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Focus on Speed and Accuracy in SAT and ACT Math
Focus on Speed and Accuracy in SAT and ACT Math 160 128 School Tutoring

Overview:  Using the Test Itself Everyday math homework emphasizes solving the same type of problems over and over again, and following specific steps to solve them.  By contrast, the SAT,…

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Grammar Questions on the SAT and ACT
Grammar Questions on the SAT and ACT 171 295 School Tutoring

 Overview:  Error Analysis Essay questions on the SAT or ACT ask students to write on demand.  Besides producing  essays that are logical, focused, and readable, students are expected to have…

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Comparison and Contrast on the Essay Portion
Comparison and Contrast on the Essay Portion 160 128 School Tutoring

Overview:  Comparison and Contrast Prompts Writing prompts on the SAT and ACT may ask students to use a comparison and contrast format to structure their arguments.  In that case, it…

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Persuasive Writing on the SAT and ACT
Persuasive Writing on the SAT and ACT 160 128 School Tutoring

Overview:  Writing for a Purpose In persuasive writing, the purpose is to influence an audience.  Essay prompts that direct students to write to persuade will state the both the issue…

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Analyzing Reading Passages for Strategy, Organization, and Style
Analyzing Reading Passages for Strategy, Organization, and Style 275 183 School Tutoring

Overview:  Critical Reading and Standardized Testing The communication skills of critical reading are tested by standardized tests like the ACT and SAT.  Those skills are essential to college success, as…

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English Essay Help: Preventing Rambling
English Essay Help: Preventing Rambling 160 128 School Tutoring

One of the criteria that are judged during the SAT writing portion is the length of the essay. There are many people who took the test that find it hard…

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SAT Skills: Tips for Writing Faster
SAT Skills: Tips for Writing Faster 160 128 School Tutoring

Being able to write quickly is undeniably a sought after skill. It allows us to save a lot of time which can be particularly helpful when writing a test. Although…

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SAT English: Building Vocabulary Knowledge for Critical Reading
SAT English: Building Vocabulary Knowledge for Critical Reading 476 309 School Tutoring

One aspect of the SAT that many students struggle with is the heavy importance placed on knowledge of vocabulary by the makers of the test. A large part of the…

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SAT Focus: Comma Splices and Dangling Modifiers
SAT Focus: Comma Splices and Dangling Modifiers 600 466 School Tutoring

Many students find that the SAT grammar section is a difficult and tedious part of the test. This section requires a strong knowledge of many obscure grammar rules that are…

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Tricky SAT Grammar Rules
Tricky SAT Grammar Rules 400 300 School Tutoring

There are a number of difficult grammar rules that seem to exist solely to cause problems for students writing the SAT. Today, I will be focusing on two in particular,…

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