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''' Historical timeline for SAT Reading section historical passages | ''' Historical timeline for SAT Reading section historical passages | ||
[[category:SAT verbal]] | [[category:SAT verbal]] | ||
* This entry is a subpage of [[SAT Reading]] | [[category:SAT prep]] | ||
* This entry is a subpage of [[SAT Reading section techniques, strategies & approaches]] | |||
* Historical passages are often difficult for students | |||
** language and context of the passages are unfamiliar | |||
** while historical knowledge is not required to answer questions, it is helpful | |||
== BIG IDEAS == | |||
* historical literacy can help students understand passage context and author purpose in historical passages | * historical literacy can help students understand passage context and author purpose in historical passages | ||
* students are NOT required to know the particular history, as questions are "evidence-based" | * students are NOT required to know the particular history, as questions are "evidence-based" | ||
** but it helps to know the time period and/or historical times, people and perspectives | ** but it helps to know the time period and/or historical times, people and perspectives | ||
* use dates of major wars to identify historical context | |||
** wars mark historical turning points | |||
*** therefore ideas, discussions and themes are different before and after wars | |||
=== example of applying historical knowledge on SAT Reading === | |||
* College Board practice test 10, 4hth passage, question 39: | |||
** the passages are from 1898 & 1900 regarding the Spanish-American War, in which the U.S. fully engaged in imperialism and colonialism | |||
** possible answers to question 39 are: | |||
<pre>A) founding and history of the United States. | <pre>A) founding and history of the United States. | ||
B) vibrancy and diversity of American culture. | B) vibrancy and diversity of American culture. | ||
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* x D) "idealism that permeates" = a modern and not a c. 1900 perspective | * x D) "idealism that permeates" = a modern and not a c. 1900 perspective | ||
** without looking at the text, we can eliminate down to the correct answer, A) | ** without looking at the text, we can eliminate down to the correct answer, A) | ||
== Major wars timeline == | == Major wars timeline == | ||
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=== 1900s === | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="vertical-align:top; width:75%;" | {| class="wikitable" style="vertical-align:top; width:75%;" | ||
|+ 20th century | |+ 20th century | ||