Study Aids, SAT & PSAT (Scholastic Assessment Test & Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test)

Hot Words for the SAT

Name: Hot Words for the SAT
Author: Linda Carnevale
ISBN: 9780764144790

by Linda Carnevale

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Synopsis

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Brand New in the 3rd Edition--

Special coaching to help you answer the important Literary Terms questions

A brand-new lesson focuses on words found on the most recent SATs

More Mini Word Clusters than ever

More Memory tips & "Tricky Twins"

More sentence completion exercises--many with two blanks

Hot Words for the SAT gives you 35 highly concentrated vocabulary-building lessons, each presenting dozens of illustrative sentences that focus on a thematic word cluster. This time-tested and proven word builder will help you develop the fluent, college-level vocabulary that is crucial to your success on the SAT's Critical Reading section. Just as important, this book's vocabulary-building exercises will give you the word power you need to achieve a high score on the SAT's all-important Writing section. Think of Hot Words for the SAT as your personal tutor while you prepare to take that all-important college entrance exam.

About the Author, Linda Carnevale

A native Long Islander, very happily married, and mother of three loveable sons, Linda Carnevale has been writing college preparatory books for BARRON'S Educational Series Publishers since 2000. Titles include HOT WORDS for the SAT and SAT2400: Aiming for the Perfect Score. An alumna of Columbia University's Teacher College where she earned a Master of Arts in English Education with an emphasis on nonfiction writing, Carnevale has two new Websites that specialize in college admissions support:collegeessaydoctors.com and mytesttube.com .

Carnevale has been a tenured teacher of English at a nationally-ranked TOP 100 Gold Medal Long Island High School. Among her dozens of local and national published credits are Long Island Quarterly literary journal, BRIDE'S and Modern Bride magazines, and - most recently - PAUMANOK: Poems & Pictures of Long Island (Hardcover Anthology, 2010).