SAT Mastery: 20-day Reading/Writing Program

Run a complete SAT prep cycle in just 15–20 minutes a day—with student practice auto-assigned in Zinc.

💡 Teach mini-lessons a few times per week alongside daily student practice. All quizzes and Test Prep Experiences are ready for students—no prep required.

Note: SAT Mastery is currently a pilot program. You can request access for your school here.

View the 20-day SAT Mastery Plan

Pre-work


The key to success on all standardized reading tests is raising reading levels. We strongly recommend having students complete Ignition as part of their Zinc Journey. In just 1-2 hours, most students using Zinc Ignition go up by at least one Zinc reading level—that’s 1.5 grade levels of growth!

Week 1


Day 1

➤ Mini-Lesson: Intro to SAT
+ 4-Step Method

In-app practice: 

  • Quiz: Central Ideas and Details

Week 2

Day 6

➤ Mini-Lesson: Words in Context

In-app practice: 

  • Test Prep Experience

  • Quiz: WIC

Week 3

Week 4

Day 2

In-app practice: 

  • Test Prep Experience

  • Quiz: Mixed Skills

Day 7

In-app practice: 

  • Quiz: Mixed Skills

Day 3

➤ Mini-Lesson: Inferences

In-app practice: 

  • Quiz: Inferences

Day 4

In-app practice: 

  • Test Prep Experience

  • Quiz: Mixed Skills

Day 5

➤ Mini-Lesson: Skip & Come Back

In-app practice: 

  • Quiz: Mixed Skills


Day 8

➤ Mini-Lesson: Rhetorical Synthesis

In-app practice: 

  • Test Prep Experience

  • Quiz: RS

Day 9

In-app practice: 

  • Quiz: Mixed Skills

Day 10

➤ Mini-Lesson: Bluebook Tips

📘 Bluebook Practice

  • Students complete a practice test or section in CB’s Bluebook app


Day 11

➤ Mini-Lesson: Transitions

In-app practice: 

  • Test Prep Experience

  • Quiz: Transitions

Day 12

In-app practice: 

  • Test Prep Experience

  • Quiz: Mixed Skills

Day 17

In-app practice: 

  • Test Prep Experience

  • Quiz: Mixed Skills

Day 13

➤ Mini-Lesson: Modifiers & Clauses

In-app practice: 

  • Quiz: Form, Structure, Sense / Boundaries

Day 14

In-app practice: 

  • Quiz: Mixed Skills

Day 15

➤ Mini-Lesson: CoE-Quantiatative Inferences

In-app practice: 

  • Test Prep Experience

  • Quiz: CoE-Quant


Day 16

➤ Mini-Lesson: Sentence Structure & Punctuation

In-app practice: 

  • Quiz: Mixed Skills

Day 18

➤ Mini-Lesson: Apostrophes

In-app practice: 

  • Quiz: Mixed Skills

Day 19

In-app practice: 

  • Test Prep Experience

  • Quiz: Mixed Skills

Day 20

➤ Mini-Lesson: Wrap Up & Encouragement

📘 Bluebook Practice

  • Practice test or section in CB’s Bluebook app

📘 About Bluebook Practice Days

On Days 10 and 20, students complete official SAT practice using College Board’s Bluebook app.

  • These are full-length or module-based SAT practice tests — provide in-class time or assign for HW

  • Students are prompted in Zinc with a link. Teachers can direct students to take a specific test or let them choose.

  • No additional Zinc practice is assigned on these days

Alternative option:
Teachers may choose to print a practice test from College Board and have students complete it on paper instead.