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THE SAT - YOU CAN DO IT!

Today, we’ll talk about the following: 1. comparing TAKS to SAT2. preparing for the SAT3. during the SAT4. scoring the SAT5. A SAMPLE critical

reading section6. A SAMPLE writing

section. THIS ARROW MEANS THAT YOU NEED

YOU NEED TO WRITE THIS DOWN, IT WILL BE ON THE QUIZ!

TAKS vs. SAT TEST

TAKS SAT

The SAT is a completely different beast!

The SAT is a completely different beast!

TAKS & SATWRITING SECTIONS!!!!!•Any approach will do

•Assesses conventions

•Off topic, illegible or

other language = 0

•Implicitly addressing

prompt acceptable

•Focused/coherent

writing

•Well organized

•Not timed

•NARRATIVE!!

•May use dictionary

or thesaurus

•Prompt is an imperative

sentence

•Timed

•Lends itself to persuasive/analytical

May not use dictionary

or thesaurus

• Requires support from

readings (BOOKS)

observations, studies (HISTORY),

and/or experiences

Preparing for the SAT

Get Vocab Prep from Ms. Rodgers

Work On Your Writing Read a Challenging Book

Become familiar with the structure of the test—including strategies for approaching each type of question.

During the SAT: Keep track of time.

Don’t try to cheat. Other people will have DIFFERENT TESTS.

Skip questions you don’t know —answer the easy & medium ones first!!!

Make educated guesses, but don’t answer questions about which you haven’t a clue on the SAT! In SAT scoring, you receive a point for each correct answer and lose a fraction of a point for each incorrect answer. (NOTE—the ACT does not penalize for random guessing—no points are deducted for wrong answers.)

Things You Should Know

THE SAT

Critical Reading

CR 200 - 800

Math M 200 - 800

Writing W 200 – 800Will include 2 subscores:Essay 2-12 (1/3 of writing score)Multiple-choice (2/3 of writing score)

Top score – 2400

One Section will be unscored. Do not try to guess which.

More about the SAT The SAT:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4X3oFZ-wD18

The SAT is a piece of the puzzle in your college application

LET’S READ AND DISCUSS!!! Discuss these sample questions with your neighbor, and choose your answer…..

Read and Discuss

First Section: Critical Reading 

The first kind of question: SENTENCE COMPLETION.

1> Desiring to -------- a players’ strike and work stoppage, NBA commissioner David Stern proposed a compromise he felt would be ---------- to both players and owners.a) enforce…agreeableb) avoid…amenablec) encourage…attractived) forestall…divisivee) extend…satisfactory

Critical Reading Sentence Completion Tips

SAT SENTENCE COMPLETION QUESTION TIPS 

Consider the standard dictionary definitions of words in the sentence. The SAT folks do not use non-standard definitions.

Eliminate answers you know to be incorrect. Cross them out in your test booklet.

Notice the introductory and transitional words in the sentences.

Consider tone and pay attention to punctuation.

Figure out words of your own which might fit in the blanks, then look at the answer choices for synonyms. Don’t fall in “love” with an answer: be sure it fits.

For two-blank questions, figure out one blank at a time! This will help you eliminate answers.

More Critical Reading

PRACTICE SAT SENTENCE COMPLETIONS Directions: Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been

omitted. Beneath the sentence are words or sets of words labeled A through E. Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

1. The association agreed to ------- one of its members when she was discovered to have ------ an infraction of the association rules.a) discipline…preventedb) denounce…impededc) censure…committedd) honor…supportede) promote…aided

  

More Critical Reading – Characteristics of passages

READING PASSAGES 

Do these passages very carefully. Take notes while you read and notice any repeated words or phrases. Read like you are really interested in what the article has to say!

   Types of questionsExtended reasoning questions ask you to make logical inferences about what the writer

means. You may be asked to do the following:Identify the writer’s main idea or purpose in writingCorrectly interpret a particular passageAnalyze the author’s tone or attitude in a specific section or in the whole passageAnalyze a related idea in a parallel or paired passageShow understanding of these terms: facts, assumptions, inferences, logic, style, tone Vocabulary questions ask you to consider the particular use of a word in the passage.

Note: the SAT folks often focus on words used outside their normal context!Comprehension questions determine how accurately and literally you understand the

passage and its information.

Critical Reading - PassagesSAMPLE PASSAGE-BASED QUESTIONS 

1 The first coherent school of American art, the Hudson River painters, helped to shape the mythos of the American landscape. Beginning with the works of Thomas Cole (1801-1848) and Asher B. Durand (1796-1886) and evolving into the Luminist and late Romantic schools, landscape painting was the prevalent genre of 19th century American art.

5 With roots in European Romanticism and with correspondences to European painters such as the Nazarenes and Caspar David Friedrich in Germany or John Constable and Joseph Turner in England, the Hudson River painters, nonetheless, set about to heed Emerson's call "to ignore the courtly Muses of Europe" and define a distinct vision for American art.

1. In line 1, the word coherent in this context most nearly meansA. communalB. invasiveC. disinterestedD. distinctE. critical 

Let’s check out the

writing section!

THE SAT WRITING SECTION

SAT WRITING PREP  1. Identifying sentence errors

2. Improving sentences

3. Improving paragraphs  The ESSAY is a 25 minute response to a prompt.

SAT Writing Section IMPROVING SENTENCES! Colonel Harlan Sanders opened his first fried

chicken restaurant and he was sixty-five years old then.

A. and he was sixty-five years old thenB. when he was sixty-fiveC. at age sixty-five years oldD. upon the reaching of sixty-five yearsE. at the time when he was sixty-five

SAT WRITING: IMPROVING PARAGRAPHS 

SAMPLE(1) Author J.K. Rowling famed of Harry Potter books was a single mother

living in Scotland when she wrote Harry Potter and the Sorceror’s Stone. (2) J. K. Rowling wrote the book on scraps of paper at a local café. (3) Rowling to date has published six books in the Potter canon. (4) An award from the Scottish Arts Council enabled her to finish the book.

1. In context, what is the best version of the underlined portion of sentence 1 (reproduced below)?

Author J.K. Rowling famed of Harry Potter books was a single mother living in Scotland when she wrote Harry Potter and the Sorceror’s Stone.

A. (As it is now.)B. Harry Potter book writer J.K. Rowling, famedC. J. K. Rowling, famed author of the Harry Potter books,D. Author Ms. J. K. Rowling, writer of famed Harry Potter,E. Harry Potter books’ famed writer J. K. Rowling  

LAST BUT NOT LEAST……..

About THE ESSAYThe first section of the SAT will ask you to write a

short essay in 25 minutes. You must respond to whatever prompt the SAT folks provide. After the general directions, you will see a short quotation or excerpt related to the prompt. The actual prompt will be marked “Assignment.” This is the question you are supposed to answer, although you may allude to the excerpt in your essay.

 You will write your essay on the 3 pages of lined

paper provided. Write neatly without skipping lines, avoiding wide margins. You will receive no more paper! Be sure to stay within the margins, too, as the essay will be scanned and sent electronically to graders.

The ROSE Strategy

“Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.”

R = ReadingO = ObservationsS = StudiesE = Experience

The essay questions will ask you to rely on readings, observations, studies, and experiences. Think of it as a “ROSE” question….

Idea/Thesis Statement

Readings Observations

Studies Experiences

SAMPLE ESSAYBelow is a sample essay topic. 

There is a dignity associated with honest labor. What person does not value himself in proportion to those works which he or she attempts? True nobility rests in the simple task, well done.

-adapted from T. Romulus, Ethics

Assignment: Does work define the person, or does the person define the job? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.