GED 2002 Training

There is no proven pathway to teaching success

One strategy is not superior to another

One strategy is not totally different from all others

Strategies may be used singly or in combination

Good strategies are based on various teaching and learning styles

GED 2002 Training

Teaching Strategies Are the Same and They Are Different!

Similarities

P resent Information

A sk Questions

G ive feedback

E valuate lessons and learners

Language Arts, Writing – What’s New for 2002?

Workplace and Community DocumentsLetters

Memos

Reports

Applications

Executive Summaries

Brochures/Informational Letters

Language Arts, Writing – What’s New for 2002?

How-to-Texts (12-18 sentences)How to write a memoOrganizing meetingsBalancing a checkbookHolding a garage saleHow to plan a partyHow to apply for collegeHow to organize one’s dayUsing equipment, i.e. operating a printer

Language Arts, Writing – What’s New for 2002?

OrganizationTransitions

Text divisionsWithin paragraphs

Within multi-paragraph documents

Topic sentences

Unity/coherence

Language Arts, Writing – What’s New for 2002?

EAE (Edited American English)Sentence structure, i.e. parallelism, run-on sentences

Usage, i.e. subject-verb agreement, pronoun reference

Mechanics, i.e. capitalization, punctuation, spelling

Language Arts, Writing – What’s New for 2002?

Current Series10-15 sentences

100-150 words

No lettering for paragraphs

No titles on any passages

55 questions

2002 Series12-20 sentences200-300 wordsEach paragraph lettered and sentences numbered50 questions

Language Arts, Writing – What’s New for 2002?

Current Series

35% - sentence structure

35% - usage

30% - mechanics

2002 Series

15% - organization

30% - sentence structure

30% - usage

25% - mechanics

Language Arts, Writing – What’s New for 2002?

Current Series 6 point rubric May pass with a 1 Variable topic

length General writing

instructions 200 words expected

GED 2002 4 point rubric Score of 1 or 1.5 must retake Topic length reduced and format standardized No required word count 37-40% of the test score

Language Arts, Writing – What’s New for 2002?

Scoring Rubric/Matrix for Essay

1 - Inadequate

2 - Marginal

3 - Adequate

4 - Effective

Language Arts, Writing – What’s New for 2002?

Five Standards for the Rubric

Response to the Prompt

Organization

Development and Details

Conventions of EAE

Word Choice

Language Arts, Writing – What’s New for 2002?

The Writing Craft

Teaching Strategies

Texts and Materials

Planning, Crafting & Editing

Practice, Practice, Practice!

Language Arts, Writing – What’s New for 2002?

Graphic Organizers

Personal Journals

Reading Journals

Learning Logs

Summaries

Brainstorming

Inkshedding

Written Conversation

Shared Writing

Class Summary

Reaction Paper

Cross-Disciplinary Writing

Timed Writing

Life Map

Language Arts, Writing – What’s New for 2002?

Begin

Language Arts, Reading – What’s New for 2002?

75% LiteraryPoetry

Drama

Prose before 1920

1920-1960

After 1960

25% NonfictionNonfiction prose

Critical reviews

Workplace and community documents

Language Arts, Reading – What’s New for 2002?

At least one compare/contrast question

Expanded synthesis questions

200-400 word passages

Language Arts, Reading – What’s New for 2002?

Current Series60% - comprehension

15% - application

25% - analysis

2002 Series20% - comprehension

15% - application

30% - analysis

35% - synthesis

Language Arts, Writing – What’s New for 2002?

THAT THAT IS IS THAT THAT IS NOT IS NOT IS THAT IT THAT IS IT

Language Arts – What’s New for 2002?

Paradigm Online Writing Assistant – Online writing tutor http://www.powa.org/editfrms.htm

AT & T the Writing Process – A guide to the writing process http://www.att.com/education/lcguide/p4.exchange/4.writing.html

Language Arts – What’s New for 2002?

The Five Paragraph Essay Wizard provides instruction plus practice writing promptshttp://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Atrium/1437/index.html

English Practice provides a newsletter and simple English activities for students

http://www.englishpractice.com/

Language Arts – What’s New for 2002?

Grammar Bytes

http://www.chompchomp.com/

Vocabulary University

http://www.vocabulary.com/

The Wacky World of Words

http://www.members.home.net/teachwell/

Language Arts – What’s New for 2002?

An Online Library of Literature

http://www.literature.org/

The Internet Public Library

http://www.ipl.org/

Literature Resources for the High School and College Student

http://www.teleport.com/~mgroves/