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*** = average 13:00 min per reading passage | *** = average 13:00 min per reading passage | ||
*** note: two readings contain 11 questions so may take longer | *** note: two readings contain 11 questions so may take longer | ||
== Big Ideas == | |||
=== Difficulty level === | === Difficulty level === | ||
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** there can be difficult questions on easy passages, but the bulk of "hard" questions will coincide with difficult passages | ** there can be difficult questions on easy passages, but the bulk of "hard" questions will coincide with difficult passages | ||
=== | === Elimination & evidence-based test === | ||
* SAT Reading is "evidence-based" = the answer is in the text | * SAT Reading is "evidence-based" = the answer is in the text | ||
** = also that the WRONG answers are also in or not in the text | ** = also that the WRONG answers are also in or not in the text | ||
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** don't select for correct answer | ** don't select for correct answer | ||
** unless you see the evidence directly in the text, then select the correct answer | ** unless you see the evidence directly in the text, then select the correct answer | ||
=== | === Perspective shift === | ||
* = ability to identify multiple perspectives within a text | * = ability to identify multiple perspectives within a text | ||
* = a primary skill set the SAT Reading measures | * = a primary skill set the SAT Reading measures | ||
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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 | ||
=== Timed test === | |||
* all SAT sections are timed | |||
** keep time awareness ''per passage'' | |||
** practice for accuracy first (regardless of time), then build efficiency (accuracy + speed) | |||
[[File:SAT-what-effective-practice-looks-like.JPG|thumb|right|400px||What effective SAT prep practice looks like]] | |||
=== Practice === | |||
* practice = mimicking test-day situation | |||
* practice v enrichment | |||
** enrichment = getting better at something | |||
*** enrichment may include, online Khan Academy-type exercises, "question of the day" exercises, grammar study and outside reading | |||
* actual practice = recreating for performance in an actual situation, which includes: | |||
** paper test in booklet form | |||
*** best to use practice tests provide by the actual test-maker, College Board | |||
** pencil and bubble sheet | |||
** full-length practice (for to build endurance & focus and overcome boredom and tiredness) | |||
*** it is unreasonable to practice full SAT tests, so per-section is fine (Reading, Writing, Math w/o calc & Math w/ calc) | |||
** analog clock (can use an app on a device) | |||
** distractions avoided or minimized | |||
*** cell phone & computer off (unless displaying analog clock but that only) | |||
*** no music | |||
** sitting at desk with upright chair | |||
** juice or snack for energy in between sections as you would on test-day | |||
== Strategies & techniques for Reading passages == | == Strategies & techniques for Reading passages == | ||