The Scarlet Letter: A Kaplan SAT Score-Raising Classic

Features

• Cover Type: Mass Market Paperback with 560 pages
• Published by: Kaplan Publishing
• Edition: 2nd Edition November 1, 2006
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1419542206
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1419542206
• Book Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 1.5 inches
• Weighs: 9.6 ounces

Product Description
The Scarlet Letter: A Kaplan SAT Score-Raising Classic features:

*The complete tale of the classic novel, The Scarlet Letter

*More than 800 vocabulary words frequently tested on the SAT highlighted throughout the text

*Definitions for each highlighted word on the facing page

*A pronunciation guide

*An index for easy reference

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TOC, Chapter 1
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Reader Reviews
This review is from: The Scarlet Letter: A Kaplan SAT Score-Raising Classic (Paperback) I am an SAT tutor and believe that this is one of the most valuable books of its type a student preparing for the test can read. Unfortunately, in my experience, students also find this one of the least enjoyable books. Why is it valuable? There are 2 major areas that a student must master to improve scores on the SAT Critical Reading section: (1) Vocabulary. (2) Understanding of complex sentence structures. This book provides a student with both. (1) SAT words are bolded, their definitions conveniently located on the facing page. (2) Sentence structure is complex and the book is written in "older" English which is partly a result of the era it was written in. The college board knows this and even suggests that students read books written before 1900. The complex sentences and old language may be reasons students do not put The Scarlet Letter on their Top ten Favorite Books List, but it does not take away from the book's value-- if you can get your child to read it.