Revising for the English SATs

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Revising for the English SATs
Reading paper

• will have questions on
• comprehension
• inference
• organisation
• the authors intentions
• how the author has written the text

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Revising for the English SATs
Reading paper
The big questions often tell you the answers

• How does the author try to capture our interest
  in the events of his story? You should comment
  on the effects of
• his comments about Spiderman
• his description of the police chase
• his description of the sedan car which was being
  chased.

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Revising for the English SATs
Reading paper
The big questions often tell you the answers
All you do is EXPLAIN them

• which you do like this
• One paragraph for each idea, including
• a. Point (dry stone wall)
• Facts
• Quote (explain it)
• Explain

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How does the author try to capture our interest
in the events of his story? You should comment
on the effects of his comments about Spiderman
Point (dry stone wall) Facts Quote (explain
it) Explain
The author tries to capture our interest by his
comments about Spiderman. Facts Quote (explain
it) Explain
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How does the author try to capture our interest
in the events of his story? You should comment
on the effects of his comments about Spiderman
The author tries to capture our interest by his
comments about Spiderman. Facts Quote (explain
it) Explain
The author tries to capture our interest by his
comments about Spiderman. Spiderman goes on
patrol, he helps the police, he flies through the
air on web-lines. Quote (explain it) Explain
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Revising for the English SATs
Reading paper
How does the author try to capture our interest
in the events of his story? You should comment
on the effects of his comments about Spiderman
The author tries to capture our interest by his
comments about Spiderman. Spiderman goes on
patrol, he helps the police, he flies through the
air on web-lines. Quote (explain it) Explain
The author tries to capture our interest by his
comments about Spiderman. Spiderman goes on
patrol, he helps the police, he flies through the
air on web-lines. The author says a
red-and-blue blur, Quote (explain it) Explain
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Revising for the English SATs
Reading paper
How does the author try to capture our interest
in the events of his story? You should comment
on the effects of his comments about Spiderman
The author tries to capture our interest by his
comments about Spiderman. Spiderman goes on
patrol, he helps the police, he flies through the
air on web-lines. The author says a
red-and-blue blur, Quote (explain it) Explain
The author tries to capture our interest by his
comments about Spiderman. Spiderman goes on
patrol, he helps the police, he flies through the
air on web-lines. The author says a
red-and-blue blur, which means he was going very
fast. Explain
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Revising for the English SATs
Reading paper
How does the author try to capture our interest
in the events of his story? You should comment
on the effects of his comments about Spiderman
The author tries to capture our interest by his
comments about Spiderman. Spiderman goes on
patrol, he helps the police, he flies through the
air on web-lines. The author says a
red-and-blue blur, which means he was going very
fast. Explain
The author tries to capture our interest by his
comments about Spiderman. Spiderman goes on
patrol, he helps the police, he flies through the
air on web-lines. The author says a
red-and-blue blur, which means he was going very
fast. This makes him interesting because
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Revising for the English SATs
Reading paper
How does the author try to capture our interest
in the events of his story? You should comment
on the effects of his comments about Spiderman
The author tries to capture our interest by his
comments about Spiderman. Spiderman goes on
patrol, he helps the police, he flies through the
air on web-lines. The author says a
red-and-blue blur, which means he was going very
fast. This makes him interesting because
The author tries to capture our interest by his
comments about Spiderman. Spiderman goes on
patrol, he helps the police, he flies through the
air on web-lines. The author says a
red-and-blue blur, which means he was going very
fast. This makes him interesting because
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