GED Preparation for the Language Arts, Writing, Part 1
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| | Course Cost: 6 Month Subscription Basic Course Fee = $75.00 | GED Preparation for the Language Arts, Writing, Part 1 is one of 5 courses in our GED test prep series. This course will cover basic skills needed in successfully completing the section of Part 1 of the Language Art, Writing the GED exam. The class will review: - Common Grammar and Spelling Errors (usage) - Common Sentence Structure Errors - Organization - Mechanics These lessons will focus on the current skills plus the updates implemented on the GED exam. In order to succeed on the GED exam overall you have to be able to read, compute, interpret information, and express yourself in writing on a level comparable to that of 60 percent of graduating high school seniors.
 Course Description GED Language Arts, Reading Course Introduction If you're preparing to take the GED test, then you know how stressful and worrisome it can be. You want to make sure you study the right things and that you know everything you're going to need to know to pass. We've created this course just for you, to relieve some of the pressure you feel as you prepare for the Language Arts and Reading section. You'll learn everything you need to know about reading and interpreting fiction, poetry, drama, and nonfiction. If your reading comprehension skills aren't what you think they should be, this course will walk you through and help you improve your critical reading skills. You're going to learn: · How to read and understand any piece of prose fiction · Tips for understanding what you read – every time · The key to "getting" poetry · How to determine the meaning of a poem. · How to be able to enjoy reading a play or drama. · How to understand what you read by recognizing the tools writers use · How to infer meanings from fiction, poetry, drama, or nonfiction · How to read nonfiction · The different types of nonfiction · And much more You have enough to worry about without stressing yourself out, wondering if you'll pass the GED test or not. This course will teach you what you need to know to pass the Language Arts, Reading Section. . Course Lessons |  | Lesson 1: The Language Arts and Reading ExamThe content of this exam will be broken down and reviewed. | Lesson 2: Lesson 1: Interpreting Prose FictionEven if you're not an avid reader, learning to interpret prose fiction will aid you as you go through life. | Lesson 3: Lesson 2: CharacterizationCharacterization is the method a writer uses to create fictional people that seem lifelike and so real you can imagine them in your mind. | Lesson 4: Lesson 3: Point of ViewThe point of view lets you know who is telling the story. | Lesson 5: Lesson 4: Interpreting PoetryPoetry is full of emotion and ideas. It may rhyme, but it doesn't have to rhyme to be considered poetry.
| Lesson 6: Lesson 5: The Language of PoetryThe best poetry contains a lot of imagery and clever language. For that reason, poets use metaphors, similes, and personification to achieve this.
| Lesson 7: Lesson 6: Interpreting DramaDrama is a form of literature that uses action to tell a story. | Lesson 8: Lesson 7: Interpreting Prose NonfictionAnything you can read that presents true, factual information is nonfiction, and it's all around us every day. | Lesson 9: Lesson 8: Literary NonfictionBiographies entertain as well as inform, and let you get to know the person that the biography is written about better than you would have otherwise.
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Additional Information | Course Title | : | Language Arts, Reading Preparation for the GED | | CEU Value | : | | | Standard | : | Course Adheres to the ANSI/IACET 1-2007 Standard | | Accreditation | : | | | Languages | : | English - United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and other English speaking countries | | Course Number | : | 7550568 | | Course Type | : | General Education | | Course URL | : | | | Course Rating | : |  | | Instructor | : | | | Syllabus | : | | | Grading Policy | : | Earn a final grade of 70% or higher to receive a CEU Certificate documenting CEUs earned | | Assessment Method | : | Lesson assignments and review exams | | Duration | : | Continuous: Enroll anytime! | | Requirements | : | View Technical Requirements | | Course Fee | : | $75.00 | NOT FOR COLLEGE CREDIT This is a non-credit course, and is provided for your personal enrichment.
This course is not intended to be a substitute for any state, government, licensing, certification or educational requirements.
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