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Section 3: Strategies

Section 3: Strategies. Critical Reading. PSAT Critical Reading Sections. There are TWO 25 minute Critical Reading test Sections on the PSAT that consist of 48 total items: 13 Sentence Completion items 35 Passage items Four Types of Critical Reading: Passages Formats

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Section 3: Strategies

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  1. Section 3: Strategies Critical Reading

  2. PSAT Critical Reading Sections • There are TWO 25 minute Critical Reading test Sections on the PSAT that consist of 48 total items: • 13 Sentence Completion items • 35 Passage items • Four Types of Critical Reading: Passages Formats • Long single passage selections (400-500 words/10 items) • Long double passage selections (750-850 words/12 items) • Short single paragraph selections (100 words/2 items) • Short double paragraph selections (200 words/4 items)

  3. PSAT Critical Reading Sections • Four passage topics, unfamiliar subjects • Natural Science • Social Studies • Humanities • Literary Fiction • Items test comprehension rather than subject knowledge • Josquin de Pres example • Passages test comprehension, not speed reading. • Depth of understanding • Shorter passages

  4. Objectives for this Core Lesson • By the end of this lesson, you should: • Be more familiar with many of the concepts that are tested on the official test, • Be able to target the passages and item types that they are best equipped to answer, and • Read passages more efficiently with attention to comprehension levels.

  5. Item Types: Passage One (p. 378) • Read the passage silently. Look up at me when you are finished. • Item Types: • Main Idea- What is the unifying theme? • Explicit Detail- What is explicitly mentioned? • Vocabulary- How are certain words used? • Development- How are the ideas constructed and arranged? • Implied Idea- What can be inferred? • Application- How can the information be applied to new situations? • Voice- What does the writer reveal through attitude, tone, or voice?

  6. Examples of Main Idea Items • Which of the following is the main point of the passage? • The primary purpose of the passage is to . . . • The author is primarily concerned with . . . • Which of the following titles best describes the content of the passage? Items 1 and 2 on page 378.

  7. Examples of Explicit Detail Items • The author mentions which of the following? • According to the passage . . . • The author provides information that would answer which of the following questions? Items 3-5 (page 379)

  8. Examples of Vocabulary Items • The word ______ in line ## means . . . • In line ##, what is the best definition of _______? Item 6 (page 379)

  9. Examples of Implied Idea Items • The passage implies that . . . • The author uses the phrase “. . .” to mean . . . • It can be inferred from the passage that . . . • Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? Items 9-11 (pages 379-380)

  10. Examples of Development Items • The author develops the passage primarily by . . . • The author proceeds primarily by . . . • The author mentions _____ in order to . . . • Which of the following best explains why the author introduces . . .? Items 7-8 (page 379)

  11. Examples of Application Items • With which of the following statements would the author most likely agree? • The author would probably consider which of the following a good example of her theory? • The passage is most probably taken from which of the following sources? Items 12-13 (page 380)

  12. Examples of Voice Items • The tone of this passage can best be described as . . . • The author regards . . . as . . . • Which of the following best describes the author’s attitude toward . . . ? Items 14-15 (page 380)

  13. Shorter passages • Page 382 (16-22) 16. Main Idea 17. Explicit Detail • Vocabulary • Development • Implied Idea • Application • Voice

  14. Shorter passages • Page 383 (23-29) 23. Main Idea 24. Explicit Detail 25. Vocabulary 26. Development 27. Implied Idea 28. Application 29. Voice

  15. Homework • Review the Strategy Summary Sheet- Critical Reading: Passages (Item Types- pages 450-451). • Finish pages 382-383 (if we did not finish in class). • Do “Timed Practice Quiz I” on pages 430-431. Write down your start and stop time (15 minutes) and time yourself. • Do “Timed Practice Quiz II” on pages 432-433. Write down your start and stop time (15 minutes) and time yourself. DUE TOMORROW!

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