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Syllabus: GED Preparation for the Social Studies Exam

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Course Description

This online course will prepare you to take the Social Studies portion of the GED (General Educational Development) test. The testing format will be explained and broken down to highlight the content this part of the exam will cover. This course will provide many resources from strategies, practice tests, practical assignments and researched netlinks attached to many test topics to be read at your own leisure.

This course will analyze how to read social studies material, the basics of interpreting tables, graphs and political cartoon, as well as guides and links to outlines in History, Political Science, Economics, Geographic and Behavioral Studies.

You will not need to know all of the extensive historical information learned in all social history, you will however need to understand the framework in which these questions originate. This course will provide this framework.

This course will only focus on the Social Studies portion of the GED exam.

Other courses in this preparation series include:

13887 - GED Preparation for the Science Exam

16033 - GED Preparation for the Math Exam

14175 - GED Preparation for the Essay

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. This course 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 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 Social Studies part of the GED test.

Course Materials

There are no required books for this course.

Grading Policy

Each lesson will have an attached assignment and practice quiz. Each quiz and assignment will provide you with feedback. You will be able to retake each quiz repeatedly until you have grasped the test content.

Course Outline

Introduction
Social Studies Question Types
How To Read Passages
How To Read Tables
How To Read Different Types of Graphs
How To Read Maps
How To Read Political Cartoons
Study History Facts
Study Economic Facts
Study Geography Facts
Study Political Science Facts
Study Behavioral Science Facts
More Practice Questions

Recommended Books

Although there are no required books for this course, here are some recommended titles for further study:

1. McGraw-Hill's GED Social Studies (Paperback) Booklink to McGraw-Hill's GED Social Studies

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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