This course prepares high school students for the Classic Learning Test (CLT) by teaching the underlying reading, writing, and math skills that the exam measures. It is designed for students applying to colleges that accept CLT scores and for students who need structured practice in verbal reasoning, grammar and writing, and quantitative reasoning. Rather than relying on shortcuts alone, the program builds durable academic skills. Students learn how to read complex classical, historical, and philosophical texts closely; answer questions with textual evidence; edit sentences and paragraphs for correctness and clarity; and solve quantitative problems efficiently without losing accuracy under time pressure. Start with a diagnostic: Students establish a baseline score, identify weak areas, set a target score, and create a realistic study plan. Strengthen verbal reasoning: Students practice main idea, inference, tone, vocabulary in context, rhetorical analysis, paired-passage comparison, and evidence-based answer selection in demanding prose. Master grammar and writing: Students review clauses, agreement, tense, pronouns, modifiers, punctuation, concision, paragraph organization, transitions, and rhetorical revision. Build quantitative fluency: Students work through arithmetic, ratios, percents, algebra, functions, geometry, probability, logic, graph interpretation, and word-problem translation. Practice with original CLT-style material: Students complete guided sets, independent sets, cumulative quizzes, and integrated mixed practice with full answer explanations. Improve timed decision-making: Students train pacing, skipping and return strategy, guessing judgment, calculator-free efficiency, and post-drill review habits. Use data to improve: Students maintain a mistake log to track conceptual gaps, recurring errors, and next-step corrections across all sections. Finish with mock testing: Students take full CLT-style exams, analyze results in detail, and complete targeted final review before test day. Each unit is practical and specific. Lessons include concept instruction, worked examples, guided practice, independent practice, common mistake analysis, exam-style questions, cumulative review, timed drills, and detailed answer explanations. All practice materials should be original or teacher-authorized rather than copied from protected official sources. By the end of the course, students should be able to read complex texts more accurately, interpret vocabulary in context, evaluate arguments, edit for grammar and rhetoric, solve algebra and geometry problems efficiently, and make stronger decisions under CLT time limits.
- Initial Diagnostic Assessment
- Score Goals and College Fit
- CLT Format, Timing, and Scoring
- Understanding Question Types
- Building a Personalized Study Plan
- How to Use a Mistake Log
- How to Read Dense Passages Actively
- Main Idea and Passage Purpose
- Argument Structure and Line of Reasoning
- Inference Without Overreaching
- Tone, Attitude, and Authorial Stance
- Evidence-Based Answer Selection
- Context Clues and Vocabulary in Context
- Comparing Two Passages or Viewpoints
- Recognizing Rhetorical Moves
- Reading Philosophical and Historical Prose
- Locating the Best Textual Evidence
- Handling Function Questions
- Resolving Detail Questions Accurately
- Interpreting Figurative and Abstract Language
- Detecting Logical Relationships in Passages
- Eliminating Trap Answers
- Working Through Medium and Hard Verbal Items
- Guided Practice Set: Classical Reading
- Independent Verbal Practice Set
- Verbal Cumulative Quiz and Review
- Parts of Speech and Sentence Roles
- Independent and Dependent Clauses
- Subject-Verb Agreement
- Pronoun Agreement and Reference
- Verb Tense, Mood, and Consistency
- Modifiers and Parallel Structure
- Comparisons and Idiomatic Usage
- Fragments, Run-ons, and Comma Splices
- Negatives, Agreement, and Logical Precision
- Grammar Foundations Quiz and Review
- Commas with Purpose
- Semicolons, Colons, and Dashes
- Apostrophes and Possession
- Quotation Marks and Dialogue Conventions
- Capitalization, Titles, and Proper Forms
- Numbers, Abbreviations, and Common Style Issues
- Concision and Wordiness Reduction
- Editing for Clarity and Precision
- Sentence Combination and Revision
- Mechanics and Editing Drill Set
- Purpose, Audience, and Appropriate Tone
- Logical Organization of Paragraphs
- Effective Topic Sentences and Support
- Transitions and Cohesion
- Relevance and Redundancy in Revision
- Style, Diction, and Formal Register
- Rhetorical Improvement Questions
- Paragraph-Level Editing Workshop
- Mixed Grammar and Rhetoric Practice Set
- Writing and Editing Cumulative Review
- Number Sense and Operations
- Ratios, Rates, and Proportions
- Percents in Real Contexts
- Exponents, Roots, and Scientific Notation
- Algebraic Expressions and Simplification
- Linear Equations and Inequalities
- Systems of Equations
- Functions and Functional Thinking
- Sequences and Patterns
- Quantitative Foundations Quiz and Review
- Quadratic and Nonlinear Reasoning
- Coordinate Geometry and Graphs
- Geometry Basics: Lines, Angles, and Polygons
- Triangles and Special Right Triangles
- Circles and Arc Relationships
- Area, Surface Area, and Volume
- Probability and Basic Statistics
- Word Problem Translation
- Logic, Sets, and Quantitative Reasoning
- Calculator-Free Efficiency and Mental Math
- Reading Classical Literature Excerpts
- Reading Philosophical Arguments
- Reading Historical and Political Texts
- Integrated Verbal Practice Set I
- Integrated Writing Practice Set I
- Integrated Quantitative Practice Set I
- Worked Example Workshop
- Common Mistakes Across All Sections
- Independent Mixed Practice Session
- Cumulative Practice Review Conference
- Pacing Principles by Section
- Timed Verbal Drill Sets
- Timed Writing Drill Sets
- Timed Quantitative Drill Sets
- Skipping, Returning, and Guessing Strategy
- Stress Management and Test-Day Focus
- Timed Mixed Mini-Sections
- Post-Drill Review Method
- Strengthening Weakest Areas Under Time Pressure
- Pre-Mock Readiness Check
- Full-Length Mock Test I
- Mock Test I Scoring and Data Analysis
- Deep Review of Verbal Errors
- Deep Review of Writing Errors
- Deep Review of Quantitative Errors
- Targeted Recovery Lessons
- Full-Length Mock Test II or Section Retest
- Final Mistake Log Synthesis
- Last-Week Review Plan
- Test-Day Execution Checklist