sat workshop session four/six academic connections summer 2008
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SAT WorkshopSession Four/Six
Academic ConnectionsSummer 2008
Warm-Up Part I
Warm-Up Part II
Session FourAgenda
o Brief review of last meeting-Writing Part Two – Multiple Choice-Grammar Whirlwind
o Critical Reading-Sentence Completions-Learning to read!
Today
Writing Two: Multiple Choice
Types of Questions
Identifying Sentence Errors
Improving Sentences
Improving Paragraphs
Writing Two: Multiple Choice
Grammar Basics
Words
Phrases
Clauses
Sentences
Writing Two: Multiple Choice
Clauses
Independent Dependent
Writing Two: Multiple Choice
Simple Sentence
• A simple sentence has one independent clause.
Ex. English grammar is easy.
Writing Two: Multiple Choice
Compound Sentence
• A compound sentence has two independent clauses joined by
a coordinatora conjunctive adverba semicolon
SAT Component Two
Critical Reading
Critical Reading
Critical Reading: Sentence Completions
Although a few contemporaries ____ the book, most either ignored or mocked it.
A) degradedB) disregardedC) ridiculedD) slightedE) appreciated
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
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
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
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
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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.
Critical Reading: Passages – Learning to read…AGAIN!
CIRCLE – sentence connectors
UNDERLINE– transition signals
UNDERLINE– adjectives and adverbs
So what is Main Idea anyway?
Session ThreeWrap-Up
Writing Part Two-Types of Questions-Grammar Basics-Common Errors
More Grammar ErrorsCritical Reading Part One & Two
Today
Next Time
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
Session Four Wrap-Up
