tailieunhanh - Sat - MC Grawhill part 46

The McGraw-Hill guide uses a method that really focuses on the reasoning skills that are the basis of the SAT I, AND ACTUALLY TEACHES YOU THOSE SKILLS!! Unless you have looked at all of these books as I have, you don't know how refeshing that is! The "College Hill Lesson" format is incredibly clear and easy to follow, and helps students to actually become better readers, writers and problems solvers. The vocabulary lessons are ingenious: not real cutesy, like in Up Your Score, or just a dictionary, like in Barron's and Gruber's-just read it and you'll see what I mean | 440 McGRAW-HILL S SAT Lesson 2 Analyze the Assignment Closely Focus on the Key Terms in the Question Always take a minute to read the assignment question very carefully. Focus on the question first not the quotation. Usually this question asks you to consider the relationship between two concepts. For instance the assignment in Lesson 1 asks you to consider the value of losing. Circle these words in the question and begin by defining them What is losing really and what does it mean for an experience to have value This focus helps you to establish your point of view. Does losing only apply to contests Can you win a game but lose in a bigger sense Is the thrill of victory the only value in winning or are there more important values associated with competition Answer the Question One of the most common mistakes that students make on the SAT essay is simply not focusing on the question. Rather than taking a stance that answers the question they talk about how silly or difficult taking a stance is. Don t do it Your job is to take a stance. If you re asked Can a loss ever be more valuable than a victory don t spend all your time talking about how hard it is sometimes to achieve victory. That would miss the point. Your job is to discuss loss and whether or not it can be valuable. Below are some examples of SAT essay questions and approaches that students could take that are off the mark that is they don t answer the question and others that are on the mark. Read these carefully and think about why the second set of responses is better than the first set. Assignment OFF the mark ON the mark Who is your hero and why Discuss your belief that pro athletes shouldn t be heroes and that we don t value true heroism anymore. Pick a person you admire define what a hero is to you and show how he or she exemplifies heroic qualities. Has technology mostly benefited humankind or harmed it Vince Lombardi said Winning isn t everything it s the only thing. Do you agree or disagree Every .