SAT Reading Curriculum Map

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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:

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

Classroom Examples:

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

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.

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Key Resources: Assessment:

Special Activities, Notes, etc.

The Ultimate Capstone Guide to the SAT Reading – Capstone E-Textbook -

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

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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