SAT PSAT ACT テキストのロックを解除: 継続的な読解力。早めに始めましょう!

Weekly Structure:

We will start with a short introduction to the reading material.
Students read a text (fiction or nonfiction) in class or for homework.
Discussion follows with comprehension questions.
End with reflective or deeper analysis questions.

No End Date Structure:

Each lesson is self-contained, so students can join at any time without missing essential previous material.
The readings are varied (short stories, articles, poems, essays, excerpts from classic literature) to keep the content fresh and engaging.

Interactive Engagement:

Discussions to explore themes, tone, and deeper meaning.
Activities like role-play or group annotations to develop critical thinking.

Week 1 Jan. 3: "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe
Reading Focus: Irony, tone, and theme.
Test taking tips from The Black Book
Introduction to The Complete Guide to SAT Reading by Erica Meltzer

Week 2 Jan. 10: "The Gettysburg Address" by Abraham Lincoln
Reading Focus: Rhetorical devices, purpose, and historical context.
Meltzer, Chapt. 2, Vocabulary in Context, p. 29-72
Academic and historic vocabulary
Literary Terms Vocabulary


Week 3 Jan. 17: To Build a Fire by Jack London
Reading Focus: Character development, naturalism, and survival themes.
Meltzer, Chapt. 3, Making the Leap p. 73-85
Naturalism and survival theme vocabulary
Literary Terms Vocabulary

Week 4 Jan. 24 The Sniper, by Liam O'Flayerty
Reading Focus:  themes of resilience and character.
See Survival Vocabulary in Week 3 To Build a Fire
Meltzer Chapt. 4 p. 86-106
Literary Terms Vocabulary

The following texts are more challenging, aligning with SAT-level reading passages, and will push students to think critically, analyze complex arguments, and improve their comprehension skills. 

Week 5 Jan. 31: "The Metamorphosis" (Excerpt) by Franz Kafka
Reading Focus: Symbolism, alienation, and existentialism.
Meltzer Chapt 5 Literal comprehension p. 107-118
Literary Vocabulary 

Week 6 Feb. 7: "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift
Reading Focus: Satire, tone, and rhetorical strategies.
Meltzer Chapt. 6 Reading for Function p. 119 - 138
Vocabulary - Function Words 

Week 7 Feb. 14: "The Death of the Moth" by Virginia Woolf
Reading Focus: Themes of life, death, and human experience.
Meltzer Chapt 7 Text completions and exercise p. 139
Vocabulary - Greek and Latin

Week 8 Feb. 21: "Civil Disobedience" (Excerpt) by Henry David Thoreau
Reading Focus: Philosophical argument, government critique, and moral duty.
Meltzer Chapt 8 Supporting and Undermining
Vocabulary Greek and Latin


Using an ongoing schedule I will cover all the types of reading comprehension questions and strategies to answer them correctly: using context to determine meaning; main ideas, author's purpose, predictions, inferences, questions on genres, historical forms of prose, structure and meaning in poetry, point of view, figurative language, and literary devices. 
Please see reading focus by date. 
My style is friendly, encouraging, empathetic when we come to hard questions, encouraging, and motivating. Students interact with each other. 
I share my screen to show the readings, or attach to family email in advance.