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Writing Lecture Two (view source)
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Registration deadlines for the SAT this spring:
Registration deadlines for the [[SAT]] this spring:
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The cost is only $45, and you can register online. Fee waivers are available for homeschoolers if they qualify and have some type of counselor send the form in.
Beginning March 2009, students have the option of "score choice," which enables them to pick and choose which SAT scores to send to which colleges. Under this system, students are better off taking the SAT I as many times as possible. You can simply pick your highest scores and only send those to your colleges. Score choice does not allow students to pick and choose within sections or components of the SAT I (e.g., pick the math score from one test sitting by the critical reading score from another). But most colleges will pick and choose for you. Be sure to select score choice when dealing with the College Board to ensure your best scores are the ones sent to the colleges.
One good strategy is to take the test in March (sign up by Feb. 10th) or May (sign up by Mar. 31st), and then take it again in June.
One good strategy is to take the test in March (sign up by Feb. 10th) or May (sign up by Mar. 31st), and then take it again in June.
== Sentence Completion Questions ==
== Sentence Completion Questions ==
18 out of 67 questions -- more than 25% -- of the "critical reading" section ask students to "complete the sentence" by filling in one or two missing words.
18 out of 67 questions—more than 25% -- of the "critical reading" section ask students to "complete the sentence" by filling in one or two missing words.
Strive to answer at least 16 out of these 18 correctly. All 18 can be figured out with logic and cleverness. When there are two blanks, both words have to fit well and that makes it easier to disqualify the wrong answers. When it is only one blank then the question can be more difficult because you have less to work with, but those can be figured out ... even when you do not know the meaning of some of the words.
Strive to answer at least 16 out of these 18 correctly. All 18 can be figured out with logic and cleverness. When there are two blanks, both words have to fit well and that makes it easier to disqualify the wrong answers. When it is only one blank then the question can be more difficult because you have less to work with, but those can be figured out ... even when you do not know the meaning of some of the words.
*lassitude (LA-suh-tude): fatigue, listlessness
*lassitude (LA-suh-tude): fatigue, listlessness
*raconteur (RA-kon-tur): someone who is a good storyteller
*raconteur (RA-kon-tur): someone who is a good storyteller
*evanescent (ev-uh-NESS-unt): something that tends to vanish as vapor does; passing out of sight
To remember a word, it helps to use it in a sentence. The more uses you can find for it, the more likely you will be able to recall its meaning and obtain the maximum value for the word. Let's try some sentences for the above:
"He had great potential as student, but his lassitude kept him from being a hard worker."
"The best raconteur among modern presidents was Ronald Reagan, because he would tell a story that kept the listener's attention and made an important political point."
"Unlike paintings, music is an evanescent form of art."
== Focus on Writing Section ==
== Focus on Writing Section ==
<correct-a-sentence questions>
<correct-a-sentence questions>
[[Category:Writing course]]