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SAT Reading and Writing›Unit 2: Craft and Structure›Craft and Structure

Cross-Text Connections

Compare two short texts on the same topic: how would one author respond to the other?

Finding the point of disagreement
Predicting a response
Paired passages

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2Craft and Structure

Words in Context
Text Structure and Purpose
Cross-Text Connections

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Also called: cross text connections, paired passages