Vocabulary Cartoons: SAT Word Power
August 22nd, 2010 | 
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Vocabulary Cartoons: SAT Word Power
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First complete collection of rhyming word and visual mnemonic aids for rapid vocabulary enhancement. This unique book contains 290 words commonly found on the SAT test and is presented with easy to remember memory aids in the form of word associations and humorous cartoons. Students learn three times more words in independent school tests. Makes vocabulary fun! As easy as reading the comics. It is a must for every college bound middle and high school student.
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Like many of you, I have used lots of other methods in memorizing vocabularies, and only found that it is totally useless. Even though you have learned those new words one day, you forgot them the next day. It is because we do not make the best use of our brain in memorization. If you know psychology, you know that human memorize by association, that is, you link up a new fact with the old information already contained in your mind. The success of this book is to help you to form association with other English words that you have already known. For example, according the book, the word “Giddy” is associated with an easier word “City”, because they have similar pronounciation. Then a picture showing a village farmer getting dizzy with all the complicated roads in the city remind you the meaning of “giddy”: dizzy, frivolous. The mnemonic method are based on psychological research, and that is why it is a good source in learning new words. I have tried Princeton Review Word Smart Cassette Programme before, and found that I forgot those learned words within a few days. This book has better methods, and the cartoon makes the whole learning experience less stressful.
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I was one of the Florida teachers who tested Vocabulary Cartoon study aids in actual classroom tests in 1997. In double blind tests, my eighth grade students with the vocabulary cartoon books learned three times more than in the control class with traditional rote memory vocabulary books. Both classes studied the same words and were given the same study time. I highly recommend the memory aid format found in the vocabulary books to both parents and teachers. Diane Woolley Port Charlotte Middle School Port Charlotte, Florida
Review by Jeffrey Sauro for Vocabulary Cartoons: SAT Word Power
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This is the best mnemonic vocabulary book I’ve come across. Most vocabulary books expect the reader to simply memorize dozens of words from a definition, an etymology and a sentence, then use fill-in-the-blank and multiple choice to reinforce and test you. As most know, it quickly becomes overwhelming. Vocabulatoons visual representations are truly memorable and I still remember the picture for the word for fjord (tourists looking at Ford cars in a Fjord). The words are definitely geared toward high-school vocabulary and the SAT (as the book cover suggests) so I found myself already knowing about 75% of the words (e.g. gloat, legacy, phobia, vocation, ajar, aftermath). I’m hoping the sequel to this book will have more advanced words, however, it never hurts to reinforce what words you *think* you already know.
Review by Laura De Giorgio for Vocabulary Cartoons: SAT Word Power
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Vocabulary Cartoons 290 key words presented through cartoons.
Each word contains a “link” word which is intended to serve as a mnemonic device, helping you to associate the new word to the word that you may be more familiar with. A good deal of the “link” words rhyme with the “key” word. To make the association even easier, the authors have provided a phrase which is easy to remember as in “We LAMENT that Joe got buried in CEMENT”. This phrase is portrayed through a cartoon, providing a visual mnemonic.
Under each cartoon, you’ll find three sentences with contexts where it may be appropriate to use the “key” word. These examples will also help you to develop the feel for the word, as well as to create more associations to the key word.
The authors have appropriately said that this book is “for everyone”. The words in this vocabulary book seem to be for the most part on a high-school level.
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You can sit down for 15 minutes a day and learn 30 SAT words. There is no other book like this anywhere. Buy it. It is really amazing..
Review by Jon Cohen for McGraw-Hill’s SAT I, Second edition
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If you want to know why this book is so much better than the other thick SAT books out there, just go to your bookstore and leaf through them all. What’s obvious right off the bat is that the McGraw-Hill book is for students who actually want to learn the stuff on the SAT and not just a few quick tricks. Take the practice tests here (what everyone says ius true-they are tougher than the real thing), and then use the detailed answer key to point you to the lessons you need to review. The lessons in this books are very clear and WAY more thorough than the Princeton Review or Kaplan books. It has a great set of flashcards and the best vocab list of any book. But don’t take my word for it. Go to your library or bookstore to compare, then buy it here (’cause it’s cheaper). I used this book with the College Board “Official SAT Guide” for the October SAT, and my scores improved by 290 points overall. You can do it too without a $1400 Kaplan class!
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This book really deserves more recognition than it has. None of my friends had ever seen this book, but I saw the reviews here and decided to get it anyway. I looked through it and simply didn’t have enough time to study for the SATs as much as I would have liked, but I think if I were to do it all again, the number one thing I would have changed in my studying would have been to go through this entire book, maybe even twice. I got a 2160, which is okay, but really if I took the time to study the word list (which surpasses any other prep book BY FAR), I’m pretty sure my CR score would have gone up.
If you are a sophomore and are about to be a junior, or a junior who is getting prepared to take the SAT senior year, I recommend doing this entire book over the summer. Then the first month of school go through this book again and get all those vocab words in your head. I didn’t study any vocab and I regret it. Everyone I talked to said that because the 2400 SAT doesn’t have analogies, vocab wasn’t as essential. I think vocab is still important for fill in the blank sections obviously, but also for the passage-reading sections. If you don’t know a word in a sentence it really affects you and you just guess on the meaning, which you shouldn’t be doing. The vocab list is definitely the highlight of this book.
Another great part of this book is the math section. It teaches you how to do all those math problems by thinking rather than memorizing. My math score went up about 60 points after doing about half of the math section in this book. Again, if I had more time to thoroughly go through this book I think my score would have gone up, and that goes for everyone willing to put the time into it.
This book is thick, and may be a bit much for people who are less serious about the SAT, but if you set up a strict schedule, and study this book, I’m sure it would help. I only went through a little vocab and half the math and even that helped me a lot. I didn’t look at the Writing section quite as much so I don’t have much to say about that, but the other sections would more than make up for it if it wasn’t that good. So, get this book if you are willing to put in some serious hours. Don’t get lazy!
Review by Chris from CEEAE for McGraw-Hill’s SAT I, Second edition
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This is an excellent book, if you have sufficient time and energy to plow through it.
There is an enormous amount of practice problems for all subject areas and question types. Also, every practice problem has a concise explanation. Most effectively, there is a comprehensive review of math, grammar, writing, and other applicable areas. If you need to review a particular area before taking the SAT, then this book is probably for you.
However, if you do not need a comprehensive review of the subject areas on the SAT, you may conclude that this book is not for you. It is very long (about 900 pages), and not that easy to read. It reads more like a textbook instead of a friendly, compact strategy book.
Also, there are only 5 tests provided in the book, but each is very close in kind to the real SAT.
Finally, my only complaint is that the authors state that it is not possible to devise strategies or “tricks” that maximize students’ effort. I disagree as do my students whose scores have increased on ALL three sections (Black states on his plog that his students’ CR scores dipped on the June SAT). I hope the reader will not view this statement as arrogant, rather as evidence refuting statements made in McGraw-Hill’s SAT prep book.
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Review by Morgan White for McGraw-Hill’s SAT I, Second edition
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I was very pleased with this book. It provided very thorough review and gave me a great deal of confidence for a test that was very nerve-racking. I felt more and more confident as I took the practice test and used the worksheets for my problem areas. I was very pleasantly surprised by my SAT score, and I have this book to thank.
Excellent work.
Review by Melvin Lin for McGraw-Hill’s SAT I, Second edition
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I’m not against this book, and I think it’s pretty good. It’s good for your first step of studying the SAT! Also it’s good enough to get you a decent score, but if you want to get a high score like 2300+ or 2250, I suggest you read other books also and start studying in your Freshman year instead of Sophmore or Junior year. But scoring 2300 is pretty tough, and by just reading this book is obviously not gonna get you that high. If you’re still in Middle School, buy some SAT Vocabulary books and start memorizing. There’s lots and lots of words to learn, and you won’t get far once you start your High School years because you’re going to get a lot more busy!