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Class Syllabus: GED Preparation for the Essay

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Course Description

This test prep course will focus on the basic skills necessary to successfully complete the GED essay (GED Language and Arts Writing Test Part 2). The majority of students preparing to take a GED test will often have the greatest problem with the essay exam.GED students often lack the confidence, the experience, and the skills required to write a passing essay. This course will provide each of these factors; and GED students will gain the confidence (because of course informational tips and strategies), and gain experience and skills (with the course writing essay practice and grammar review) to successfully tackle the GED essay test.

This course will focus on the Essay portion of the GED exam.

Other courses in this preparation series include:

10767 - GED Preparation for the Social Studies Exam

13887 - GED Preparation for the Science Exam

16033 - GED Preparation for the Math Exam

14355 - GED Preparation for the Language Arts, Writing, Part 1

-or the complete study of the GED exam-

5298 - GED Preparation

Course Requirements

This course (like the GED) requires at least a ninth grade level of reading and writing. The class will make use of the English Language, so it is highly recommended that you have a firm grasp and can clearly communicate in this language. There are no other requirements for completing this course. The course content will present a great deal of information and helpful resources- how you use this material is entirely up to you.

Course Goals

The course goal is to prepare you for passing the essay part of the GED test.

Course Organization

Introduction
Writing Strategies Followed in Preparing for Your Essay
Writing an Essay
Types of Essays
Revising Your Essay
Review of Sentence Structures and Writing Tips
Review of Paragraphs and Writing Tips
Scoring Guide

Course Materials

All required review material is available online.

Grading Policy

There will be 5 full scale essay practice test and assignment which will be graded on a 4 point scale, which will be the format used in the GED testing environment. There will also be practice assignment that will target note, outline taking, terms, sentence structure, and paragraph review.

Disclaimer

This preparation course will provide the tools you need to pass the essay portion of the GED exam, but it will not guarantee individual success.

Recommended Books

There are no Required books for this prep course but if you're interested in
additional GED Prep it is recommended that you use any or all of these books for practice :
 
1. GED Essay (Steck-Vaughn Ged Series) (Paperback)  Booklink to: Ged Essay
 2. McGraw-Hill's GED : The Most Complete and Reliable Study Program for the GED Tests (Paperback)  Book link to McGraw-Hill GED Prep
 
3.  Kaplan GED 2007-2008 Edition (Kaplan Ged) (Paperback)
Book link to Kaplan GED
 
4.  Complete GED Preparation (Complete GED Preparation) (Paperback)
Booklink to Complete GED Prep
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Learning Outcomes

By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  • Describe writing strategies followed in preparing for your essay.
  • Write an essay.
  • Identify types of essays.
  • Revise an essay.
  • Describe the GED scoring guide, and
  • Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.

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