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SATs Reading Paper: Timing, Text Types, and Effective Question Strategies

This guide provides an overview of the SATs Reading Paper, focusing on essential components such as timing, text types, and strategies for finding information. With a 1 hour and 15 minutes duration (15 minutes for reading), students will encounter three texts from various genres, including fiction and non-fiction. It emphasizes the importance of understanding text purpose and audience, as well as techniques like skimming and scanning. Additionally, it introduces the PEE method (Point, Evidence, Explanation) for answering questions and offers tips for managing big questions.

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SATs Reading Paper: Timing, Text Types, and Effective Question Strategies

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  1. SATs Reading Paper

  2. What We’ll Look At: • Timing • Text Types • Finding Information • Questions

  3. Timing: • 1 hour and 15 minutes (15 mins reading time) • Spend about 20 minutes answering the questions on each text

  4. Text Types: • Three extracts will come from different GENRES or FORMS. • Including – fiction, non-fiction, pre-Twentieth Century. • May include - leaflet, story, historical writing, article, informative or persuasive writing, letter or part of an autobiography.

  5. Text Types: • You need to decide: • What type of text is it? (text type) • Why was it written? (purpose) • Who was it written for? (target audience) • These affect the content and style of the text.

  6. Finding Information: • Firstly - read the text really carefully • Secondly - read question to make sure you understand exactly what it's asking you • Thirdly - use skimming and scanning skills to home in on the information, and write it down

  7. PEE: Point Evidence (a quotation) and Explanation

  8. PEE: Connectives Arguing an idea: • However... therefore... because... but... and... furthermore.. also... in addition... then... as well as... next... whereas... in contrast... later... at first... similarly...

  9. PEE: Connectives Explaining an idea: • This implies... this suggests... which gives the impression that... this shows... this clearly shows... possibly... perhaps... this indicates that... obviously... this conveys to the reader that...

  10. Punctuation:

  11. Punctuation:

  12. Questions: Language • Focus – showing you understand how a writer uses language for effect. • Explain and comment on words / sentences and why a writer has chosen them • E.g. shrouded – covered up, hidden, a link with death

  13. Questions: supporting an answer • Some questions need an explanation or a comment which MUST be supported by a quote. • E.g. explain two different ways a negative impression is given and support each answer with a quotation. • This needs: 2 impression 2 quotes • MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHAT THE QUESTION IS ASKING!!!

  14. Questions: Big questions • 2 big questions in the paper • Worth – 5 marks each • 1 = bullet points to guide you • 1 = doesn’t give bullet points

  15. Bullet Pointed: MUST write about ALL bullet points 1 bullet point = 1 paragraph PEE in every paragraph Non-bullet Pointed: Here you are on your own Think very carefully about how the writer has used language PEE Questions: Big questions

  16. And Finally: Don’t panic! Do your best! and Good luck!

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