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SAT Reading: Citing Evidence to Identify a Theme in Walden

Contemplating one's life is key to fulfilled happiness. Thoreau's theme revolves around the simple life well lived. He clearly never tried virtual reality games.


Determining central ideas and themes Videos 7 videos

Identifying the Central Idea in President Eisenhower's Speech
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More SAT Reading videos on the land of Eisenhower. We know you want to click play asap.

Describing the Theme of a Passage from Walden
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The passage theme. What's it all about? Thoreau wants simplicity in life. ("Simplify, simplify.") The world is overly complex, materialistic. A mov...

SAT Reading: Citing Evidence to Represent the Central Claim of a Social Science Passage
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Oh look! A video on psychological testing 101...courtesy of the SAT Reading section.

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Summarizing Videos 4 videos

SAT Reading 2.8 Long Passages
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SAT Reading: Long Passages Drill 2, Problem 8

SAT Reading 4.1 Passage Comparison
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SAT Reading Passage Comparison: Drill 4, Problem 1

SAT Reading 6.5 Passage Comparison
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SAT Reading: Passage Comparison Drill 6, Problem 5

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Using analogical reasoning Videos 4 videos

SAT Reading 2.3 Passage Comparison
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SAT Reading: Passage Comparison Drill 2, Problem 3

SAT Reading: Inferring an Author's Point of View about a Separate Passage
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This SAT Reading video on Psychology PrisonLand has you analyzing multiple passages. Yes, it's exciting!

SAT Reading 5.5 Sentence Completion
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SAT Reading Sentence Completion Drill 5, Problem 5

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