TASC Italian study plan

TASC Italian · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 6 hours per week

Week 1

Reading & Writing

Diagnose current reading level by completing one untimed informational passage set and recording accuracy by question type
Identify the four most common reading question stems and write a one-sentence strategy for each
Draft a timed 25-minute essay outline using a claim-evidence-explanation structure
Build a personal error log with columns for domain, skill, error cause, and fix

A one-page diagnostic summary listing baseline accuracy for reading and writing plus a ranked list of the three weakest skills

Week 2

Annotate two long informational passages to locate main idea and supporting evidence before answering
Practice eliminating answer choices that are true but do not answer the question
Paraphrase each paragraph of a passage in eight words or fewer to build summary speed
Complete one 20-minute timed reading set and compare accuracy to the week 1 baseline

A timed reading set scored and corrected, with every missed item rewritten as a correct statement

Week 3

Revise three sentences to fix run-ons, fragments, and faulty parallelism
Apply comma, semicolon, and colon rules correctly in ten original sentences
Write a 30-minute timed essay with a clear thesis and two developed body paragraphs
Edit a draft for wordiness by cutting at least ten percent of the words without losing meaning

One timed essay plus a marked-up revision showing at least eight concrete edits

Week 4

Solve multi-step ratio, percent, and proportion problems without a calculator
Interpret linear equations and graphs to answer slope and intercept questions
Explain in writing how to design a controlled experiment with independent and dependent variables
Read one data table and one graph and state two valid conclusions and one unsupported claim

A mixed 25-question math and science practice set scored, with worked solutions for every missed item

Week 5

Convert between fractions, decimals, and percents fluently in a five-minute drill
Solve geometry problems involving area, perimeter, and the Pythagorean theorem
Set up and solve one-variable equations from word problems
Check answers by estimation to catch calculator and arithmetic errors

A formula sheet written in your own words plus a timed 20-question math set at or above 80 percent accuracy

Week 6

Describe the steps of the water, carbon, and nitrogen cycles from memory
Distinguish observations, hypotheses, and conclusions in short experiment descriptions
Sequence major eras and events in world and United States history on a timeline
Interpret a primary source excerpt by identifying author, audience, and purpose

A hand-drawn timeline and a one-page science concept map, each checked against notes for accuracy

Week 7

Explain how the three branches of government check one another using two concrete examples
Read economic and geographic charts and describe the trend in one sentence
Complete a mixed social studies and reading set under time pressure
Reduce average reading passage time while keeping accuracy steady

A timed mixed set scored with a log showing time per passage and accuracy by domain

Week 8

Take two full-length timed practice tests under exam conditions
Review every missed item and sort errors into content gaps versus careless mistakes
Re-drill the three lowest-scoring skills from the error log
Finalize a one-page test-day checklist covering pacing, guessing strategy, and essay planning

A final score report comparing week 8 results to the week 1 baseline, plus a completed test-day checklist

Week 2: Reading accuracy on a timed set improves by at least ten percentage points over the week 1 baseline

Week 4: A timed essay scores at least 3 of 4 on an organization and evidence rubric you write yourself

Week 6: Math and science practice sets both reach at least 75 percent accuracy without notes

Week 8: Full-length practice test shows gains in at least four of the five domains and no domain below 70 percent