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SAT WorkshopSession Four/Six
Academic ConnectionsSummer 2008
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Warm-Up Part I
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Warm-Up Part II
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Session FourAgenda
o Brief review of last meeting-Writing Part Two – Multiple Choice-Grammar Whirlwind
o Critical Reading-Sentence Completions-Learning to read!
Today
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Writing Two: Multiple Choice
Types of Questions
Identifying Sentence Errors
Improving Sentences
Improving Paragraphs
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Writing Two: Multiple Choice
Grammar Basics
Words
Phrases
Clauses
Sentences
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Writing Two: Multiple Choice
Clauses
Independent Dependent
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Writing Two: Multiple Choice
Simple Sentence
• A simple sentence has one independent clause.
Ex. English grammar is easy.
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Writing Two: Multiple Choice
Compound Sentence
• A compound sentence has two independent clauses joined by
a coordinatora conjunctive adverba semicolon
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SAT Component Two
Critical Reading
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Critical Reading
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Critical Reading: Sentence Completions
Although a few contemporaries ____ the book, most either ignored or mocked it.
A) degradedB) disregardedC) ridiculedD) slightedE) appreciated
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Critical Reading: Sentence Completions
Steps for Sentence Completions
1) Read the sentence2) Identify the clause relationship3) Predict your response4) Analyze and POE the answer
choices5) Read your choice back into the
sentence
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Critical Reading: Sentence Completions
Can assembly-line work be reorganized so that, while remaining profitable, it _____ rather than inhibits the development of human personality?
A) taintsB) corrodesC) explainsD) promotesE) endangers
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Critical Reading: Sentence Completions
Despite her _____ nature, DeMott was capable of tactful negotiation and even won praise for her patient efforts toward _____ when a local squabble developed.
A) diplomatic..amityB) congenial..concordC) altruistic..dissensionD) rebellious..insurrectionE) tempestuous..reconciliation
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Critical Reading: Sentence Completions
What if you don’t know the words?
• Use prefixes and suffixes
• Use roots and romance language knowledge
• Use context
• Develop your vocabulary
Reading Flashcards
http://www.appelrouthtutoring.com
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Critical Reading: Passages – What to expect• The passages are about 100 to 850 words long.
• Some selections are from a single source, and others consist of a pair of related passages on a shared issue or theme. For each pair, one of the passages supports, opposes, or complements the other’s point of view.
• The passages cover subjects in the humanities, social studies, natural sciences, and literary fiction.
• The passages vary in style and tone. They include narrative, persuasive, expository, and/or literary elements.
• A set of questions follows each passage or pair of related passages.
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Critical Reading: Passages – Learning to read…AGAIN!
CIRCLE – sentence connectors
UNDERLINE– transition signals
UNDERLINE– adjectives and adverbs
So what is Main Idea anyway?
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Session ThreeWrap-Up
Writing Part Two-Types of Questions-Grammar Basics-Common Errors
More Grammar ErrorsCritical Reading Part One & Two
Today
Next Time
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Session Four Wrap-Up
o Brief review of last meeting-Writing Part Two – Multiple Choice -Grammar Whirlwind
o Critical Reading-Sentence Completions-Learning to read!
Today
Critical Reading: Putting it all togetherMath – The Beloved Subject
Next Time
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Session Four Wrap-Up