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1. Review of Last Week www.ready4college.org

2. Ready4College Week 2:The SAT Critical Reading Section • Diving into the Critical Reading Section • Next class: Critical Reading Section Continued + Applying to College: Important Deadlines and Requirements • The Critical Reading Section: A personal Note • Todays Class: • Overview • Strategies • Practice • GAME SHOW!!!

3. The SAT Critical Reading Section • Has 2 Kinds of Questions • 1. Sentence Completion – 19 multiple choice questions • Take a look at p31 • 2. Passage-based Reading Questions – 48 Questions based on Passages • Take a look at p57

4. Tips for the Critical Reading Section • 1. Work on sentence completion questions first • 2. Remember that difficulty of sentence completion questions increases as you move through a question set • 3. Mark your test booklet • 4. Use POE • Process Of Elimination • 5. To understand definitions of words, think about words you already know

5. Ready4College Website Content • 1. What are the two types of Questions in the SAT Critical Reading Section? How many of each type? • Hint: Page 29 • 2. What are some tips have we learned for the SAT Critical Reading Section? • Name at least 3 • Hint: Page 29-30

6. 1. Sentence Completion Questions • 2 types: • Vocabulary in Context Questions • test knowledge and meaning of words, how they are used • Two-blank: Page 31 • One-blank: Example 1, Page 32 • Logic-Based Questions • Test meanings of words, how they are used, and understanding the logic of a complicated sentence • Example 1: Page 32

7. Ready4College Website Content • 1. What Vocabulary words have we learned so far? • 2. What are the two types of Sentence Completion Questions? • Hint: • Bottom of Page 31 • Bottom of Page 32

8. Some Strategies for Sentence Completion Questions • 1. Start out by reading the entire sentence, saying “blank” for the blank(s) • 2. Fill in the blanks before looking at the choices; then look for a choice similar to the one(s) you thought of • 3. Find the introductory and transitional words • Examples: But, Although, However, Yet, Even Though • These mean two parts of the sentence will contradict, or contrast with each other. • 4. With Two-blank questions, try eliminating some answers based on just one blank • Example 2: Pg 36 • More Tips on Pages 34-36

9. Ready4College Website Content • What are some important strategies for Sentence Completion Questions? • Name at least 4! • Hint: Pages 34-36 • Also: Update List of Vocabulary Words

10. Introduction to …The SAT Critical Reading GAME SHOW!!! • Divide up into teams – Rules similar to Jeopardy Game • Part One- Books allowed! • Part Two- Books Closed! • Get your “Buzzer” Ready • Question Right=1 point for your team

11. Get ready… Part One! (Books Allowed) • Question #1: What are the two kinds of questions in the SAT Critical Reading Section? • 2. What are at least 4 general strategies we have learned for the SAT Critical Reading Section? • 3. What does POE stand for? • 4. What are the 2 types of sentence completion questions? • 5. What are at least 4 strategies for sentence completion questions?

12. Now the more difficult Part Two… • Actual Sentence Completion Questions • I will type question above, you will work with your team to come up with the answer • No Books Allowed! • Computers are allowed • Look up Definitions of Vocabulary words with your teammates to find the answer! • After each question, we will write down Vocabulary words we have learned in our Ready4College Website Content Document