RC Workshop
6:30 pm
1 hr
All levels
Recording
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Hone your RC skills by tackling a passage with Francesca. Francesca models active reading and walks you through her thought process during storytime, with an emphasis on making the passage make sense to you. After a 10-minute break to try the questions yourself, dive into the passage’s trickiest questions as a group. Francesca encourages engagement and discussion, so please come ready to participate to the best of your ability!
Syllabus
Test 85, Passage 4 — Plate tectonics
Highlights
Today we tackled a fun passage about earthquakes and plate tectonics, highlighting the process of making sense of ideas you’ve never heard about before. I’m no geologist, but this passage makes perfect sense. We unearthed its main point and went over questions 24, 25, and 26.
Francesca Sivilotti
Francesca is a 3L at Penn Carey Law and longtime Demon contributor. She made enough sense of her own 1L Con Law class to become her professor’s TA, and now she’s here to help you make sense of it, too.
LSAT Journey: 157 → 176
Students love Francesca!
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Francesca does a great job breaking down the argument, dissecting the structure, leaning into each answer choice, and figuring out why the wrong answers are wrong and the right answer is right. This class is very welcoming and the participation makes it fun!Sam A.
Thank you Francesca for teaching me how to read arguments slowly and how to attack the words on the page! Indeed, "no gimmicks or tricks needed".Monica W.
Francesca is amazing. Breaks down arguments so well. Goes through hoops to make sure everyone understands and is on the same page. Love her classes so much!Umair W.
Francesca's class was great! She took her time and paused at every sentence in the passage to make sure we were aware of any new/confusing information being presented. She also advised us to really break down what we're being told and to really engage with the material.Terence S.
My first class with Francesca. She has great teaching skills and easily makes students feel comfortable in her class. I like the way she breaks down sentences/paragraphs and convinces students that even with the poor writing in RC passages, it is easier than it seems to simply understand what is being said before moving on to the next part of the passage.Donovan G.
Francesca’s positive energy is contagious and she asks subject questions to reinforce foundational habits for ourselves throughout RC/LR process.Sam S.
I love how Francesca reads a passage. She never rushes to the questions before we've fully understood and made valid objections to the parts of the argument or fact set. It's nice that she gets the class to participate as much as possible so that we also develop similar habits. She's very detailed in how she responds to student questions and always has a good pulse on the flow of class structure.Josue P.
Amazing! The breakdown of the passages and Francesca's knowledge are a winning combination!Anonymous
I love Francesca. Even after studying for months, I love coming back to her foundations classes and reiterate the basics. She's so great and breaking everything down.Yasmeen E.
Francesca has a calm demeanor and is very encouraging. Her ability and willingness to read through each passage with detail and understanding is admirable. I encourage you to take her class if you are looking to deepen your connection with reading comprehension, gain a thorough understanding of explanations and increase your score.Don C.
Francesca's classes are so helpful. She really breaks down the process and how that can still be improved on. Her classes have lots of transferability to other sections of this test no matter what your level is.Sarah C.
I really enjoyed Francesca’s class. I felt like she created a very open, welcoming space for questions, and I appreciated that she was willing to keep digging into the answer even though I didn't understand the explanation at first.Anonymous
Francesca has really helpful explanations and clarifiers. She is both gentle and honest and has a really genuine energy.Anonymous
Francesca creates a very welcoming atmosphere that leaves the viewers confident to make mistakes in order to learn.Jasmine T.
Such a good class and Francesca provides her own solid examples to give additional understanding when folks ask questions. When she asked if anyone wanted to explain “necessary assumption” because explaining something to someone else confirms you know what you’re talking about, it made me realize I need to really hammer down my own understanding of what questions are asking me to get to those correct answers more efficiently and more consistently. Thank you!Anonymous
Francesca effortlessly breaks down very dense difficult passages and helps all of us understand what's going on. I will definitely be joining more of her classes. She is great! :)Anonymous
It is incredible to feel encouraged and supported by Francesca, and I don't have anything else to say other than WOW. The best thing about her classes has nothing to do with finding the correct answer or the wrong answer. It is the active reinforcement to change the mindset for the LSAT. Mistakes are inevitable, and every person is bound to them. However, the frequency of making those mistakes is completely transformed, and you begin to make fewer mistakes as you go.Jonathan E.
Francesca's style of slowly and clearly untangling convoluted sentences and paragraphs makes RC less intimidating to tackle. Her classes are engaging and enjoyable!Dale Y.
Francesca does an amazing job of breaking down RC passages. She does a great job teaching how to tackle common issues that one would face with RC passages/questions. I always take away something new from each class.Dom D.
Francesca does an awesome job walking through her “real time” thinking process. I think it’s invaluable to learn the way a top scorer thinks and apply whatever you can to your own process. Highly recommend!Melissa C.
My first class with Francesca was easy to follow along. I have a hard time with reading comp, and I like her paragraph by paragraph summarizing approach and will be using it. Thanks!Mia S.
Francesca is so thorough with her analysis in RC and LR. She highlights the importance of questioning each sentence and how it connects to the main idea as a whole, something that can be hard to remember to do in the moment. One of my favorite instructors!Anonymous
Francesca does an amazing and thorough job of breaking down RC passages. Her methods are extremely helpful. She's a great tutor and always makes sure her students fully grasp what is being addressed in the readings.Joel C.
Francesca is very adept at phrasing criticism and questions in a way that do not carry any judgement. Because of this, I always feel comfortable taking a crack at a passage or question even if it's the first time I'm reading it. I got halfway through a paragraph today and realized as I was rephrasing it, I didn't really understand it. Francesca just clarified points I was making and offered more specific language to address my summary. I was then able to go on and I didn't struggle with any of the questions because I actually understood what I'd read. Francesca is brilliant, efficient, and seems genuinely interested in making sure everyone is on the same page.Jarod R.
I love how she reads specifically through the sentence and breaks down each one. How she thinks about the information on Reading Comp helps me to know how to think when reading a passage!Anonymous
I love the Francesca show! I get bored when other instructors read the RC passages, but Francesca somehow makes it interesting. Thank you for the class!Hannah J.
Francesca finally helped me truly understand the difference between necessary and sufficient conditions and broke down the arguments in a way that was simple to comprehend.Charlotte B.
I love Francesca's approach. She really focuses on the text's content before diving into the questions, and that's really helpful :)Anonymous
Natural voice of a teacher. Very engaging and knowledgeable. Has a commanding presence. Hope to see more, possibly teaching other topics.Anonymous
Francesca has an impressive understanding of how to unlock the flaw in each LR passage and is also fantastic at modeling and explaining her thinking. Additionally, she takes the time to make sure everyone in class understands and seems genuinely interested in helping everyone see exactly why arguments are flawed and exactly why correct answers are correct. She is very direct about the work while maintaining an uplifting tone. She's equitable with people's time and stays clear and focused for the duration of every class. I used to be terrible at LR, and Francesca's explanations and models have seriously improved my scores on that section.