Reading & Writing · Craft and Structure · CTC
Cross-Text Connections
Cross-Text Connections is two short texts and a relationship: agree, disagree, illustrate, qualify. Mixing which text said what is the whole miss.
What Bluebook is testing
CTC is how two texts relate — on a claim, a method, or an attitude — and what one author would say about the other.
How it shows up
Two labeled blurbs, then a question about both. Hard items have authors who agree on the fact and disagree on the cause.
A method that survives Module 2
Write a six-word gist under each text before you read the choices. Mark agree / disagree / extend on the specific issue in the stem, not the topic. If the stem says 'would most likely agree,' find the overlap — not the unique part.
Traps that look like knowledge
- Attributing Text 2's claim to Text 1
- Treating a difference of emphasis as a contradiction
- A relationship that is too strong (refutes) when the second text only limits the first
- Answering from the first text only
Questions
- What is "Cross-Text Connections" on the Digital SAT?
- It is an official College Board skill in Digital SAT Reading & Writing. The wording on Bluebook matches the domain taxonomy Drilled uses in drills, analytics, and the notebook.
- How does Drilled train Cross-Text Connections?
- Filter the bank to the skill, run a timed drill, autopsy every miss, and let the notebook bring the same pattern back. Domain drills and full section sims include the skill at the official mix.
- What is the most common trap on Cross-Text Connections?
- Attributing Text 2's claim to Text 1
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