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Lesson 6

Lesson 6. OBJECTIVES: Analyze multiple forms of communication to identify major ideas; generate a definition with textual support. Today’s Agenda. SAT Test Taking Techniques Finish up Activity 1.3 Discuss Writing Prompts Writing Prompt p. 11. The SAT. The SAT: Test-Taking Techniques.

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Lesson 6

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  1. Lesson 6 OBJECTIVES: Analyze multiple forms of communication to identify major ideas; generate a definition with textual support.

  2. Today’s Agenda • SAT Test Taking Techniques • Finish up Activity 1.3 • Discuss Writing Prompts • Writing Prompt p. 11

  3. The SAT

  4. The SAT: Test-Taking Techniques • Learn the section directions now. Use the time saved during the test to work on questions. • Answer easy questions first. Mark skipped questions in your exam book so you can quickly return to them later. • Easy questions usually precede hard ones. • Don't spend too much time on any one question. You should spend only seconds on the easiest questions, and hesitate to spend more than 1-2 minutes on even the hardest ones. • You can write in the test book: cross out wrong answers. • Guess...if you can eliminate at least one choice.

  5. A CLOSER LOOK AT GUESSING ELIMINATE ONE ANSWER MY ANSWERS • A • B • C • E • B • A • C • D • E • A CORRECTANSWERS • D • D • B • D • E • B • D • C • B • A MY ANSWERS • B • C • B • E • D • B • C • C • D • E CORRECTANSWERS • B • C • C • D • B • B • C • B • E • D • Increase from 1/10 to 4/10 just by eliminating one answer.

  6. Identifying Sentence Errors ***Almost half of the questions***

  7. Common Grammar and Usage Errors • The Run-On Sentence • The Sentence Fragment • Error in the Case of a Noun or Pronoun • Error in Subject-Verb Agreement • Error in Pronoun-Number Agreement • Error in the Tense or Form of a Verb • Error in Logical Comparison • Adjective and Adverb Confusion • Error in Modification and Word Order • Error in Parallelism • Error in Diction

  8. Error, if there is one, must be in the underlined part of the sentence. • If one follows the (a)discipline of Yoga, (b)you know the importance of physical purification (c)to render the body (d)fit for the practice of higher meditation. (e)No error • What’s the error? • Shift in person, switching from “one” to “you” • Error must be in underlined part, so the answer has to be B

  9. Use your ear for the language. • (a) In my history class I learned (b)why the American colonies (c)opposed the British, how they organized the militia, and (d)the work of the Continental Congress. (e)No error • What sounds funny? • The last part of the sentence – your ear expects the pattern to be the same

  10. Look first for the most common errors. • Marilyn and (a)I ran as (b)fast as we could, but we missed our train, (c)which made (d)us late for work. (e)No error • Having trouble seeing the error? • Subject-verb agreement • Pronoun-antecedent problems • Misuse of adjectives and adverbs • Dangling modifiers • Go through each underlined section and test it. • “which” is the error because it is a pronoun and must have a noun for its antecedent. The only available noun is train, but that doesn’t make sense (the train didn’t make us late – missing the train made us late).

  11. Not every sentences contains an error. • No error = 10%-20% • Don’t start imagining errors. If no obvious errors strike your eye and the sentence sounds natural to your ear, go with choice E.

  12. Let’s Practice

  13. SAT Question of the Day • We were (a)already (b)to leave for the amusement park when John’s car (c)broke down; we (d)were forced to postpone our outing. (e)No error

  14. SAT Question of the Day • We were alreadyto leave for the amusement park when John’s car broke down; we were forced to postpone our outing. No error

  15. SAT Question of the Day • (a)By order of the Student Council, the (b)wearing of slacks by (c)wegirls in school (d)has been permitted. (e)No error.

  16. SAT Question of the Day • By order of the Student Council, the wearing of slacks by we girls in school has been permitted. No error. Error in CASE – should be “us” because it is working as the object of the preposition (Even if you don’t know these rules you know that “we girls” sounds weird!)

  17. Hyphens (grammar and writing section) • When do you use a hyphen? • Join two or more words in order to create a single adjective • What are some examples in the poem? • sea-washed • world-wide • air-bridged • tempest-tossed

  18. “The New Colossus 1883” • Paraphrase each of the three sentences in the poem. • Annotate the places in the text where you see the connections to the imagery of the illustration. • Simpsons (really poor quality, but we need a brain break)

  19. How does the poem exemplify the promise of America?

  20. Writing prompts

  21. General guidelines • Always give the first and last name of the author when first mentioned. • After the first mention, use last name only. • Always give the full title of the selection, punctuated and capitalized correctly.

  22. Writing prompt • Write a well-developed text using details from the illustration and the poem to define the promise of America for those who come to the United States. Use the definition strategy of EXEMPLIFICATION. • Include a clearly stated thesis that states the definition of the promise of America. • Explain the most significant and relevant details from the texts with commentary. • Use definition strategies effectively to define the promise of America.

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