1. SAT 7

2. C ONTENT O VERVIEW Sentence Completion Passage-Based Strategies Short Long Paired-Passage Strategies The Essay Identifying Sentence Errors Improving Sentences/Paragraphs

3. S ENTENCE C OMPLETION 2 types of questions Vocabulary in context Essentially given a definition and asked to find the appropriate word The sentence will act as a definition, example or a synonym of the correct answer Logic Based Questions Not just the definition, but the relationship of the word to the sentence Requires that you understand which word best fits according to it’s relationship to the other words in the sentence. Compare and contrast Cause and effect

4. S ENTENCE C OMPLETION S TRATEGIES Context Clues (definition hint) Synonyms Antonyms Word “Charge” Word Parts

5. W ORD C HARGE Refers to a Positive (+) or a Negative (-) connotation Insidious-vivacious- Diabolical- effervescent- “Disconsolate” What DO you know about this word?

6. W ORD R OOTS, P REFIXES, AND S UFFIXES My neighbor is both ________ and ________; he keeps to himself and has great fear of anyone who isn't from our town. a) callous... pre disposed b) mis anthropic...tolerant c) in sular...xeno phobic d) ignorant... bi ased e) prejudiced…obstinate

7. C ONTEXT C LUES FOR THE W IN Type 1: Vocabulary in context Definition In other words Such as For example Type 2: Logic Based Questions Contrast But Although Rather than However Cause and Effect Because As a result Since Therefore

8. C ONTRAST The student spent no time planning his essay, resulting in a ______ of a unconnected ideas, rather than _____ argument in support of a thesis. What is the relationship between “spent no time planning his essay” and the first blank? What is the relationship between “unconnected ideas” and the second blank

9. C AUSE AND E FFECT If/then relationship If A is true, B is true We will face the idea of old age with____ as long as we believe that it invariably brings poverty, isolation, and illness. Where is your context clue illustrates the cause and effect relationship in this sentence?

10. C ONCLUSION You do not have to know the meaning/definition of all of the options. You have to know what strategies to use OR You have to be able to find clues hidden in the question or in the answers

11. P AIRED P ASSAGES Include fiction and nonfiction Majority will be nonfiction Topics include Natural science : scientific discovery, theory, or controversy Social studies : history, politics, economics Humanities : artist, music, philosophy But don’t worry : You are not expected to draw from outside knowledge. Everything you need to know will be in the passages themselves.

12. T YPES OF Q UESTIONS Vocabulary in context However: the vocabulary is going to fit in the context of the passage Not stand alone Extended Reasoning Ask you to draw conclusions from or evaluate info from passage Ask about overall theme, message, purpose, attitude, sometimes even “tone” of the writer Include words like “probably, apparently, seems, suggests, the author implies”

13. TYPES OF QUESTIONS CONTINUED… Literal comprehension Information that is DIRECTLY presented from the text Example: Find the place in the text where a particular detail is discussed. “line 1, 2, or 3” Recognize different interpretations of the same fact or idea

14. F ACTS, A SSUMPTIONS, AND I NFERENCES Facts Statements known to be true A foot has 12 inches Assumptions Suppositions or propositions that author makes to reach their conclusions Not proven fact “According to the author...” Inferences Conclusions you reach based on what has been said in a passage This requires you to read between the lines

15. T YPES OF P ASSAGES Short 100-150 words Approximately 2-3 questions Long 400-850 words Approximately 8-13 questions Paired Passages Two passages Require you to make connections

16. S TRATEGIES Short Passages Read the questions first Long Passages Take notes Paired Passages Read Passage 1, answer Passage 1 questions Read Passage 2, answer Passage 2 questions Lastly, answer questions about BOTH passages (these are always last)

17. T HE E SSAY First part of the SAT Timed: 25 minutes Prompt topic will be “general” No specific academic knowledge is necessary Draw from what you have learned, read, observed Freedom of writing style Narrative Expository Persuasive Argumentative

18. W RITING E XPECTATIONS Strong development of ideas Ability to connect to audience Language use Organization Evidence/Support

19. S TRATEGIES How WELL you write is more important than how MUCH you write Writing more than a paragraph, but be concise Watch your handwriting If illegible, you may receive a zero Stay on topic Outline for 5 minutes

20. G RADING The essay is graded “Holistically” Two readers score the essay out of 6 Combine scores to a total of 12 points Essays that are off topic will receive a zero

21. I DENTIFYING S ENTENCE E RRORS Tests your knowledge of Grammar Parts of a sentence Usage Agreement Word Choice “idioms” using the best word Sometimes includes the exceptions of our speech. E.g. “Go”, “Gone”, “Went”

22. M OST C OMMON S ENTENCE E RRORS Subject/Verb agreement Parallelism Placement of modifiers Use of relative clauses

23. G RAMMAR U SAGE Now that we have identified the grammar, lets look at our grammar USAGE All of our grammar must Agree. Qualitatively and Quantitatively Same amount of subjects to verbs Same tense (past, present, progressive) “I go” …”I like to go to the movies” “She went” …..”She went to the movies last night” “They were” ….”They were at the movies together”

24. P ARALLELISM Parallelism: Puts the contents of a sentence into a recognizable patter. Makes your sentence easier to understand Balance a word with a word, phrase with a phrase, clause with a clause Similar Types of words; adjectives, prepositional phrases, noun clauses,

25. I MPROVING P ARAGRAPHS Utilize the information about improving individual sentences Wordiness : using unnecessary words and phrases OR adding empty expressions to a sentence. Empty Expressions: are redundant (repetitive) and do not add anything to your sentence “two in number”, “if you know what I mean” Adding Descriptive words

26. A DDING D ESCRIPTIVE W ORDS Be careful: You are not adding words just for the sake of making the sentence longer! Adding words to CLARIFY and/or DESCRIBE. Clarify: Making clear the context or the meaning of the sentence (who, what, where, when, why) Describe: Using meaningful adjectives that contribute to the sentences meaning/objective.

27. CONTENT OVERVIEW Reference Pages and Chapters (SAT BOOK) Sentence Completion Passage-Based Strategies Short Long Paired-Passage Strategies The Essay Identifying Sentence Errors Improving Sentences/Paragraphs