Are you a high school upperclassman taking the SAT Literature Test? Perhaps you could use some extra help preparing for it with a Varsity Tutors SAT Subject Test in Literature prep class. SAT Subject Tests focus on specific subjects, and there are 20 of them in all. By taking the SAT Subject Test in Literature, you show colleges that you possess great knowledge in reading and comprehending literary texts. Contact us to find out how an SAT Subject Test in Literature prep course can assist you.
Many juniors and seniors take SAT Subject Tests for several reasons. Some post-secondary institutions use subject tests as a requirement in the admissions process. Some pupils take them to show prospective colleges their knowledge and interest in the subject or to gain college credit. Regardless of your reasons to take the SAT Subject Test in Literature, you should have some of the following skills listed below:
SAT Subject Test in Literature Recommended Skills
- Understanding of basic literary terms including irony, stanza, image, tone, alliteration, and speaker.
- Understanding of literary concepts:
- Overall meaning, including theme and effect
- Form, including organization, structure, and genre
- Word choice, metaphor, imagery, and other use of language
- Understanding the connotation and meaning of words based on context
- Attitude, tone, and other aspects of narrative voice
- Characterization in dramatic and narrative written passages
If you need extra assistance with understanding or improving any of the skills above, an SAT Subject Test in Literature course tutor can lend a hand. Our SAT Subject Test in Literature classes grants you one-on-one attention with an expert instructor, making it simpler to focus on your academic needs. Do you learn better with your writing or listening? In SAT Subject Test in Literature prep classes, a tutor can provide visual aids and audio learning tools to help you try to understand concepts like literary vocabulary or different genres. Maybe you want to learn how to manage your study time better. An SAT Subject Test in Literature class instructor can assist you with that by offering tips on creating a schedule or eliminating things that may distract you. The great thing about our SAT Subject Test in Literature prep courses is that students can learn skills that they can apply to their future coursework.
The SAT Subject Test in Literature comes in three sets of classifications, each making up a certain percentage of the test. Here they are in detail:
| SAT Subject Test in Literature Question Sources | Percentage of Exam |
| American literature | 40-50 |
| English literature | 40-50 |
| Other literature written in English | 0-10 |
A tutor in an SAT Subject Test in Literature course can work with you to prepare for the test so that you would be ready to face it head-on. You can request a practice exam to get hands-on experience with the test while timing yourself. You can also make study sessions more fun by using flashcards that cover literature topics. You can even talk to a tutor about helping to teach different test-taking strategies and relaxation techniques.
We know that as a teen, you're busy with other obligations, like homework and extracurricular activities. We're proud to say that our SAT Subject Test in Literature prep classes offer flexible scheduling so that you can study and tend to other responsibilities, too. Our services also provide a Live Learning Platform for you to speak with a tutor through your preferred mobile device. To get signed up for an SAT Subject Test in Literature class, please reach out to a Varsity Tutors representative today.
Erica: SAT Subject Test in Literature course instructor
...reading--I love to guide a student who initially struggled to meet and exceed expectations! Outside of my direct work with students, I have coordinated a math tutoring program that placed K-12 math tutors into local public schools. I have also served as a Crisis Services Supervisor at the National Runaway Safeline (NRS). At NRS, I was able to support volunteers in providing trauma-informed services to runaway, homeless, and at-risk youth. I look forward to meeting...
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Gabrielle: SAT Subject Test in Literature course instructor
...After winning the Boren national scholarship, I spent the past year and a half studying abroad. During my time traveling throughout Asia, I worked and volunteered as a teacher for students of all ages, gaining significant experience in tutoring a wide variety of subjects. From ESL to public speaking, I have had the chance to help students make remarkable advancements in both confidence and competency levels. I am particularly passionate about tutoring English, Mandarin, and...
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Ruth: SAT Subject Test in Literature course instructor
I am a high school English teacher, currently working primarily with 10th grade students. I have previously worked at middle and elementary schools as well. I graduated from the University of Chicago in 2016 with a B.A. in English and Theatre. I then got my M.S.Ed from Northwestern. I have worked with children of all ages in various capacities, including teaching, and I find that the best way for students to learn is to have...
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- University of Chicago - Bachelor in Arts, English Lang./Lit. and Theatre and Performance Studies
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Karishma: SAT Subject Test in Literature course instructor
...methods and styles that work best for them and that will serve them throughout school. I previously tutored with Boys Hope Girls Hope in Evanston, IL. I tutored middle and high school students in Spanish and English, and I was able to help them develop study strategies such as using flashcards or translating a sentence they had spoken aloud that day in their heads for extra language practice. I am very excited to be able...
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- Northwestern University - Bachelor in Arts, English/Psychology
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Tessa: SAT Subject Test in Literature course instructor
...moment of writing "Q.E.D." on a difficult proof. I'm a scholar of the Western canon, greatly influenced by great thinkers and writers of the past such as Plato, Virgil, Aquinas, and Anselm. I love to read and to discuss what I've read, and I heartily appreciate a good philosophical argument. Extracurricularly, I write musicals, one of which premiered at Yale last year, and attend Yale Political Union meetings to debate the pros and cons of...
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- Yale University - Current Undergrad, Mathematics and History
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Harriet: SAT Subject Test in Literature course instructor
...Mathematics. Following my passion of teaching and working with students, I also studied to become licensed to teach math and physics. I have spent time working with students in St. Paul who are struggling to meet grade level standards, students who need an extra boost for an AP test, and I spent an entire semester at a school in India working with students in math, physics, and SAT prep. I really enjoy tutoring students through...
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Allegra: SAT Subject Test in Literature course instructor
...hone the skills needed to do well on them, and I have the experience to help you do just that. As a high schooler, I aced the SAT and took 9 AP classes; as a student at the University of Chicago, I developed exemplary writing and critical reading skills; and as a tutor, I learned how to convey those skills to students of all ages, from many different backgrounds, in both one-on-one and group settings....
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Joshua: SAT Subject Test in Literature course instructor
...creative writing is a hobby of mine. My philosophy is that even when we are preparing for a standardized exam, we should always be relating the work to your passions, pursuits, and educational goals to make the work that much more meaningful. In my spare time, you'll often find me learning bits of new languages for fun or writing. I am currently fluent in English and French, conversational in Spanish and Mandarin Chinese, and can...
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Elizabeth: SAT Subject Test in Literature course instructor
...community life and tried to build a better understanding of the priorities, goals, and daily challenges of the rural poor in Rwanda. I taught high school English but, working in a village school, I had few resources. I developed my own curriculum based on the skills I saw my students needed most and created teaching material that made lessons dynamic and fun. The level of need I saw in my neighbors, students and colleagues motivated...
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Ben : SAT Subject Test in Literature course instructor
...of Columbus, Ohio, majoring in Philosophy. It is difficult to identify a specialty of mine because I have worked with students from 1st grade through high school on topics ranging from elementary science to trigonometry test prep, but my foremost strength is the three sections of the SAT. I have roughly three years of experience tutoring and last year taught a test prep class. My approach to tutoring is to identify a students strengths and...
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Kerry: SAT Subject Test in Literature course instructor
...2011) and William James College (M.A. in Psychology, 2014). I have founded my own business as a Productivity Coach, specializing in executive functioning and motivation. I also enjoy helping students learn with tutoring! My background means I am well suited to clients with test anxiety, and other psychological factors that interfere with academic potential. I have experience working with clients with ADD/ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder. My favorite subjects to tutor are Psychology, French, writing,...
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Amy: SAT Subject Test in Literature course instructor
...Rights, English, and Business Management. I have tutored in a wide variety of subjects: elementary, middle, and high school math, English, college essay editing, history, and even public speaking. I strive to understand each student's strengths, weaknesses, and motivations, and to devise a personalized plan based in not just results, but personal accomplishment and goal-setting. Two of my biggest passions are learning new things and working with people. Combine those two together, and you get...
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Alex: SAT Subject Test in Literature course instructor
...English). I have been tutoring for a little over two years, with a focus on the ACT and SAT. I have experience with Catalyst tutoring as well as Varsity, which has given me experience with more methods for approaching both tests. I know both the ACT and the SAT inside and out. I can both help students quickly improve their test scores through simple test-taking tricks, but I can also help them develop their abilities...
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Katia: SAT Subject Test in Literature course instructor
I'll be graduating from medical school at Rutgers RWJMS in 2020 and starting residency in Internal Medicine. I'm also a graduate of Columbia University with a BA in biology. I've always been interested in a wide range of subjects in school and love to encourage students to be enthusiastic about learning too. I often find that anxiety or fear are the first barriers to overcome in learning challenges. After that, hard work and lots of...
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Apoorva: SAT Subject Test in Literature course instructor
I am currently a M. Eng. mechanical engineering graduate student at the University of California Berkeley. I completed my undergraduate degree the University of Illinois at Chicago, majoring in bioengineering. I have been tutoring other students since high school and also have experience teaching engineering in a classroom setting. I especially enjoy teaching subjects that have a stigma for being difficult or unattainable and strive to change that perception. My strengths are math, science and...
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Serena: SAT Subject Test in Literature course instructor
...I was a teenager. I was interested in volunteering in my community and took part of a program to tutor kids within elementary schools. I'm comfortable with a wide range of subjects but I'm most passionate about History, English and Literature. These are topics I love discussing in general and I'm always happy to have a chance to help someone else find enjoyment in the subject. Trying to encourage of love of learning is an...
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Kathleen: SAT Subject Test in Literature course instructor
...Bachelor of Arts in anthropology and English Literature in 2014. Since graduation, I have served one year as a K-2 literacy tutor with A Community for Education, and this past year I worked as a kindergarten teacher at IDEA Public Schools. I will be beginning a Masters Program in Education this fall at the University of Texas at Austin with a certification in teaching 7-12th English. My goal as a professional is to unite my...
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Aaron: SAT Subject Test in Literature course instructor
...science, philosophy, or whatever else catches my attention in the coming year). I've been tutoring for years, first as a high school student helping my peers as a member of the National Honors Society, and later to help students prepare for standardized tests like the SAT, SAT Subject Tests, and AP Exams. I'm also a Senior Staff Writer for Columbia's student newspaper, the Daily Spectator, so I'm pretty much constantly editing and giving advice to...
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- Columbia University in the City of New York - Current Undergrad, English
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Gene: SAT Subject Test in Literature course instructor
...English. I have had several experiences in tutoring ranging from volunteer tutoring for underprivileged children to tutoring many of my peers in standardized testing to leading an English class for students at a Chinese university. While most of my experience in tutoring comes in standardized test preparation and English composition and literature, I also have a great interest in mathematics and have experience in teaching it as well. Though I tutor in a variety of...
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Walden: SAT Subject Test in Literature course instructor
...summer I look forward to working with students. In the past, I have taught English, creative writing, nature/biology, and even cooking, but my favorite areas to teach are English Literature and History. I find that teaching children struggling in these subjects new ways of approaching their topic, whether a historical event or a classic novel, greatly improves comprehension, enjoyment of the subject, and test scores. Simply providing a new context for learning can create a...
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