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Increase Your Score in 3 Minutes a Day: ACT Reading
Contributor(s): McCutcheon, Randall (Author), Schaffer, James (Author)

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 ISBN: 0071456678     ISBN-13: 9780071456678
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: July 2005
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Annotation: Master Reading for the ACT--FAST!

If ACT savvy is what you seek, this book is the resource you need. Learn the secrets, shortcuts, and strategies to succeed--with only minutes of effort a day.

Lively and straight to the point, this study aid to the ACT Reading section presents key principles and practical strategies that promote effective reading, practical test strategies that are life-savers when you're under time restraints, and sample passages with insightful commentary on how to select the correct answers. Features essential strategies for tackling reading comprehension passages under the pressure of time Provides sample passages and questions with examiner comments Contains bite-sized sections ideal for students who study in short doses
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BISAC Categories:
- Study Aids | Act
- Education
Dewey: 378.166
LCCN: 2005043762
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" L (0.40 lbs) 160 pages
Features: Annotated, Bibliography, Illustrated, Price on Product
 
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Publisher Description:

Accessible, concise guides for quicker, more effective studying

These new additions to the Increase Your Score series present key principles and practical strategies for the ACT Writing Test (new for 2005) and the ACT Reading Test, explained in manageable, bite-size sections ideal for the panicked student. Combining humor with academic authority, these succinct guides:

  • Feature essential strategies for effective essay writing or tackling reading comprehension passages under the pressure of time
  • Provide sample essays or reading passages and questions, accompanied by helpful annotated comments and examiner marks
  • Are ideal for students who procrastinate or who can study only in short doses
  • Include cartoons (Zits, Peanuts, Calvin & Hobbes) to reinforce the light, student-friendly tone

Contributor Bio(s): Schaffer, James: - McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwideMcCutcheon, Randall: -

Randall McCutcheon is a high school educator nationally recognized by the U.S. Department of Education for innovation in curriculum, with experience teaching English, speech, debate, and journalism. Jim Schaffer, a finalist for the Teacher-in-Space program, is chair of the English Department at Nebraska Wesleyan University, where he teaches English and journalism.
 
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