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Digital SAT Expression of Ideas Video Series with Mr. O | Domain 3 Transitions and Rhetorical Synthesis
94 short animated video lessons (7 hours) that teach every Digital SAT Transitions and Rhetorical Synthesis skill in Domain 3, step by step, with real SAT-style questions.
What you'll learn
- Transitions: Name the Relationship, Then Pick the Word (55 parts)
- Rhetorical Synthesis: Let the Goal Pick the Sentence (27 parts)
- Transition Types: One Family per Video (12 parts)
About this course
Learn Digital SAT Expression of Ideas (Domain 3) with Mr. O and Coach Maya. The course has 3 playlists and 94 parts, about 7 hours in total. Each playlist follows one TTA SkillDrill lesson from start to finish: the rule, how to spot it on the test, worked examples, the traps test writers use, and quick checks with a pause so you can answer first. Parts are 3 to 6 minutes long and come with captions. Watch a part, then read the matching section of the lesson notes and practise with the SkillDrill questions on thetestadvantage.com.
Course outline
3 lessons · 94 videos · 6 h 54 min · 0 of 94 watchedDomain 3 | Transitions: Name the Relationship, Then Pick the Word
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5:05
Part 1
Stop Picking What Sounds Right
5 min
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3:57
Part 2
Start Here Try It First
4 min
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5:08
Part 3
The Position Rule
5 min
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3:58
Part 4
Contrast One Word, Two Jobs
4 min
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3:47
Part 5
Contrast You Finish It
4 min
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4:54
Part 6
However vs Nevertheless
5 min
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3:40
Part 7
Still and Nevertheless
4 min
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4:03
Part 8
Another Option, or the True Version
4 min
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4:05
Part 9
Correcting a Belief
4 min
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4:14
Part 10
Example Point at Both
4 min
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3:48
Part 11
Example You Finish It
4 min
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4:54
Part 12
For Example vs In Other Words
5 min
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5:25
Part 13
Example Words That Zoom In
5 min
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4:17
Part 14
Sequence Put It on a Timeline
4 min
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5:17
Part 15
Then Backward, Eventually, Ultimately
5 min
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5:12
Part 16
Finally, Later, Again and Again
5 min
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5:23
Part 17
Meanwhile, Then and Time Words
5 min
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5:03
Part 18
Today, There and Here
5 min
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5:25
Part 19
Sometimes, In Many Cases, More Often
5 min
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3:58
Part 20
Cause and Effect Swap In So
4 min
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4:12
Part 21
To That End and As Such
4 min
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4:28
Part 22
As Such and SO Words With a Twist
4 min
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4:25
Part 23
Consequently, In Doing So, In Turn
4 min
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5:09
Part 24
With This in Mind, In This Way, Then
5 min
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4:35
Part 25
Addition Indeed Beats In Addition
5 min
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4:35
Part 26
In Fact and Moreover
5 min
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5:23
Part 27
What's More, Elsewhere, Additionally
5 min
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4:38
Part 28
The Subject Test
5 min
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4:29
Part 29
Different Subject, Same Behavior
4 min
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4:08
Part 30
Similarly or In Addition
4 min
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3:52
Part 31
By Comparison, In Comparison
4 min
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3:47
Part 32
Concession Admit, Then Push Back
4 min
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4:24
Part 33
Whole-Clause Concessions
4 min
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4:37
Part 34
Of Course Find the Turn
5 min
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4:52
Part 35
Granted and Admittedly
5 min
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4:04
Part 36
Conclusion The New-Information Test
4 min
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4:18
Part 37
Restating vs Summing
4 min
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4:21
Part 38
Ultimately and By This Definition
4 min
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3:38
Part 39
Multi-Word Connectives
4 min
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4:38
Part 40
Long Phrase Choices
5 min
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4:03
Part 41
Goals and Closer Looks
4 min
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4:16
Part 42
Clues Inside the Sentence
4 min
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4:02
Part 43
Seven Hacks That Hold
4 min
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3:25
Part 44
Six Pairs and Never-Keyed Words
3 min
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3:39
Part 45
Two Hacks at Work
4 min
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3:44
Part 46
Your Level Ladder and 12 Tips
4 min
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3:16
Part 47
On the Day + I Do
3 min
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3:41
Part 48
We Do and You Do
4 min
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4:06
Part 49
Quick Check, Round One
4 min
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3:48
Part 50
Quick Check, Round Two
4 min
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3:57
Part 51
Mixed Check, Part 1
4 min
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4:04
Part 52
Mixed Check, Part 2
4 min
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3:55
Part 53
Mixed Check, Part 3 + Four Visits
4 min
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4:47
Part 54
The Transition Dictionary
5 min
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3:30
Part 55
Student Questions
4 min
Domain 3 | Rhetorical Synthesis: Let the Goal Pick the Sentence
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4:27
Part 1
Every Choice Is True
4 min
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5:37
Part 2
Truth Eliminates Nothing
6 min
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5:03
Part 3
The Requirement Card
5 min
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5:33
Part 4
Emphasis Is Position
6 min
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6:03
Part 5
Differences - Count the Subjects
6 min
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6:13
Part 6
Hard Compare - Find the Axis
6 min
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6:07
Part 7
One-Legged Answers and Purpose vs Method
6 min
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4:47
Part 8
Purpose - Where the Aim Sits
5 min
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6:29
Part 9
Method - The Answer Runs in Order
6 min
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5:04
Part 10
Introduce - The Triad
5 min
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4:46
Part 11
Define the Term - Class, Not Instance
5 min
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5:46
Part 12
Already Familiar - Same Notes, Opposite Answer
6 min
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6:42
Part 13
Specificity - The Value Asked For
7 min
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6:25
Part 14
Sequence - Span and Direction
6 min
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5:17
Part 15
Family 5 - Four Jobs
5 min
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4:39
Part 16
Generalization - Mixed Results
5 min
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5:04
Part 17
Refuting a Claim
5 min
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5:49
Part 18
Quotations and Context
6 min
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4:56
Part 19
The Nine Traps - Part 1
5 min
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3:46
Part 20
The Nine Traps - Part 2
4 min
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4:21
Part 21
Ties, Shortcuts and the Clock
4 min
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5:17
Part 22
Ten Tips
5 min
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5:07
Part 23
Check Yourself - Questions 1 and 2
5 min
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3:55
Part 24
Check Yourself - Questions 3 and 4
4 min
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4:56
Part 25
Check Yourself - Questions 5 and 6
5 min
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3:44
Part 26
Six Things to Carry In
4 min
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3:42
Part 27
Student Questions
4 min
Domain 3 | Transition Types: One Family per Video
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4:08
Part 1
Contrast
4 min
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3:09
Part 2
Example
3 min
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3:27
Part 3
Sequence - Time
3 min
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2:39
Part 4
Sequence - Place and How Often
3 min
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3:17
Part 5
Cause and Effect
3 min
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3:04
Part 6
Cause and Effect - Long Phrases
3 min
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2:52
Part 7
Addition
3 min
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2:49
Part 8
Comparison
3 min
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2:48
Part 9
Concession
3 min
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2:45
Part 10
Conclusion and Restatement
3 min
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2:48
Part 11
Never the Answer
3 min
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2:30
Part 12
Words in Two Families
3 min
Before you start
- No requirements. Watch the playlists in order, or jump to the skill you need. After each part, read the matching section of the SkillDrill lesson notes and practise on thetestadvantage.com.