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* see [[SAT Writing section techniques, strategies & approaches]] for more detailed instructions (related to the pre-2024 paper test) | * see [[SAT Writing section techniques, strategies & approaches]] for more detailed instructions (related to the pre-2024 paper test) | ||
'''Abbreviations''' | |||
* IC = independent clause | * IC = independent clause | ||
* DC = dependent clause | * DC = dependent clause | ||
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* O = object (noun) | * O = object (noun) | ||
= Overview = | |||
* The new Digital SAT has four parts, or "modules". | |||
** the first two are "Reading and Writing" | |||
=== Instructions === | |||
* From the SAT Test, instructions for Modules 1 and 2 state: | |||
<pre>The questions in this section address a number of important reading and writing skills.</pre> | |||
=== Skills === | |||
* Vocabulary | |||
* Reading comprehension, including | |||
** contextual purpose of a sentence | |||
** main point | |||
** transition words | |||
** author perspective point of view | |||
** using evidence | |||
* Grammar & punctuation, including | |||
** verb tense | |||
** participle phrases | |||
** punctuation of phrases, dependent clauses and independent clauses | |||
= Reading Strategies = | |||
=== Identify sentence core Subject-Verb match === | |||
* every sentence has a Subject and Verb that establish the basis of the sentence's Independent Clause (s) | |||
* the subject indicates the perspective or "person" of the sentence | |||
* the verb contains a verb that matches the subject | |||
** and indicates the "idea" of the sentence (what the subject "is" or "does") | |||
* by identifying the core Subject-Verb the student will identify the basic perspective and idea of the sentence | |||
** all other sentence parts add information to the Subject-Verb core | |||
=== Get rid of the noise" === | |||
* identify the sentence core | |||
* then read through complicated language and unfamiliar words by "chunking" them into parts and identifying what they do to the subject-verb | |||
* skip unfamiliar words | |||
** or replace them with "something" | |||
** while ignoring unnecessary modifiers, focus on nouns | |||
** unnecessary or redundant modifiers may include, | |||
*** adjectives, prepositional phrases and relative clauses (start with "which", "that", "who") | |||
* convert participle phrases (non-finite verbs that start with "-ing" and do not have a subject) into a separate sentence | |||
Example:<pre>"Studying marsupials in Western Australia during a heavy drought, the field researchers incorrectly assumed normalcy for aberrant behaviors for abiding characteristics."</pre> | |||
# identify sentence core: "researchers [incorrectly] assumed" | |||
# key nouns: "drought", "researchers", "behaviors", "characteristics" | |||
# convert participle phrase: "Researchers studied marsupials during a drought." | |||
"Studying marsupials <nowiki><strike>in Western Australia</strike></nowiki> during a heavy drought, <nowiki><strike>the field</strike></nowiki> researchers incorrectly assumed <nowiki><strike>normalcy<strike> for aberrant behaviors</strike></nowiki> for <nowiki><strike>abiding</strike></nowiki> characteristics." | |||
=== Identify Transition Words === | |||
* Transition words move ideas | |||
* Authors use transition words for emphasis, contrast, and example | |||
* As transition words are "conjunctive adverbs," they combine the predicates, or "ideas" of two or more sentences or sentence parts | |||
* look for the word "but", especially | |||
=== Identify Pronoun References === | |||
* pronouns refer to another noun or idea, usually previously stated | |||
* in order to maintain context and focus, while reading, replace the pronoun with that noun or idea | |||
* if a noun has "the," "this or" that" before it, then identify when/where that noun was previously discussed or defined | |||
** "the", "this," and "that" indicate a specific or "definite" reference to something previously stated | |||
** "a/an", "any," "some, " etc. indicate general or introductory reference (not previously stated) | |||
=== Identify Passage Perspective === | |||
* is the text speaking for the author or from another point of view? | |||
* is the text explaining another point of view | |||
* is the text using a "rhetorical question" to set up a rebuttal to a possible criticism? | |||
* do characters or experiments in the text refer to other characters or experiments? | |||
* what is the overall "perspective" of the piece? | |||
= Grammar & Punctuation = | |||
== Verbs quick start guide == | == Verbs quick start guide == | ||
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