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== BIG IDEAS ==
== BIG IDEAS ==
* read "actively"
* get past "boring"
* get past "boring"
* read "actively"
** engage the text: think, repeat, go back, verify
** engage the text: think, repeat, go back, verify
** react to the text: "b.s.!", "oh yea!", that!", "no!!!", "yessss!"  
** react to the text: "b.s.!", "oh yea!", that!", "no!!!", "yessss!"  
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**** if you disagree with the author's perspective, fight back, as it will make you a more active reader
**** if you disagree with the author's perspective, fight back, as it will make you a more active reader
** try to learn from the passage, it will therefore be more interesting and will increase comprehension
** try to learn from the passage, it will therefore be more interesting and will increase comprehension
* the SAT Reading test questions are designed to trick you
* the SAT Reading test questions are designed to trick you
** 3 of the 4 possible answers contain an error
** 3 of the 4 possible answers contain an error
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*** how the text relates to a table or chart
*** how the text relates to a table or chart
*** how table 1 compares to table 2
*** how table 1 compares to table 2
=== Simplifying text ===
* replace an unfamiliar word with "something" and read around it
* simplify instead of summarizing
** summarizing means understanding everything you read
** simplifying means isolating the core elements of a sentence or paragraph
* simplify by eliminating unnecessary sentence parts and modifiers and modifying phrases
>> ex. t.b.a.


=== Timed test ===
=== Timed test ===