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SAT PREPARATION. Reading & Writing Vocabulary Quiz New 5 Vocabulary Words (next quiz comprehensive – 20 words ) Timed Essay Test Discuss homework questions / concerns Do practice sets 1 and 2 for Short Reading Comprehension (p. 67-77) Review homework expectations.
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SAT PREPARATION Reading & Writing Vocabulary Quiz New 5 Vocabulary Words (next quiz comprehensive – 20 words) Timed Essay Test Discuss homework questions / concerns Do practice sets 1 and 2 for Short Reading Comprehension (p. 67-77) Review homework expectations
Week Four Vocabulary Words • actuate • The leader’s rousing speech actuated the crowd into a peaceful protest. • Index card: Word on front, definition on back
Actuate • To put into motion, to activate; to motivate or influence activity
Week Four Vocabulary Words • Bilious • The party ended early when the bilious five-year-old tried to run off with the birthday girl’s presents. • Index card: Word on front, definition on back
Bilious • Ill-tempered, sickly, ailing
Week Four Vocabulary Words • Cacophony • As I walked into the open-air market after my nap, a cacophony of sounds surrounded me. • Index card: Word on front, definition on back
Cacophony • A jarring, unpleasant noise
Week Four Vocabulary Words • Galvanize • The closing down of another homeless shelter galvanized the activist group into taking political action. • Index card: Word on front, definition on back
Galvanize • To shock; to arouse awareness
Week Four Vocabulary Words • Penury • Once a famous actor, he eventually died in penury and anonymity. • Index card: Word on front, definition on back
Penury • An oppressive lack of resources (as money), severe poverty
What is your opinion of the claim that breaking the rules is sometimes necessary?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 Sentence completion 7 – 9? • Read p. 61 – 65 together. EXPERIMENT: Which strategy is right for you? • Section 1 Short Reading Comprehension – Do not look at the questions. Read the passage first (make any markings) and then answer the questions. • Section 2 Short Reading Comprehension – Skim the questions prior to reading the passage. Read the passage next (make any markings) and then answer the questions. • On which passage did you perform best?
Homework • Watch the news! • Find a novel (canon) to know from cover to cover and able to manipulate to any prompt. • Study 20 of your vocabulary words! • Complete Short 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.