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  • What is an Academic Source?

    What is an Academic Source?

    If you’re ever written a paper for high school or college, you’ve probably been told that you need to use academic sources. However, what qualifies a source as “academic”? Today we’re going to shed some […]

     
  • Prefixes and Suffixes of Common SAT Words

    Prefixes and Suffixes of Common SAT Words

    Last time we began talking about the process of using morphemes, the basic parts of words, to figure out the meaning of difficult SAT words. By breaking a word down into its root, prefix, and […]

     
  • Getting to the “Root” of SAT Words

    Getting to the “Root” of SAT Words

    One of the major criticisms of the SAT is its fondness for archaic vocabulary words that are rarely, if ever, used in everyday English. So prevalent is this criticism that the vocabulary-centered “Sentence Completion” section […]

     
  • ACT English Rhetorical Skills in Depth

    ACT English Rhetorical Skills in Depth

    Early in the blog we talked about the ways that the ACT chooses to categorize English section questions. Today we’re going take a different, more in depth approach to one of those categories: Rhetorical Skills. […]

     
  • An Approach to ACT and SAT Passage-Based Reading

    An Approach to ACT and SAT Passage-Based Reading

    As we’ve said before, there is no single best approach to the passage-based reading sections of the ACT and SAT. The “correct” strategy is the one that works best for you. That having been said, […]

     
  • Common Writing Errors on the SAT

    Common Writing Errors on the SAT

    As we’ve talked about before, the SAT is extremely repetitive. The College Board likes to test students on the same concepts over and over. The Writing section of the SAT is no exception. Here are […]

     
  • ACT and SAT Reading Comprehension Oddities

    ACT and SAT Reading Comprehension Oddities

    Today I want to discuss some of the quirks and peculiarities of the ACT and SAT reading comprehension sections. Many of these come from trying to craft a standardized test that is capable of objectively […]

     
  • Organizing and Writing a Research Paper

    Organizing and Writing a Research Paper

    Last time we covered strategies to help students find their footing as they begin to work on a research paper. This time we’ll offer some tips for organizing research materials and papers themselves. Remember, there […]

     
  • SAT Writing Exercise: Identifying Sentence Errors Practice

    SAT Writing Exercise: Identifying Sentence Errors Practice

    This short quiz is modeled after the “Identifying Sentence Errors” portion of the SAT Writing Exam. Nine of the sentences contain common grammar errors. One sentence contains no errors. Correct answers and explanations can be […]

     
  • Study Tips for the ACT and SAT

    Study Tips for the ACT and SAT

    In this post we’ll cover some strategies for preparing for the ACT and SAT and making the most effective use of the resources available. Whether you decide you need the help of a Learning Island […]