
  5. Claims, Facts and Opinions
  6. Text Structure
  7. How Ideas Relate
  8. Unit 16 Test: Reading: Craft and Structure
Unit 17

Reading: Integration and Full Passages

8 lessons + unit test

How do you connect ideas across passages and read a full passage efficiently?
  1. Paired Passages: Agreement
  2. Paired Passages: Disagreement
  3. Evaluating Arguments and Evidence
  4. Passages with Data
  5. Full Passage: Prose Fiction
  6. Full Passage: Humanities
  7. Full Passage: Natural Science
  8. Reading Pacing and Passage Mapping
  9. Unit 17 Test: Reading: Integration and Full Passages
Unit 18

Science: Data Representation

6 lessons + unit test

How do you pull answers out of tables and graphs quickly?
  1. Reading Tables
  2. Line Graphs
  3. Bar Graphs and Scatterplots
  4. Trends, Interpolation and Extrapolation
  5. Combining Two Figures
  6. Calculations with Data
  7. Unit 18 Test: Science: Data Representation
Unit 19

Science: Research Summaries

6 lessons + unit test

How do scientists design experiments, and what can their results tell us?
  1. Independent and Dependent Variables
  2. Controls and Constants
  3. Hypotheses and Predictions
  4. Comparing Experiments
  5. Improving an Experiment
  6. Interpreting Results
  7. Unit 19 Test: Science: Research Summaries
Unit 20

Science: Conflicting Viewpoints

6 lessons + unit test

How do you weigh competing scientific explanations?
  1. Identifying Each Viewpoint
  2. Comparing Viewpoints
  3. Evidence That Supports or Weakens
  4. Predictions Under Each Viewpoint
  5. Three-Scientist Passages
  6. Background Science You Should Know
  7. Unit 20 Test: Science: Conflicting Viewpoints
Unit 21

Strategy: Timing and Guessing

6 lessons + unit test

How do you turn what you know into the most points under time pressure?
  1. The Enhanced ACT Format
  2. Pacing Plans
  3. Guessing and Elimination
  4. Triage and Answer Traps
  5. Calculator and Math Shortcuts
  6. Test Day Planning
  7. Unit 21 Test: Strategy: Timing and Guessing
Unit 22

Strategy: The Writing Essay

6 lessons + unit test

How do you plan and build a strong argument in 40 minutes?
  1. Understanding the Prompt
  2. Planning and Thesis
  3. Structuring Body Paragraphs
  4. Evidence and Reasoning
  5. Counterarguments and Conclusions
  6. Language and Conventions
  7. Unit 22 Test: Strategy: The Writing Essay
Unit 23

Practice: Mixed Set 1

4 lessons + unit test

Can you switch between every section's skills under test conditions?
  1. Mixed English Review 1
  2. Mixed Math Review 1
  3. Mixed Reading Review 1
  4. Mixed Science Review 1
  5. Unit 23 Test: Full Mixed Set 1
Unit 24

Practice: Mixed Set 2

4 lessons + unit test

Can you keep accuracy high as the questions get harder?
  1. Mixed English Review 2
  2. Mixed Math Review 2
  3. Mixed Reading Review 2
  4. Mixed Science Review 2
  5. Unit 24 Test: Full Mixed Set 2
Unit 25

Practice: Mixed Set 3

4 lessons + unit test

Are you ready to put every skill together on test day?
  1. Mixed English Review 3
  2. Mixed Math Review 3
  3. Mixed Reading Review 3
  4. Mixed Science Review 3
  5. Unit 25 Test: Full Mixed Set 3

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