- LOOK FOR TIME ELEMENTS
- NOW LOOKING BACK ON THE PAST
- BEFORE VS NOW
- CHANGE OVER TIME
- IS THE PASSAGE FEELINGS BASED OR RATIONALITY BASED? WHAT IS THE AUTHOR’S LENSE?
- ARE EFFECTS DESCRIBED AUDITORY, VISUAL, OR RELATED TO FEELING?
- THOUGHTS VERSUS ACTION? WHAT IS THE AUTHOR’S FOCUS?
- IS THE PASSAGE BASED ON REALITY OR ONLY TAKING PLACE IN THE AUTHOR’S HEAD?
- WHEN YOU ARE BETWEEN TWO ANSWERS, THINK IS ONE ANSWER MORE DETAILED? IF THE DETAILS ARE CORRECT, CHOOSE THE MORE SPECIFIC ANSWER
- DOES ONE ANSWER PICK UP ON A MAIN POINT IN THE PASSAGE? IF SO, PICK THAT ANSWER
- ALWAYS NOTICE WHEN THERE IS A QUESTION IN THE PASSAGE! THE SAT LOVES TO ASK QUESTIONS ON THEIR QUESTIONS?
- COMMON THEMES: CONTEXT, TECHNOLOGY, RIGHTS, MINORITIES