Is the Star Ledger newspaper educational and will reading it boost my critical reading score on the SAT?

Question

And if it does, exactly what sections of this newspaper should I read?

Answer 1

Hey,

Is the NJ Star Ledger Newspaper educational? Sure. It offers insight and information on local, state, national and even world events and civic issues. Will it boost your critical reading score for the SATs? Not really. Although the paper is average to above-average in its writing, it will not stump the average reader with words and terminology. My AP senior English teacher had us read articels from the New York Times and the New Yorker to help us with words unknown to us and how to read anaytical and critical writing.

It's not an easy read, but it does help.

Answer 2

The Star Ledger is a very underrated newspaper.  When I travel to NY I always stay in Newark or out  at Newark airport and Im quite familiar with it.  So many people dont read any newspapers any more.  I worked on the school newpaper staff in high school and can tell you that writers are taught to make stories very concise.  Headlines are very important and the meat of the story should be in the first paragraph.  Editors can and do often chop off/up articles to meet space requirements.  Writers are generally taught not to use big flowerly words that the general public will not understand.  Editorial sections are good to read for critical thinking.  Look for  articles written by professional writers like William Raspberry, Clarence Page, George Will, etc.  Will particularly uses a much  deeper vocabulary than the average beat writer.