4/20/2020
Physics Question Pack, Passage 1
Passage where we visualize and diagram out two systems to compare. We use some math tricks and unit conversions to help answer questions.
4/6/2020
Sample Test, Psychology/Sociology, Passage 1
Passage where critical thinking plays a big role when reading the passage and helps with answering the questions. Workshopped figure main ideas.
3/23/2020
Sample Test, Chemistry/Physics, Passage 5
Passage where finding the main idea and analyzing figures helps answer most questions, and an in-depth experiment analysis in the questions portion.
3/16/2020
Section Bank, Biology/Biochemistry, Passage 3
Text-only passage with our focus on making predictions, using topic sentences to guide our reading, main idea finding, and careful reading of the questions.
2/26/2020
Biology Question Pack, Volume 1, Passage 4
Unique passage that is dominated by an eight-step figure. We discuss how to approach large figures and prioritize timing.
2/9/2020
Section Bank, Psychology/Sociology, Passage 2
Passage with an in-depth analysis of p-values and their significance in evaluating data, along with linking and following argument logic.
Passage with an in-depth analysis of p-values and their significance in evaluating data, along with linking and following argument logic.
1/26/2020
Sample Test, Biology/Biochemistry, Passage 1
Passage without figures focused on purpose finding, using this as we go sentence-by-sentence through the passage and one of the questions in particular.
Passage without figures focused on purpose finding, using this as we go sentence-by-sentence through the passage and one of the questions in particular.
1/13/2020
Sample Test, Chemistry/Physics, Passage 4
Passage where we spent time drawing out table data for comparisons and making inferences and predictions early on.
Passage where we spent time drawing out table data for comparisons and making inferences and predictions early on.
12/26/2019
Sample Test, Chemistry/Physics, Passage 6
Passage where we focus on making predictions and inferences at different points of the passage and understanding complex tables.
Passage where we focus on making predictions and inferences at different points of the passage and understanding complex tables.
12/15/2019
Section Bank, Chemistry/Physics, Passage 2
Passage where we focus on summarizing and synthesizing passage information and being deliberate with how we answer questions.
Passage where we focus on summarizing and synthesizing passage information and being deliberate with how we answer questions.
12/2/2019
Section Bank, Biology/Biochemistry, Passage 2
Passage where multiple forms of visualization are used to synthesize the passage information and best understand the complex figures.
Passage where multiple forms of visualization are used to synthesize the passage information and best understand the complex figures.
11/17/2019
Section Bank, Biology/Biochemistry, Passage 1
Passage where we paired purpose finding and making inferences and predictions to best practice comprehension monitoring while reading.
Passage where we paired purpose finding and making inferences and predictions to best practice comprehension monitoring while reading.
11/4/2019
Official Guide, Psychology/Sociology, Passage 2
Passage where we used recognizing text structures for interpreting experimental designs, including finding the independent and dependent variables and finding flaws in proposed experiments.
Passage where we used recognizing text structures for interpreting experimental designs, including finding the independent and dependent variables and finding flaws in proposed experiments.
10/20/2019
Official Guide, Psychology/Sociology, Passage 1
Passage requiring recognizing text structures and linking between the multiple follow-up and the main experiment.
Passage requiring recognizing text structures and linking between the multiple follow-up and the main experiment.
10/6/2019
Section Bank, Chemistry/Physics, Passage 1
Passage describing a novel experimental technique that required comprehension monitoring and purpose finding to properly understand the experimental design.
Passage describing a novel experimental technique that required comprehension monitoring and purpose finding to properly understand the experimental design.
9/24/2019
Official Guide, Psychology/Sociology, Passage 5
Lots of practice using background information and previewing on this memory-focused passage.
Lots of practice using background information and previewing on this memory-focused passage.
9/8/2019
Official Guide, Psychology/Sociology, Passage 4
Another passage without figures and using diagramming to track the factors being tested and their results. WARNING: My microphone cuts out for about 2 minutes during a question, but I go back and re-cover that question immediately after.
Another passage without figures and using diagramming to track the factors being tested and their results. WARNING: My microphone cuts out for about 2 minutes during a question, but I go back and re-cover that question immediately after.
8/28/2019
Section Bank, Psychology/Sociology, Passage 9
Passage without figures posing challenges on how to track experimental design and results logically. Questions highlight the importance of synthesizing content knowledge with passage information.
Passage without figures posing challenges on how to track experimental design and results logically. Questions highlight the importance of synthesizing content knowledge with passage information.
8/12/2019
Official Guide, Biology/Biochemistry, Passage 5
Biology passage that required linking from figures to text both before and after the figure. Also includes analysis of what type of questions to make predictions for before reading answers.
Biology passage that required linking from figures to text both before and after the figure. Also includes analysis of what type of questions to make predictions for before reading answers.
7/30/2019
Official Guide, Chemistry/Physics, Passage 5
Chemistry passage that showed the importance of predicting as we read and spending time analyzing undiagrammed reactions. Ends with very difficult questions and diagramming those to understand their logic.
Chemistry passage that showed the importance of predicting as we read and spending time analyzing undiagrammed reactions. Ends with very difficult questions and diagramming those to understand their logic.
7/23/2019
Official Guide, Psychology/Sociology, Passage 3
Behavioral sciences passage with a focus on recognizing text structure to make more informed predictions, improve main idea finding, and interpret groups of experiments.
Behavioral sciences passage with a focus on recognizing text structure to make more informed predictions, improve main idea finding, and interpret groups of experiments.
7/2/2019
Official Guide, Chemistry/Physics, Passage 3
Chemistry passage focused on taking the key takeaways from passages and applying them to difficult questions.
Chemistry passage focused on taking the key takeaways from passages and applying them to difficult questions.
6/21/2019
Official Guide, Biology/Biochemistry, Passage 4
Great biology passage to practice linking figures to text and make predictions as we read.
Great biology passage to practice linking figures to text and make predictions as we read.
6/7/2019
Official Guide, Chemistry/Physics, Passage 2
Great physics passage to practice on. Reveals the important of text-image linking, background knowledge, and memorizing the equations.
Great physics passage to practice on. Reveals the important of text-image linking, background knowledge, and memorizing the equations.
5/24/2019
Official Guide, Biology/Biochemistry, Passage 2
Very tough passage. Great for practicing diagramming and learning research protocols.
Very tough passage. Great for practicing diagramming and learning research protocols.
5/10/2019
Official Guide, Chemistry/Physics, Passage 1
A very tough passage that requires strong background knowledge. Great one for practicing those graph interpretation skills.
A very tough passage that requires strong background knowledge. Great one for practicing those graph interpretation skills.
4/26/2019
Official Guide, Biology/Biochemistry, Passage 1
This passage goes to show how important it is to nail down every detail of the content.
This passage goes to show how important it is to nail down every detail of the content.
4/12/2019
Official Guide, Biology/Biochemistry, Passage 3
Very tough passage that requires diagramming and careful analysis of the graphs.
Very tough passage that requires diagramming and careful analysis of the graphs.
3/29/2019
Section Bank, Biology/Biochemistry, Passage 4
Great session with an emphasis on diagramming confusing paragraphs and interpreting very challenging graphs!
Great session with an emphasis on diagramming confusing paragraphs and interpreting very challenging graphs!
3/7/2019
Official Guide Questions, CARS Passage 2, Questions 6-11
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Official Guide Questions, Chemistry/Physics Passage 4, Questions 15 – 19
This was a trial run session to gauge interest in weekly Live Strategy Sessions. Let’s just say everyone seemed to like it. 🙂
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Official Guide Questions, Chemistry/Physics Passage 4, Questions 15 – 19
This was a trial run session to gauge interest in weekly Live Strategy Sessions. Let’s just say everyone seemed to like it. 🙂