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Book 101 Here are the syllabi for your first course book. Unit 1 Lesson Module Name Introduction 1D Order Games/Games Approach Diagramming 1D Games/Working With Clues Don't Just Read—Read forUnit 1 Practice These sections are assigned as homework due before Class 3. Module Name Prepping a Game/Symbolization Practice Attacking Games Questions/The Path to Improvement 1D Order Games Don't Just Read—Read forTake Diagnostic Exam 1 this week. Unit 2 Lesson Module Name Anatomy of an Argument Arguments Approach and Question Types Conditional Statements in Arguments and Games Unit 2 Practice These sections are assigned as homework due before Class 4. Module Name Combining Premises to Reach a Conclusion/Arguments Approach Finding Conclusions Extracting Information: Inference Questions More 1D Order Games

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Book 101 Here are the syllabi for your first course book. Unit 1 Lesson Module Name

Introduction

1D Order Games/Games Approach

Diagramming 1D Games/Working With Clues

Don't Just Read—Read for…

Unit 1 Practice These sections are assigned as homework due before Class 3. Module Name

Prepping a Game/Symbolization Practice

Attacking Games Questions/The Path to Improvement

1D Order Games

Don't Just Read—Read for…

Take Diagnostic Exam 1 this week. Unit 2 Lesson Module Name

Anatomy of an Argument

Arguments Approach and Question Types

Conditional Statements in Arguments and Games

Unit 2 Practice These sections are assigned as homework due before Class 4. Module Name

Combining Premises to Reach a Conclusion/Arguments Approach

Finding Conclusions

Extracting Information: Inference Questions

More 1D Order Games

Unit 3 Lesson Module Name

Reading Comprehension Intro/Active Reading

2D Games: Combining Ordering and Grouping

2D Games: Spatial Arrangements

Unit 3 Practice These sections are assigned as homework due before Class 5. Module Name

The Path to Reading Comprehension Improvement/RC Approach

RC: Practice the Approach

2D Games

Arguments with Reasoning

Unit 4 Lesson Module Name

Analyzing Arguments/Language Shifts/Assumptions

Assumption Questions--Necessary vs. Sufficient

Making Inferences

Unit 4 Practice These sections are assigned as homework due before Class 6. Module Name

Arguments POE: Strength of Language/Assumption Questions

Reading Comprehension Practice

Inference Questions

More Games: Mixed Bag

Unit 5 Lesson Module Name

Translating Question Stems

Group Games: Fixed Assignments

Reading Comprehension: Working the Passage

Unit 5 Practice These sections are assigned as homework due before Class 7. Module Name

RC: Active Reading

RC Practice

Group Games: Fixed Assignments

Necessary Assumption Questions

Arguments: Pacing

Unit 6 Lesson Module Name

Causal Arguments/Assumptions/Patterns

Games: Pacing

Unit 6 Practice These sections are assigned as homework due before Class 8. Module Name

POE Focus: Scope and Relevance

Causal Arguments

Games: Mixed Bag

Reading Comprehension Pacing

More Arguments Practice

Take Diagnostic Exam 2 this week.

Book 201 Here are the syllabi for your second course book. Unit 7 Lesson Module Name

Recurring Flaws: Comparison Flaws

Recurring Flaws: Surveys and Samples

Recurring Flaws: Absence of Evidence

Recurring Flaws: Percentages and Numbers

Recurring Flaws: Appeals and Attacks

Recurring Flaws: Shifting Meanings

Recurring Flaws: Circular Arguments

Exercise: Spot the Flaw

Reading Comprehension: Question Tasks

Unit 7 Practice These sections are assigned as homework due before Class 9. Module Name

Translating Question Tasks/Recurring Flaws

Games: Mixed Bag

RC Drill: Finding the Answer

Reading Comprehension Practice

Unit 8 Lesson Module Name

More Conditional Statements

1D In/Out Games

Conditional Statements in Arguments

Necessary/Sufficient Factors

Design Your Own Flawed Argument

Unit 8 Practice Module Name

Necessary and Sufficient Conditions

Flaw Patterns:Necessary vs. Sufficient

1D In-Out Games

Arguments Two-Pass Practice

Timed Section: Reading Comprehension

Unit 9 Lesson Module Name

2D In/Out Games

Reading Comprehension: Process of Elimination

Unit 9 Practice These sections are assigned as homework due before Class 11. Module Name

Applying Active Reading to Assessing and Answering Questions

Timed Section 1: Reading Comprehension

Timed Section 2: Arguments

2D In/Out Games

More Recurring Flaws

Unit 10 Lesson Module Name

Group Games: Variable Assignments

Arguments: Quantity Statements

Unit 10 Practice These sections are assigned as homework due before Class 12. Module Name

Group Games

Arguments: Quantity Statements

Arguments: Mixed Bag

RC Practice

Take Diagnostic Exam 3 this week. Unit 11 Lesson Module Name

Reading Comprehension: Determining Difficulty

Games with Distribution Deductions

Arguments Drill: Put It All Together

Unit 11 Practice These sections are assigned as homework due before Class 13. Module Name

Games with Distribution Deductions

Games Review

Timed Section 1: Reading Comprehension

Timed Section 2: Games

Unit 12 Lesson Module Name

Games With a Twist/Twister

Evaluate Questions and Resolve/Explain Questions

Arguments With a Twist

Conditional Statements With a Twist

Unit 12 Practice These sections are assigned as homework due before Class 14. Module Name

Twisted Games

Arguments: Evaluate Questions

Arguments: Resolve/Explain Questions

RC Practice

Review: Conditional and Quantity Statements

Book 301 Here are the syllabi for your third course book. Unit 13 Lesson Module Name

Games Pacing Strategy: Ranking Games/Sizing Up Games Ingredients

Timed Section: Games

Extracting Information: Inference and Point at Issue Questions

Unit 13 Practice These sections are assigned as homework due before Class 15. Module Name

Games Pacing

Timed Section 1: Games

Inference Questions

Point at Issue Questions

Timed Section 2: Reading Comprehension

Unit 14 Lesson Module Name

Reading Comprehension: Comparative Passages

Match: Reasoning and Main Point Questions

Match: Principle-Match/Parallel Questions

Drill: Match 'Em Up

Unit 14 Practice These sections are assigned as homework due before Class 16. Module Name

Timed Section 1: Reading Comprehension

Principle-Match Questions

Reasoning Questions

Main Point and Fill-in-the-Blank Questions

Parallel the Reasoning/Principle Questions

Parallel the Flaw Questions

Timed Section 2: Reading Comprehension

Timed Section 3: Arguments

Timed Section 4: Arguments

Unit 15 Lesson Module Name

Help/Hurt

Necessary Assumption and Flaw Questions

Strengthen and Weaken Questions

Principle-Strengthen and Sufficient Assumption Questions

Helping/Hurting Arguments (drill)

Unit 15 Practice These sections are assigned as homework due before Class 17. Module Name

Games Practice

Strengthen Questions

Weaken Questions

Principle-Strengthen Questions

Sufficient Assumption Questions

Necessary Assumption Questions

Flaw Questions

Timed Section 1: Reading Comprehension

Take Diagnostic Exam 4 this week.

Unit 16 Lesson Module Name

Reading Comprehension Review

Timed Section: Reading Comprehension

Games Setups

Arguments Focus: Inference/Point at Issue

Arguments Focus: Resolve/Explain

Unit 16 Practice These sections are assigned as homework due before Class 18. Module Name

Timed Section: Reading Comprehension

Arguments Focus: Inference Questions

PrepTest 56 and Analysis

Unit 17 Lesson Module Name

Games Review

Timed Section: Games

Arguments Pacing

Timed Section: Arguments

Unit 17 Practice These sections are assigned as homework due before Class 19. Module Name

Arguments Focus: Flaw Questions

Arguments Focus: Strengthen/Weaken Questions

Arguments Focus: Resolve/Explain Questions

Timed Section: Games

PrepTest 59 and Test Analysis

Unit 18 Lesson Module Name

Arguments Review

Arguments Question Tasks

Arguments Strategy

Timed Section: Arguments

Advanced Techniques: Reading Comprehension

Unit 18 Practice These sections are assigned as homework due before Class 20. Module Name

Arguments Focus: Strengthen/Weaken Questions

Timed Section 1: Reading Comprehension

Timed Section 2: Arguments

Timed Section 3: Arguments

Book 401 Here are the syllabi for your fourth course book. Unit 19 Lesson Module Name

Five Minutes!

Challenging Reading Comprehension Passages

Anticipating Distractors

Unit 19 Practice These sections are assigned as homework due before Class 21. Module Name

Timed Section 1: Games

Timed Section 2: Reading Comprehension

Arguments Practice: Mixed Bag

Reading Comprehension Practice

Arguments Practice: Paired Arguments

Take Diagnostic Exam 5 this week. Unit 20 Lesson Module Name

Arguments: POE

POE Patterns: Arguments

Test 5 Analysis

Reasoning and Flaw Questions: Translating Answer Choices

Unit 20 Practice These sections are assigned as homework due before Class 22. Module Name

Games Homework (redoing Games: Book 101)

Parallel Practice

PrepTest 57 and Analysis

Unit 21 Lesson Module Name

Moveon.Arg

Reading Comprehension: The Need for Speed

Timed Section: Reading Comprehension

Unit 21 Practice These sections are assigned as homework due before Class 23. Module Name

Games Homework (redoing Games: Book 201)

Arguments Question Focus: Necessary Assumption Questions

PrepTest 58 and Test Analysis

Unit 22 Lesson Module Name

Advanced Games Preparation

Advanced Setups/Deductions

Challenging Arguments

Unit 22 Practice These sections are assigned as homework due before Class 24. Module Name

Games Homework (redoing games: Book 301)

Arguments Question Focus: Flaw Questions

Reading Comprehension Practice

Timed Section 1: Reading Comprehension

Timed Section 2: Arguments

Unit 23 Lesson Module Name

Take the LSAT Like a Pro

Arguments: Full-Section Strategy

Reading Comprehension: Full-Section Strategy

Games: Full-Section Strategy

Unit 23 Practice These sections are assigned as homework due before Class 24. Module Name

Extra Practice: Mixed Arguments

Timed Section 1: Arguments

Timed Section 2: Games

Timed Section 3: Arguments

Timed Section 4: Reading Comprehension

Take Diagnostic Exam 6 this week. Unit 24 Lesson Module Name

Writing Sample

Countdown to the LSAT

Unit 24 Practice These sections are assigned as homework due before the actual LSAT. Module Name

Extra Arguments Practice: Mixed Arguments/Paired Arguments

Timed Section 1: Arguments

Timed Section 2: Arguments

Timed Section 3: Reading Comprehension

Timed Section 4: Reading Comprehension

Timed Section 5: Reading Comprehension

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