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The Critical Reader

Name: The Critical Reader
Author: Erica L. Meltzer
ISBN: 9781479224715

by Erica L. Meltzer

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ISBN: 9781479224715

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Note: This version of The Critical Reader reflects the material tested on the pre-March 2016 SAT. If you are preparing for the current SAT, you should purchase the 2nd or 3rd edition. If you are preparing for the AP Lang... Note: This version of The Critical Reader reflects the material tested on the pre-March 2016 SAT. If you are preparing for the current SAT, you should purchase the 2nd or 3rd edition. If you are preparing for the AP Language and Composition exam, you should purchase the AP Edition at https://www.amazon.com/Critical-Reader-English-Language-Composition/dp/0997517859. This book does, however, cover most of the reading skills tested on the GRE, GMAT, and LSAT, and can be used to prep for those exams. Intended to demystify what is often considered the most challenging section of the SAT in a straightforward, logical manner, The Critical Reader includes: a list of 300 top words, a roots list, and a "second meanings" list, along with 75 practice sentence completions; a complete chapter devoted to each type of question followed by extensive exercises designed to reinforce the skills and concepts presented; and strategies for understanding difficult passages, locating important information, and identifying correct and incorrect answers more quickly and confidently. More about The Critical Reader: The result of nearly a decade's worth of of tutoring experience,The Critical Reader grew out of three major observations: 1) The SAT is a test about arguments. 2) The SAT represents most high school students' first encounter with college-level reading. 3) Every passage has two authors: the author of the passage and the author of the test. The Critical Reader is the only book that approaches the SAT from a college perspective while simultaneously breaking down and reinforcing the reading skills that the highest scorers take for granted. Many students preparing for the SAT find Critical Reading both frustrating and baffling because it seems unrelated to the work they do in high school English class. In reality, though, the SAT tests skills that are important for college. Critical Reading passages are based on the type of academic "conversation" on which college reading is based - read

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