Here are some unusual ideas for SAT-level reading practice: ESPN (for the sports-mad among you) The Economist or New York Times Rolling Stone Vanity Fair Open Culture
Strategy
Don't pet the cute bunny!
Lately my students have been answering the hard questions. The get sucked in by the cuteness and the fluffy factor. “But it looked so easy.” Even though we talked about how it doesn’t make sense to grab big pumpkins if all the pumpkins are worth the same amount. For some reason, they find the […]
SAT Math pictures are always drawn to scale*
SAT math pictures are ALWAYS* drawn to scale
Candy Corn and Chocolate Kisses…Oh My!
In honor of all the candy mixtures being prepped for Halloween parties, here is a SAT candy problem. Mixture problems These don’t show up very often on the SAT – which is a good thing since my students really struggle with them. This is similar to a hard question in Test 10 of the Blue […]
Critical Reading: Half Right is All Wrong
Many of my students jump at the first SAT Critical Reading answer they see that looks remotely like a right answer. Or even something that vaguely resembles a right answer. But the SAT saw you coming. They are looking for the absolute best answer based on a close reading (and a thorough understanding) of the […]
SAT Critical Reading Strategy: Pretend it's a math problem
My students treat the critical reading sections and the math sections like totally different beasts. Many students tend to be good in one section but don’t transfer over any of their strategies to the other section. I see the two sections as incredibly similar. Math is just critical reading with numbers (every word counts, understand […]