More:

Not primarily spoken usage? I.e., no 2:1 spoken:academic ratio? Or something? Or at least a 2:1 ratio of other registers:spoken?

Nothing that doesn't occur at least once in an academic register.

Possible cutoff: 20 total occurrences,
10 different registers?

http://www.fullbooks.com/Putnam-s-Word-Book.html

Another SAT thing: sentence completions and paraphrases.

I am happy to confirm that upon checking on the availability of the SAT Disclosed Tests, the service is still offered.

*** Can you tell me what 2003 SAT's are available for purchase?

This is the list of tests available as of September 24, 2003

May 2003 Saturday
May 2003 Sunday
January 2003 Saturday
October 2002 Saturday
May 2002 Saturday in 10 Real SATs 3rd ed
May 2002 Sunday
January 2002 Saturday in 10 Real SATs 3rd ed
October 2001 Saturday
May 2001 Saturday
May 2001 Sunday
Jan 2001 Saturday
Oct 2000 Saturday in taking the SAT 2002-03
May 2000 Saturday
May 2000 Sunday in 10 Real SATs 2nd ed.
Jan 2000 Saturday in 10 Real SATs 2nd ed.
May 1999 Saturday
May 1999 Sunday
Jan 1999 Saturday
Oct 1998 Saturday
May 1998 Saturday
Nov 1997 Saturday

*** Can you tell me what address to send the request to?
The College Board
SAT Department-Disclosed Tests
45 Columbus Avenue
New York, NY 10023-6992

*** Can you tell me how much they cost?
Four (4) dollars each and that includes shipping charges WORLDWIDE.

*** Can you tell me if they take credit cards or paypal?
No, they only accept checks. The check must be payable to The College Board.

*** Can you tell me if I need to call and get an email first?
No, that was in the beginning when we had to obtain verification. Rest assured that the service exists and that the list will stay current until the end of the year

*** Is there a "person-in-charge" at the College Board? I have emailed and talked to Jhonny St.Victor. But again, I would simply send my order in and attach the check.

*** Can you tell me if I need to buy them all?
No, order what you need. There is no minimum order. Also, check the list for some tests that ARE already in the various 10Real Sats or available online. The link to May 2002 Saturday and October 2001:
http://www.collegeboard.com/sat/html/may2002/test_sections.html

*** Can you tell me if I should call them first?
You can call them as much as your heart desires. The phone number is 212-713-8097 and the operator is 212-713-8000. However, it is an expensive and unnecessary step. Use the list and write a simple order.

*** Can you tell me if they have SAT II?
Nope! They do not have SAT-II tests.

*** Can you tell me if they have PSAT Tests?
The PSAT tests are sold by ETS. Call 609-771-7243 and ask for PSAT Disclosed Tests. They cost $3.00 a piece with free mailing. ETS does accept phone orders and accept credit cards. For faster service, you can ask them to FedEx your order, but it will cost you 20 buckaroos! THey will confirm what tests are available when placing your order. It seems that they have the last 6 PSAT tests.

*** Can you tell me how long it takes to get them?
About 10 days in US - 20 days overseas due to the snail mail process.

*** Can you tell me how they ship?
They stick the tests in a big brown envelope and send it regular mail.

*** Can you tell me if they come with an answer key?
Yes, it is same format as 10RS books. Answers and difficulty levels are provided but NO explanations.

*** Can you tell me what my letter/order form should say?
Here is the letter that I used months ago. Just make the changes for number of tests and amount of checks.

Your name
Your address
Your city

The College Board
SAT Department-Disclosed Tests
45 Columbus Avenue
New York, NY 10023-6992

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Here is a list of disclosed tests I would like to purchase.

1. January 2003 Saturday
2. October 2002 Saturday
3. May 2002 Sunday
4. May 2001 Saturday
5. May 2001 Sunday
6. Jan 2001 Saturday
7. May 2000 Saturday
8. May 1999 Saturday
9. May 1999 Sunday
10. Jan 1999 Saturday
11. Oct 1998 Saturday
12. May 1998 Saturday
13. Nov 1997 Saturday

I understand that there is a $4.00 fee per test ordered (includes shipping and handling). Accordingly I enclose a check made out to The College Board for $52.00. Please mail my order to Xiggi, 5 Analogy Lane, Satville, CB, 00007. If you have any questions regarding this order, please contact me at Xiggi@aol.com or at 1-800-SAT-GURU.

Sincerely,

Xiggi

That's it, folks!

By Xiggi (Xiggi) on Friday, September 26, 2003 - 08:47 pm: Edit


up you go

By Jje (Jje) on Monday, September 29, 2003 - 07:10 pm: Edit


if anyone is wondering i order the following tests on sept 22
1. January 2003 Saturday
2. October 2002 Saturday
3. May 2002 Sunday
4. May 2001 Saturday
5. May 2001 Sunday
6. Jan 2001 Saturday
7. May 2000 Saturday
8. May 1999 Saturday
9. May 1999 Sunday
10. Jan 1999 Saturday

they shipped on the 26 and arrived in PA on 29, all came except october 2002 sat

By Xiggi (Xiggi) on Monday, September 29, 2003 - 07:52 pm: Edit


I ordered a few PSAT tests and they shipped the same day I ordered. I received them in 3 days.

It seems that the service works pretty well.

By Wjk323 (Wjk323) on Monday, September 29, 2003 - 08:01 pm: Edit


Man...i wish i can order some SAT II's though...
=(

Wooooowwww. . .

http://wordlist.sourceforge.net/12dicts-readme-r5.html

Vocabulary Self-Check:

Can you {verb} something?
Can you think of any prepositions to use with this verb?
Is this verb positive, negative, or neutral?
What are some synonyms for this verb?
How do you think this word is this word different from its synonyms?
Write three practice sentences for this verb at least 15 words long.

Well, fortunately, I think I am finally done with a real (sort of) first draft of the first chunk of Beowulf. But now I am a little scared in that my "reference points are dated," as Prof. Watson said. Nonetheless. How does one write a new historical version of Beowulf when we know so little of the history? Or a cultural studies version? I think we don't. At least it would take someone more inventive than I am to pull it off.

Here is what I think I have come up with:

Get rid of all the bs that overstates the role of the sublime. Pull the sublime in under an umbrella: the ecstatic, the sublime, and the uncanny. Oppose it to beauty along with images of barrenness. Learn more about liminality and bring it in.

Cut length by 20%. Make claims 20% more conservative.

yes! Online Corpora!

http://view.byu.edu/

http://www.itri.brighton.ac.uk/peopleindex.html

Most Common Prepositions (http://www.comp.lancs.ac.uk/ucrel/bncfreq/lists/5_8_all_rank_preposition.txt)

of 29391
in 18214
to 9343
for 8412
with 6575
on 6475
by 5096
at 4790
from 4134
as 1774
into 1634
about 1524
like 1064
after 927
between 903
through 743
over 735
against 562
under 553
out_of 491
without 456
within 449
during 440
before 434
such_as 321
towards 286
around 237
upon 234
including 230
among 229
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behind 202
since 178
because_of 178
as_well_as 176
rather_than 169
until 167
according_to 157
up_to 152
despite 146
near 138
above 137
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away_from 120
throughout 116
outside 116
round 115
beyond 105
worth 102
in_terms_of 102
down 98
on_to 92
up 83
due_to 78
inside 74
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instead_of 72
plus 70
past 67
in_front_of 66
apart_from 65
onto 62
beside 58
below 55
v. 54
subject_to 51
along_with 51
beneath 48
in_relation_to 46
amongst 45
via 45
other_than 43
unlike 40
in_favour_of 36
in_addition_to 34
v 32
prior_to 31
concerning 31
next_to 30
except 30
alongside 29
in_respect_of 29
in_spite_of 28
till 28
on_behalf_of 27
aged 27
ahead_of 26
on_top_of 26
as_for 25
depending_on 23
but 22
regarding 20
in_accordance_with 20
except_for 20
in_response_to 20
in_the_light_of 18
as_opposed_to 17
in_charge_of 17
with_regard_to 17
× 16
by_means_of 16
in_connection_with 16
on_the_part_of 15
in_view_of 15
by_way_of 14
contrary_to 13
with_respect_to 13
let_alone 13
in_touch_with 13
minus 13
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in_conjunction_with 13
in_line_with 12
opposite 12
following 12
amid 11
in_support_of 11
in_search_of 10
underneath 10
relative_to 10

The "book flood" is just what it sounds like: a high volume of reading, maybe 100 hours per grade level.

More about Yeunsu post: ask "why," even twice or three times, when helping students see connection between main idea sentence and body sentences.

Another one: choose books in which the student knows fewer than 90% of the words.

What did I like about those writing pages that I feel will be so difficult to replicate?

First of all, I was writing it without thinking about the best practices stuff I just read, which makes it more valuable to me.

Second of all, I feel like the section on how-to-screw-this-up was accurate, complete, and pretty good in general.

Third, I feel like the bullet lists were pretty good.

What do I remember?

*split between flood and scaffolding
*flood: at the appropriate level; maintain momentum; two books a week or so
*constituent skills: breaking down correctly
*drilling based on frequency
*drilling to achieve automaticity

How to screw it up:

*Lose momentum.
*Fail to check homework.
*Fail to discriminate between high- and low-frequency items.
*Expect the student to read at his or her target level instead of his or her instructional level.
*Fail to commit. Switch strategies a lot.
*Change strategies every three weeks because you lack the materials to sustain your original plan.
*Teach constituent skills to the point of mere comprehension rather than automaticity.
*Never ask the student to perform tasks independently. Always model and instruct; allow student to follow passively rather than taking responsibility for complex performance.
*Always ask the student to perform tasks independently. Never model or instruct; expect student to manage complex performance immediately after mastering constituent skill.
*Do all your reading instruction after the student reads--in the form of problem sets and discussion of problem sets *following* the passage--instead of while the student reads.
*Underemphasize rote.
*Overemphasize rote.
*Assign too little homework.
*Use inauthentic material in the "flood" portion of your plan.
*Have no plan to enforce homework.

The trick:

Embark on a book flood, and sustain momentum. Track homework and communicate with parents.
Correctly identify the constituent skills you must teach. Identify the high-frequency items within these skills. Drill these items to the point of automaticity. Each of these steps--one, two, three--is important.

I want to be more relaxed while I am home. Why can't I relax?

I also wish I could work on my projects for the learning center.

I also also wish I had those handwritten pages here.

Beowulf is making me a little crazy too. I would prefer to be working on this paper more joyfully. What am I so scared of, after all? That it will be great? That it will not be great? That I will not be done with it?

I think that I have solved the solution to the problem of the two kinds of the sublime, maybe, by. . .

1) suggesting as I already have that in longer laments, the sublime is sometimes suppressed from the surface of the text only to emerge at the level of figuration and rhetoric;

2) moving most of my discussion of the sublime to the explicitly OE chunks of the discussion.

That will be okay.

It's 2:48 Mountain time and I can't sleep.

I thought that the not-sleeping was about my bills, so I paid them, at least the scary ones: AmEx, AES. But now I am still stressed. I don't know if it's the heat bill or what. I can't pay the heat bill right now, which is extremely scary. Even though it's June. I hope I get a check within the first week or so that I'm back in Boston, and that I get my charge card.

I don't think that the heat is about to be cut off. If I am careful I should be okay. I have to call Cynthia and pay her, though.

I can't believe that this whole credit card thing happened in the first place.

Data Tables:

http://www.collegeboard.com/prof/counselors/tests/sat/scores/data_tables.html