verbal strategy

[Newton Bohr MD]

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Is Kaplan’s verbal strategy (especially passage mapping) superior to the EK strategy??

 

[Mr. Tee]

Not to me. Mapping the passage takes too much time (if you can't do it subconsciously) and distracts the flow of the passage.

 

[alex_shimp]

Yeh did nto work for me.... just try to concentrate and map them in your head.....

I think the main thing is just to know approximatly what each paragraph is about .... and of course the main idea.. always the key

 

[sweetstuff25]

i don't know what kap's strategy is but i find it useful to underline/circle key terms whereas EK does not allow such a thing.

 

[shantster]

i don't know what kap's strategy is but i find it useful to underline/circle key terms whereas EK does not allow such a thing.

Yeah, I've been doing that too. I helps me to find information in the passage quickly for the detail questions. I also like to underline key words that would indicate the auther's opinion of the topic being discussed since that helps me to remember what he/she thinks about it.

 

[Anastasis]

I find that underlining things breaks the flow of my reading. I think that the way EK helps you too look at the passage will really help improve your score if you stick with it.

 

[Mr. Tee]

The problem with underlining things for me, regarding detail:

1) there aren't many detail questions to begin with
2) the detail questions usually don't refer back to the things I underlined; of course if I underlined much more then this wouldn't be true, but that kinda goes against the point of underlining

 

[sweetstuff25]

I usually just circle the pivotal/conclusion terms like: but, however, therefore etc. For me, i notice it's easier to grasp ideas when i break the flow and focus on key arguments. whatever, everyone is different i guess.

 

[tomorrowgirl99]

I agree. Everyone is different. TPR employs a similar strategy of underlining and annotating. I noticed that when I did this, my score went down, so I employed the EK strategy.