1. 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

2. 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

3. Language Arts, Writing – What’s New for 2002? Workplace and Community Documents Letters Memos Reports Applications Executive Summaries Brochures/Informational Letters

4. Language Arts, Writing – What’s New for 2002? How-to-Texts (12-18 sentences) How to write a memo Organizing meetings Balancing a checkbook Holding a garage sale How to plan a party How to apply for college How to organize one’s day Using equipment, i.e. operating a printer

5. Language Arts, Writing – What’s New for 2002? Organization Transitions Text divisions Within paragraphs Within multi-paragraph documents Topic sentences Unity/coherence

6. 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

7. Language Arts, Writing – What’s New for 2002? Current Series 10-15 sentences 100-150 words No lettering for paragraphs No titles on any passages 55 questions 2002 Series 12-20 sentences 200-300 words Each paragraph lettered and sentences numbered 50 questions

8. 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

9. 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

10. Language Arts, Writing – What’s New for 2002? Scoring Rubric/Matrix for Essay 1 - Inadequate 2 - Marginal 3 - Adequate 4 - Effective

11. 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

12. Language Arts, Writing – What’s New for 2002? The Writing Craft Teaching Strategies Texts and Materials Planning, Crafting & Editing Practice, Practice, Practice!

13. 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

14. Life Map Language Arts, Writing – What’s New for 2002? Begin

15. Language Arts, Reading – What’s New for 2002? 75% Literary Poetry Drama Prose before 1920 1920-1960 After 1960 25% Nonfiction Nonfiction prose Critical reviews Workplace and community documents

16. Language Arts, Reading – What’s New for 2002? At least one compare/contrast question Expanded synthesis questions 200-400 word passages

17. Language Arts, Reading – What’s New for 2002? Current Series 60% - comprehension 15% - application 25% - analysis 2002 Series 20% - comprehension 15% - application 30% - analysis 35% - synthesis

18. Language Arts, Writing – What’s New for 2002? THAT THAT IS IS THAT THAT IS NOT IS NOT IS THAT IT THAT IS IT

19. Language Arts – What’s New for 2002? Paradigm Online Writing Assistant – Online writing tutor http://www.powa.org/editfrms.htm http://www.powa.org/editfrms.htm AT & T the Writing Process – A guide to the writing process http://www.att.com/education/lcguid e/p4.exchange/4.writing.html http://www.att.com/education/lcguid e/p4.exchange/4.writing.html

20. Language Arts – What’s New for 2002? The Five Paragraph Essay Wizard provides instruction plus practice writing prompts http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Atrium/1 437/index.html http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Atrium/1 437/index.html English Practice provides a newsletter and simple English activities for students http://www.englishpractice.com/

21. 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/teac hwell/

22. 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/