READING ENRICHMENT/SAT PREP

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is designed for students whose career/college plans require advanced reading skills. Emphasis is placed on those skills tested on college entrance exams such as SAT. It focuses on thinking, organizing, and communicating.

  1. WRITING
    1. Writing process
    2. Multi-paragraph essays
      1. Thesis statement
      2. Organization of material
      3. Transitions

  2. READING/LITERATURE
    1. Literal comprehension
      1. Thesis statement
      2. Paragraph development
        1. Example, illustration
        2. Cause, effect relationships
        3. Comparison, contrast
        4. Definition, description
        5. Sequence of events
    2. Critical reading skills
      1. Elements of literature
        1. Plot
        2. Character
        3. Setting
        4. Theme
      2. Author’s intent
      3. Recognizing tone
      4. Recognizing literary devices
    3. Reading rate
      1. Increasing rate
      2. Adjusting reading rate
      3. Skimming
      4. Scanning
    4. Study skills
      1. Notetaking
      2. Outlining
      3. Summarizing

  3. USAGE/GRAMMAR
    1. Variety in sentence structure
    2. Avoidance of fragments, run-on sentences
    3. Usage rules
    4. Mechanics review

  4. LANGUAGE/VOCABULARY
    1. Context clues
    2. Structural analysis
    3. Figurative language
    4. Idiomatic expressions
    5. SAT preparation

  5. RESEARCH/TECHNOLOGY
    1. Multi-media project
    2. On-line search

  6. SPEAKING/LISTENING
    1. Class discussions
    2. Group presentations
    3. Individual presentations
    4. Effects of mass media

  7. VOCABULARY
    1. Context Clues
    2. Structural Analysis
    3. Figurative Language
    4. Idiomatic Expressions

  8. SAT PREPARATION
    1. Parallel Passages
    2. Analogies
    3. Synonyms

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