critical reading strategies
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Critical Reading Strategies. Critical Reading Section Strategy Review. Sentence Completion. Passage-Based. Skim (label questions, box Q details) Actively Read (annotate passage). Keyword Relationships ( , = , ≠) Connotations ( + , - , o). Practice Section Evaluation. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Critical Reading
Strategies
Critical Reading Section Strategy Review
Sentence Completion1. Keyword2. Relationships
(, =, ≠)3. Connotations
(+, - , o)
Passage-Based1.Skim(label questions, box Q details)2. Actively Read(annotate passage)
Practice Section Evaluation1. Sentence Completion Strategies• 5 points for identifying relationship words and
connotations2. Skimming• 5 points for correctly labeling the questions and
marking specific details in the passage3. Active Reading• 10 points for annotating the passage (Thesis?
Purpose/main idea? Tone? Trigger Words? Etc.)[20 points total]
College Board’s CR Strategies•Mark the passage or make short notes•Use your knowledge and experience carefully•Read actively•If you’re having a hard time with a passage, read the questions first
On testing day…•Of course, you are the test taker, you decide how to approach the test.•These are universal strategies that test makers, takers, and companies emphasize as the most effective.•We are starting slow, then practicing over and over to make them second nature.
Vocabulary Review
Quiz Thursday
Exasperation
Enervating
Extenuating
EphemeralOr
Evanescent
Emulate
Exemplary