<p>Post below good reads such as books, newspapers, or even specific genre's that are good for the SAT.</p>
<p>To Kill a Mockingbird
The Great Gatsby
The Scarlet Letter
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Lord of the Flies
The Catcher in the Rye
The Odyssey
Frankenstein
Great Expectations
The Crucible
A Tale of Two Cities
Heart of Darkness
1984
Of Mice and Men
Brave New World
The Canterbury Tales
Things Fall Apart
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Eyre
Fahrenheit 451</p>
<p>All taken from [SparkNotes:</a> Today’s Most Popular Study Guides](<a href=“http://www.sparknotes.com%5DSparkNotes:”>http://www.sparknotes.com)</p>
<p>i personally think The Economist and Scientific American are good publications to read. As for books, I really liked The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. Its not a typical required reading, it was just one of those books i started reading on my own when I was doing the SAT and I found it had a good number of SAT words and it’s an excellent book.</p>
<p>In the books that you read for English, mark down all the words you don’t know. This is the easiest way to learn new vocab, because you need to read those books anyway. However, if you aren’t learning enough new words this way, I recommend the Economist and the New York Times. If that doesn’t interest you, classic literature is usually full of SAT-level words. Just look for classic books that interest you, and whenever you encounter a new word, write it down.</p>
<p>Read Barron’s 3500 word list.</p>
<p>I’m going to let you guys in on a little secret: The Magic Tree House series.</p>
<p>I read the Economist and TIME. The former for current events, the latter for the American society viewpoint. I also want to pick up Newsweek…</p>
<p>Also, I’ve read half of that entire list of books. It’s like my entire high school English curriculum right there.</p>
<p>More books I like:
Dickens and other 19th century writers are helpful to read to get your head around crafty sentences and old-fashioned language.
Some books are especially useful as examples for essays. I tried using The Jungle as an example once. Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller also sends a pretty strong message.</p>
<p>Things not to read:
Your local newspaper, unless you live in a large metropolitan area with a strong history of news. And even if you live in a large city, your newspaper might just be meh. I know mine is, I’m just about to cancel my subscription to it.</p>
<p>The most important thing about vocabulary is being to put it in context and see it being used correctly. Vocab lists can only get you so far.</p>
<p>New York Times! Or, at least, I try to read it everyday…</p>
<p>harry potter. it’s actually super useful</p>
<p>Are the SAT Vocab Novels that sparknotes puts out good for this? I think they look like a creative way to learn them…</p>