Exam / Class: SAT Reading
Instructional Goals:
-To help student improve their score on the Reading Section of the SAT
-Develop strategies which provide success on time management of the SAT Reading and Writing Exam
-Provide students with knowledge of common types of questions on the SAT Reading
Each Area at a Glance:
1. Introduction to SAT Reading
2. Reading Techniques
3. Reading the Passages: Main Ideas
4. Answering the Questions
5. Question Types
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Content Instruction:
Timing
Skim the Details
Skip Hard Sentences
Skip the Figures and Graphs
Check the First and Last Sentence
Look for Transitional Language
Write Main Ideas Down
Answering the Questions
Go Back to the Passage
Anticipate
Eliminate Nonsense
Question Types
Explicit Questions
Inferential Questions
Main Idea Questions
Vocab-in-Context Questions
Evidence Questions
Strategy Questions
Tone Questions
Data Questions
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Test Strategies:
Classroom Examples:
Use the blue print in the textbook as a bank for classroom examples and descriptions of examples. Some examples will specify the printable handouts for students provided through the resource bank.
Introduction to SAT Reading/Writing Format (Refer to Writing Textbook)
Time Yourself
Don’t Leave Blanks
Do Your Strongest Passage Type First
Skip Vortex Questions
The Right Answer Might be Camouflaged
A.Anticipation
B.Elimination
C.Don’t’ Enjoy Yourself
D.Don’t Know Anything
E.Don’t Remember Anything
Introduction to Reading
II. Timing
III. What’s It About?
F.Skim the Details
G.Identify Each Question by Type
H.Check the first and or last sentence
B. Look for Transitional Language
C. Should I Underline or Not?
D. Should I read the Questions or Not?
E. Main Idea Drill – READ – 1 Handout
F. Anticipate – Examples
G. Eliminate Nonsense - Examples
H. Explicit Questions – READ – 2 – Handout
I. Vocab-in-Context Questions – READ 3 – Handout
J. Evidence Questions – READ 4 – Handout
K. Main Idea Questions – READ – 5 – Handout
L. Inferential Questions – READ – 6 – Handout
M. Strategy Questions – READ – 7 Handout
N. Tone Questions – READ – 8 – Handout
O. Data Questions – READ 9 – Handout
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Key Resources: The Ultimate Capstone Guide to the SAT Reading – Capstone E-Textbook
Assessment:
- Baseline Test – SAT Test #1
- Digital SAT – Anticipation Drill
- Digital Elimination Drill
- Digital SAT – Craft and Structure
- Digital SAT Reading Information and Ideas – Random Draw
- Digital SAT Reading Drill
- Digital SAT – Reading Prose Fiction
- Digital SAT – Reading History/Social Studies
- Digital SAT – Reading Science
Special Activities, Notes, etc. Teacher Notes are scattered through the e-textbook (in blue and marked) and are provided to assist teacher with additional information which may be relevant in helping students understand the concepts more clearly.
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