<p>I’ve been reading a lot of nonfiction and was wondering if anyone knew of a good source of sat/college level short stories to read to help with the critical reading section. Thanks</p>
<p>Something boring like Jane Austen is your best bet, especially if you want to improve your vocabulary.</p>
<p>I went through all the prompts and I think we are getting a lot now that are better handled by History examples. </p>
<p>The History Channel has been running a series called The Men Who Built America and it is amazing how many of those life stories you can fit to the themes the CB asks about. I think you’d get about a 50% fit rate. And you’ll know it at the level of detail to impress a grader. </p>
<p>I think they are streaming on History’s site.</p>
<p>Argbargy, I think the OP was asking about critical reading, not the writing section. I feel like the OP is asking for short stories as a short cut to the obvious advantage students have who have been life-long fiction readers (probably the best path to a high CR score, but obviouly one you need have started a long time ago). I don’t know if anyone can recommend a small set of short stories… just like no one can recommend a small set of novels that would remedy this issue. Just read a lot of fiction. </p>
<p>Midas222, I think people pick Jane Austen as an example because so many young women who read a LOT also happen to like Jane Austen. And have high SAT scores. It really isn’t Austen that gets them there… it is the cumulative effect of spending a lot of time reading every day.</p>
<p>I have read some of Jane Austen’s books, and yes reading books of this nature can get him there. These books have difficult vocabulary, and convoluted passages that are perfect for SAT CR prep.</p>
<p>Whoops! You are right, I miss read that. </p>
<p>I suggest American Short Story Masterpieces. There is another short story anthology by John Updike that has a ton of high prominent 20th Century American writers who frequently get excerpted.</p>
<p>thanks for the help. And just for the record, I have read a lot of fiction, its just that for some reason I struggle with shorter pieces, like the ones on the SAT, but am fine with complete novels.</p>