Prep

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MAIN IDEA/DETAIL

• Paragraph 40 questions ~ https://www.quia.com/pop/120023.html

• ABCD 10 questions ~ https://www.quia.com/quiz/3863764.html?AP_rand=1652277993

• Main Idea Rags to Riches: https://www.quia.com/rr/627905.html

• Reading Jeopardy (including Main Idea): https://www.quia.com/cb/777344.html

• PDF 62 page handout ~ https://1.cdn.edl.io/2IzXd00at6tRvKTTtlV8GOtFZYs5ucr612Tuic3qTrFW7RmZ.pdf

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• College Prep Skills:

  • Prep for Reading Entry Test: https://accuplacer.collegeboard.org/accuplacer/pdf/next-generation-sample-questions-reading.pdf

  • Prep for the Writing Entry Test: https://accuplacer.collegeboard.org/accuplacer/pdf/next-generation-sample-questions-writing.pdf

    • See OWL below for extra practice resources!

  • Finding Main Ideas in paragraphs: http://english.glendale.cc.ca.us/topic.html

VOCABULARY

• 100 Most Commonly Used Latin Roots ~ http://quizlet.com/16553388/100-most-commonly-used-latin-roots-flash-cards/

• Antonym Column ~ https://www.quia.com/servlets/quia.activities.common.ActivityPlayer?AP_rand=1739267388&AP_activityType=14&AP_urlId=233263&terms=true

• Homophone Match ~ https://www.vocabulary.co.il/homophones/#high_school

• Commonly Misspelled Words:

  • Grade 9: https://www.englishworksheetsland.com/grade9-10/7ninespell.html

  • Grade 10: https://www.englishworksheetsland.com/grade9-10/8tenspell.html

• College Prep Skills:

  • Reading for Context Clues: http://wserver.scc.losrios.edu/~langlit/reading/contextclues/intro1.htm

PATTERN/AUTHOR'S PURPOSE

• ABCD ~ http://www.quia.com/quiz/3064153.html?AP_rand=274045349

• Pattern Rags to Riches ~ http://www.quia.com/rr/321552.html

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• College Prep Skills:

  • Pattern Defined w. Transitions~ http://valenciacollege.edu/wp/cssc/documents/OrganizationalPatternsinAcademicWriting.pdf

  • Pattern with Outlines ~ http://faculty.washington.edu/ezent/impo.htm

INFERENCE/DRAWING CONCLUSIONS

• Battleship ~ http://www.quia.com/ba/497545.html

• Cloze ~ http://www.quia.com/cz/266843.html?AP_rand=1333503518

• Who Wants to be a Millionaire ~ http://www.quia.com/rr/370426.html

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• College Prep Skills:

  • Using Context Clues to Infer Meaning: https://www.englishworksheetsland.com/grade9-10/4context.html

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

• Jeopardy ~ http://www.quia.com/cb/125762.html

• Rags to Riches ~ http://www.quia.com/rr/304602.html

• Rags to Riches ~ http://www.quia.com/rr/304603.html

• ABCD ~ http://www.quia.com/quiz/1175091.html?AP_rand=937477215

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• College Prep Skills:

  • Reading for

MOOD/TONE (Author's Purpose)

• Terms: http://ourenglishclass.net/class-notes/writing/the-writing-process/craft/tone-and-mood/

• Rags to Riches ~ https://www.quia.com/rr/773882.html

• Rags to Riches Synonyms: https://www.quia.com/rr/885625.html

• Mood & Tone Context Clues: https://www.quia.com/rr/884766.html

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• College Prep Skills:

  • How to answer these questions (author's purpose) on the SAT: https://blog.prepscholar.com/author-technique-questions-in-sat-reading

  • Recognizing Author's Tone: https://sites.austincc.edu/tsiprep/reading-review/recognizing-the-authors-tone/

  • Mood/Tone Terms from the SAT: https://talk.collegeconfidential.com/t/list-of-common-tone-mood-classification-words-for-sat/1124614

WRITING

• OWL (Online Writing Labs (interactive)

  • D'Youville OWL: http://depts.dyc.edu/learningcenter/owl/

  • Excelsior OWL: https://owl.excelsior.edu/

  • Towson OWL: https://webapps.towson.edu/ows/index.asp

• MLA Resources:

  • EasyBib: https://www.easybib.com/

  • CitationMachine: https://www.citationmachine.net/

  • Diana Hacker MLA Guide: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Hp7smq-EACHtw7SX-2OIvyvWjNAH3yHn/view?usp=sharing

  • MLA Guides: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_formatting_and_style_guide.html

    • APA links are also available.

OVERALL TEST TIPS & PRACTICE

• Testing Tips Rags to Riches ~ http://www.quia.com/rr/438266.html

• "Watch Where You Step!" ~ http://www.quia.com/quiz/2450331.html?AP_rand=2030292820

• Terms Rags to Riches ~ http://www.quia.com/rr/94143.html