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SAT PREPARATION. Reading & Writing Sentence Quiz New 5 Vocabulary Words (next quiz comprehensive – 25 words) Timed Essay Test Discuss homework questions / concerns Review LRC tips on p. 64 – 65. Do practice sets 1 and 2 for Long Reading Comprehension (p . 115-123)
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SAT PREPARATION Reading & Writing Sentence Quiz New 5 Vocabulary Words (next quiz comprehensive – 25 words) Timed Essay Test Discuss homework questions / concerns Review LRC tips on p. 64 – 65. Do practice sets 1 and 2 for Long Reading Comprehension (p. 115-123) Review homework expectations
Week Five Vocabulary Words • coterie • Judith invited a coterie of fellow stamp enthusiasts to a stamp-trading party. • Index card: Word on front, definition on back
Coterie • An intimate group of persons with a similar purpose
Week Five Vocabulary Words • Extirpate • The criminals were extirpated after many years of investigation. • Index card: Word on front, definition on back
Extirpate • To root out, eradicate, literally or figuratively; to destroy wholly
Week Five Vocabulary Words • Impugn • “How dare you impugn my motives?” protested the lawyer, on being accused of ambulance chasing. • Index card: Word on front, definition on back
Impugn • To call into question; to attack verbally
Week Five Vocabulary Words • Largess • She’d always relied on her parent’s largess, but after graduation, she had to get a job. • Index card: Word on front, definition on back
Largess • Generous giving (as of money) to others who may seem inferior
Week Five Vocabulary Words • Precarious • Given the precarious circumstances, I chose to opt out of the deal completely. • Index card: Word on front, definition on back
Precarious • Lacking in security or stability; dependent on chance or uncertain conditions
What is your opinion of the claim that disagreement leads to progress?Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
In your SAT Book… • Do you have any questions from the short reading comprehension? • Read p. 64 – 65 together. (Long Reading Comprehension tips) Remember which strategy was right for you in SRC? • When doing the long reading comprehension sections, exercise BDA strategies! You may write, underline, and circle areas of the passage! • Complete set 1 and 2 of the Long Reading Comprehension together (p. 115 – 123).
Homework • Watch the news! • Find a novel (canon) to know from cover to cover and able to manipulate to any prompt. • Study 25 of your vocabulary words! • Complete Long Reading Comprehension Practice Section 3– 4 in your book. Use BDA strategies: skimming questions prior to reading, summarizing paragraphs / lines, accessing context clues for unknown vocabulary. (p. 125 – 134)