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Writing teaches the
essentials of written communication with an emphasis on work related problems.
Students learn to organize material, use logic, recognize appropriate
writing styles, and understand the writing process.
The
Video Component
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The
Writing program includes material from the GED on TV series produced by KET,
which received the Wilbur Schramm Award of Excellence for instructional
television. The story of the video is played out with young adults.
Sonya, a recent immigrant to the United States, struggles with the
complexity of English spelling and structure as she perfects her new language.
The
Multimedia Components
10 multimedia “books” comprised of three to
six chapters each
600 screens of instruction that blend
information in text, graphics, and segments of instructional video
Five hours of instructional video incorporated
within the 10 books
1,350 test questions and interactive exercise
questions with immediate feedback
On-line tools: a calculator, an English
dictionary with Spanish translations, a thesaurus and instructional text
narration
Automatic record keeping of time on task as well
as test and exercise scores
Ability for users to learn at their own pace
Writing -
Click on a book for a detailed description of its contents
Book 1 - Spelling
Book 2 - Capitalization and Punctuation
Book 3 - Nouns and Verbs
Book 4 - Subject-Verb Agreement
Book 5 - Pronouns
Book 6 - Modifiers
Book 7 - Sentence Structure and Expression
Book 8 - Composition: Logic, Organization
Book 9 - Word Choice, Style
Book 10 - Review
To download the full Algebra 1 scope and sequence in MS Word format. Right click and choose save as: Writing.doc 158kb