SAT vocabulary!!

OhhhYouKnow
Sat, 23 Oct 2010 02:38:49 +0000

I have some advice on studying and learning the words once you’ve selected your list.
Buy a blank notebook that’s only for vocabulary. One each page, draw a line down the middle of the page. You’re gonna need 3-5 lines for each word, so give up on the idea of trying to squeeze as many words and definitions on each page as possible. You can always buy another notebook(and another, and another) if necessary.

Memorizing words and definitions is boring. Let’s face it! This might make it a bit more interesting for you. From your word list, pick only the words you don’t know. On the left side of the line write each word you don’t know. For each word, on the right side of the line, DRAW SOME SORT OF PICTURE OR CARTOON to help you remember the word. The cartoon should somehow relate the “sound” of the word to its definition so that saying the word will remind you of the picture. For example, for “abridge” you might draw two bridges floating in midair compressing a book. The goofier the image, the better! There are several books on the market that have vocab cartoons, but I’ve found that this method of learning words works much better if the student comes up with the drawings.

If you’re having a hard time picking a list, use Silver Turtles 1000 word list, and if you master those, start picking words of the 5000 word list.