SAT Workshop Session Four/Six Academic Connections Summer 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

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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 IndependentDependent

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 coordinator a conjunctive adverb a semicolon

SAT Component Two Critical Reading

Critical Reading: Sentence Completions Although a few contemporaries ____ the book, most either ignored or mocked it. A)degraded B)disregarded C)ridiculed D)slighted E)appreciated

Critical Reading: Sentence Completions Steps for Sentence Completions 1)Read the sentence 2)Identify the clause relationship 3)Predict your response 4)Analyze and POE the answer choices 5)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)taints B)corrodes C)explains D)promotes E)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..amity B)congenial..concord C)altruistic..dissension D)rebellious..insurrection E)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 ReadingFlashcards

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 Errors  Critical 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 together  Math – The Beloved Subject Next Time

Session Four Wrap-Up

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