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65Five Classic Revision Techniques
I used to work for a department head who said that revision is at the heart of good writing. Even though good writing is full of subtleties and nuances, and at every turn, seems to defy easy descriptions,...
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64The Inner Game of Writing
The Bread Loaf Tennis Tournament was created so that the students and the teachers could take a break from the serious work in the classroom and have a little fun. I had played college tennis and had...
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63Reading Comprehension Strategies for Standardized Tests
The reading section is the hardest part of a standardized test for which to prepare. In many ways, it assesses, or pretends to assess, about twelve years of reading habits. It is the reading section that...
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62Math Woes on The SAT
I must confess. I have been teaching English for over twenty-five years. However, I wasn’t so inept at math, and I’ve truly enjoyed teaching it to high juniors and seniors when I help them prepare for...
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62The Best SAT Prep Idea I've Seen
If you have read any of my other hubs, you’ll notice that I think the simple act of reading solves a lot of problems. Do you want to be a better writer? Read more. Do you want better reading...
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62Calling Like I See It: Preparing for Standardized Tests
About two years I set up a tutoring business to help kids who are struggling academically. When I think of the Institution of School, I keep coming back to Oscar Wilde’s comment, “I think highly of the...
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61The Thesis Statement: And the Russian Judge Gives You a .......
When I taught high school English at an independent school in middle Tennessee, I used to sit through our department meetings where we would try to reach a consensus on “what constitutes good writing.”...
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60Building A Birdhouse: Writing the SAT Essay
In a SAT preparation book, I once read, “Writing the SAT essay is more like building a birdhouse than writing like Shakespeare.” What does this mean? Well, let’s look at the issue of how much time...
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60What is Nature Deficit Disorder?
This semester I finished teaching Knots in My Yo-Yo String, the autobiography of Jerry Spinelli, and it truly was a homecoming. About fifteen years ago I taught his Newberry Award winning novel Maniac Magee,...
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57Building Vocabulary for The SAT
In many instances, parents will call me a month before their son or daughter is scheduled to take the SAT. I am confident that with the combination of practice and error analysis I can help students improve...
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