GRE Fall 2022 Online and In-person sessions plan

Abbreviations: QR – Quantitative Reasoning VR – Verbal Reasoning AW – Academic Writing tbd – to be determined

Week
No. Dates Activities/Tasks Activities

Aug 25: Opening of the Fall 2022 sessions of the GRE program Aug 25 Orientation Day
GRE Program Overview, familiarizing with the program, rules and expectations; signing the contract/agreement
Aug 25-
1 Aug 25: Aug 28 Practice test 1
31
Aug 28: No Classes – Practice Test 1

Sep 1:
AW
In-Class: GRE General Test Overview, Introduction to the Syllabus and Study Plan
 Introduction to Analytical Writing Assessment
 Introduction to the Issue Task

Literature Review #1

Sep 4:
QR
Pre-Class:
Arithmetic and Number Properties
 Princeton Review GRE Prep: Quant Reasoning overview pp. 215-230, Chapter 11 & 12,
 ETS Math Review: pp. 3-11, (pages of the pdf-file, not the actual page numbers)
 Manhattan Prep Math Facts: Algebra: Absolute Value, Algebraic Translations, Inequalities, Arithmetic:
2 Sep 1-7 Odds/Evens, Positives/Negatives, Remainders, Order of Operations)
In-Class:
 Manhattan Prep: Chapters 7, 9, 15

VR
Pre-Class:
 Princeton Review GRE Prep: Verbal Section pp. 32-41
 Princeton Review GRE Prep: Vocabulary Basics pp. 156-189
 Princeton Review Power Vocab: Chapter 1
In-Class:
 Princeton Review GRE Prep: Text Completion Basics pp. 44-50
 ETS GRE Verbal Reasoning: Chapter 2 Text Completion
 Vocabulary Building tips
 Manhattan Prep: Chapter 3

3 Sep 8- Sep 6: Sep 6 GRE SESSION

14 AW
Preparing for the Issue Task Sep 8 EdUSA Group Session #1
In-Class:
 Approaches on practicing writing essays for GRE Sep 13 Professional Development Session
 Identifying Key terms and coming up with examples, writing a thesis statement w/Carrie Miller (online)
 Literature Review #2 Sept 14 PAS
 APA 7 ed Guidelines

Sep 11:
QR
Pre-Class:
Fractions, Decimals, Percents, Divisibilty and Primes, Exponents and Roots
 Princeton Review GRE Prep: Chapter 12, Chapter 13 (Exponents and Roots)
 ETS Math Review: pp. 7-22, pp. 40-43 (pages of the pdf-file, not the actual page numbers)
 Manhattan Prep Math Facts: Arithmetic: Exponents&Roots, Divisibilty&Primes, Fractions, Statistics:
Percents

In-Class:
 Manhattan Prep: Chapters 11, 12, 13, 14

VR
Pre-Class:
 Princeton Review Power Vocab: Chapter 5 Word Roots
 Princeton Review GRE Prep: Chapter 8 Vocabulary Basics

In-Class:
 Princeton Review GRE Prep: Text Completions pp. 57-65
 Manhattan Prep: Chapter 3
4 Sep 15- Sep 15:
21 AW
Preparing for the Issue Task
In-Class:
 Organizing the Issue essay: Introduction
 Princeton Review GRE Prep: Chapter 20 – Basic Steps

Sep 18:
QR
Pre-Class:
Algebraic Expressions, Linear Equations, Linear Inequalities, Quadratic Equations, Functions, Formulas and
Sequences
 ETS Math Review: pp. 36-40, pp. 43-54 (pages of the pdf-file, not the actual page numbers)
 Princeton Review GRE Prep: Chapter 13, Chapter 18 pp. 485-488
 Manhattan Prep Math Facts: Algebra
Two-Variable Word Problems
 Princeton Review GRE Prep: Chapter 13 pp. 325-328
 Algebraic Translations, Math Vocabulary

In-Class:
 Manhattan Prep: Chapters 8, 10, 16, 17

VR
Pre-Class:
 Princeton Review GRE Prep: Chapter 5
 In-Class:
 Princeton Review GRE Prep: Chapter 5 Sentence Equivalence
 ETS GRE Verbal Reasoning Volume 1: Sentence Equivalence Practice Set 1
 Manhattan Prep: Chapter 4

Literature Review #3
 Sample Lit Review Discussion

Sep 22: Sept 22 Verbal Set #1

AW
Preparing for the Issue Task
In-Class: Sep 25 Professional Development Session
 Essay Structure: Body Paragraphs, Conclusion w/Firyuza Nafasova (in-person)
 PEEL, Transition and Topic Sentences
 Princeton Review GRE Prep: Chapter 20

Sep 25:
AW
Preparing for the Issue Task
In-Class:
 Draft Issue essay peer review
 Princeton Review GRE Prep: Chapter 20
Sep 22-
 Writing a draft of Issue essay (timed practice)
5 28
VR
Pre-Class:
 Princeton Review GRE Prep: Chapter 6
 ETS GRE Verbal Reasoning
 Princeton Review GRE Prep: Chapter 7 Critical Reasoning pp. 106-117

In-Class:
 Princeton Review GRE Prep: Chapter 6 Reading Comprehension
 Princeton Review GRE Prep: Chapter 7 Critical Reasoning Practice Questions
 Manhattan Prep: Chapter 5

Literature Review #4
 Note taking

6 Sep 29- Sep 29: Oct 2 PRACTICE TEST 2

Oct 5 QR
Pre-Class:
Averages, Weighted Averages, Median, and Mode; Standard Deviation and Normal Distribution
 Princeton Review GRE Prep: Chapter 15 (Averages, Median, Mode and Range, Standard Deviation)
 ETS GRE Math Review: Numerical Methods for Describing Data

In-Class:
 Manhattan Prep: Chapter 21, Chapter 22

Literature Review #4 (continued)

 Oct 2:
 No classes – Practice Test 2

Oct 6: Oct 6 Quant Set #1

AW
Preparing for the Argument Task EdUSA Group Session #2
Pre-Class:
 Princeton Review GRE Prep: Chapter 7 pp. 106-117
 Princeton Review GRE Prep: Chapter 21
In-Class:
 Parts of an argument: finding premises, locating assumptions, identifying conclusions

Oct 9:
QR
Pre-Class:
Rates and Work, Ratios
 ETS GRE Math Review: Ratios, Rates and Work Problems
Oct 6-
7  Princeton Review GRE Prep: Chapter 15 (Ratios, Rate)
12
In-Class:
 Manhattan Prep: Chapters 18, 20

VR
Pre-Class:
 ETS GRE Verbal Reasoning: Chapter 2 Reading Comprehension
 Princeton Review GRE Prep: Chapter 7 Critical Reasoning
In-Class:
 Princeton Review GRE Prep: Chapter 7 Critical Reasoning Practice Questions
 Manhattan Prep: Chapter 6

Literature Review #4 (continued)

 In-Text Citation

8 Oct 13- Oct 13: tbd Middle Point Evaluation

19 AW
Preparing for the Argument Task
Pre-Class:
 Princeton Review GRE Prep: Chapter 21
 A rulebook of Arguments: General Rules pp. 1-8
In-Class:
 Understanding the Argument task: Identifying claims, evidence, assumptions and conclusion

Oct 16:
QR
In-Class:
Variable-in-the-Choices Problems
 Manhattan Prep: Chapter 19

VR
Pre-Class:
 Vocabulary
 In-Class:
 Manhattan Prep: Chapter 4, 5, 6
 ETS Verbal Reasoning: Practice Questions

Literature Review #5
 Writing the first draft
 Introduction and Rubrics

Oct 20:
AW
Preparing for the Argument Task
Pre-Class:
 Princeton Review GRE Prep: Chapter 21
 A rulebook of Arguments: General Rules pp. 1-8
In-Class:
 Evaluating claims and assumptions, thinking of alternative explanations and counterexamples
 The Argument Task: Writing the introduction

Literature Review #5 (continued)

Oct 23:
Oct 20- QR
9
23 Coordinate Geometry
Pre-Class:
 Princeton Review GRE Prep: Chapter 16 (Coordinate Plane pp.415-417), Chapter 17 (Coordinate Plane
pp. 450-456)
 ETS GRE Math Review: Algebra (2.8 Coordinate Geometry)
In-Class:
 Manhattan Prep: Chapter 28

VR
Pre-Class:
In-Class:
 Manhattan Prep: Chapter 4, 5, 6
 ETS Verbal Reasoning: Practice Questions

Oct 24- BREAK: No Sessions

30
10 Nov 3-9 Nov 3: Nov 3 Quant Set #2
AW
Preparing for the Argument Task tbd EdUSA Group Session #3
In-Class:
 Timed Practice (Body paragraphs)
 Issue Task practice
QR – Quant Set

Literature Review #5 (continued)

Nov 6:
QR
 Polygons, rectangular solids, circles and cylinders
Pre-Class:
 Princeton Review GRE Prep: Chapter 16 pp. 403-413, pp. 417-424, Chapter 17 pp. 440-450, pp. 457-
463
 ETS GRE Math Review: Geometry (3.2, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6)
In-Class:
 Manhattan Prep: Chapters 25, 26

VR
In-Class:
 Manhattan Prep: Chapter 4, 5, 6
 ETS Verbal Reasoning: Practice Questions

Nov 10: Nov 13 PRACTICE TEST 3

QR
Triangles
Pre-Class:
 Princeton Review GRE Prep: Chapter 16 pp. 396-405, Chapter 17 pp. 434-440
Nov 10-
11  ETS GRE Math Review: Geometry (3.3)
16
In-Class:
 Manhattan Prep: Chapter 27

Nov 13: No classes – Practice Test 3

Nov 17: Nov 17 Verbal Set #2

AW
Preparing for the Argument Task
In-Class:
 Timed Practice

Literature Review #6
 Final version

Nov 20:
QR
Mixed Geometry
Nov 17- Pre-Class:
12
23  ETS GRE Math Review: Geometry
 Princeton Review GRE Prep: Chapter 16, 17
In-Class:
 Manhattan Prep: Chapter 29

VR
Pre-Class:
 Practice Questions
In-Class:
 Manhattan Prep: Chapter 4, 5, 6
 ETS Verbal Reasoning: Practice Questions
 Nov 24:
AW
Preparing for the Argument Task
In-Class:
 Group discussion on brainstorming ideas
 Writing practice

Nov 27:
QR
Nov 24- Data Interpretation
13 Pre-Class:
30
 ETS GRE Math Review: Data Analysis
 Princeton Review GRE Prep: Chapter 15 pp. 382-389
In-Class:
 Manhattan Prep: Chapter 24

VR
In-Class:
 Manhattan Prep: Chapter 4, 5, 6
 ETS Verbal Reasoning: Practice Questions
Dec 1:
AW
Preparing for the Argument Task
In-Class:
 Timed Writing Practice

Dec 4:
QR
Probability, Combinatorics, Overlapping Sets
Pre-Class:
14 Dec 1-7  Princeton Review GRE Prep: Chapter 18
 ETS GRE Math Review: Probability
In-Class:
 Manhattan Prep: Chapter 23

VR
In-Class:
 Practice Sets
 Group Discussion

15 Dec 8- Dec 8: Dec 8 Verbal Set #3

14 AW
Preparing for the Argument Task EdUSA Group Session #4
In-Class:
 Timed Writing Practice

Dec 11:
VR
In-Class:
 Manhattan Prep: Chapter 4, 5, 6
  ETS Verbal Reasoning: Practice Questions

Dec 15: Dec 15 Quant Set #3

AW
Preparing for the Argument Task
In-Class: Dec 18 PRACTICE TEST 4
Dec 15-  Timed Practice and group discussion
16
21

Dec 18:
 No classes

Dec 22: Dec 28 GRADUATION

Dec 22-
17 Review;
28
Practice Questions (VR, QR)

Note: The lesson plan is subject to change upon the Adviser’s consideration at any time.