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This
section contains the writing Learning Projects and the Inquiry Activities.
Like the other content areas, all the Inquiry
Activities encourage the development of the analytical, practical,
and creative thinking skills, the foundation on which this approach
to instruction for GED preparation is based.
The
Inquiry Template modified for writing is presented. In writing the
need for planning and organizing
is introduced in step 2, and the
two separate processes, writing and revising, are listed under step
3. Actual test items from Practice Test PA and the writing prompt
for the essay are used as the bases for the Learning Projects.
The
Learning Projects for writing move learners to an understanding
of the stages of the writing process from the earliest pre-writing
steps through several kinds of revisions. Learners will begin the
process by focusing on the topic on which they will write. Early
Inquiry Activities
address generating ideas and organizing ideas into a logical, coherent
piece.
After
the writers have produced their rough draft, the Learning Projects
address how the essays will be evaluated on the GED Test.
Learners
will have the opportunity to evaluate essays, working with the
four-point scoring guide used by essay readers. In the revision
Learning Projects,
learners first look at revision for clear expression, then at
mechanics and usage, and finally style.
Multiple-choice
question are embedded in these revision Learning Projects. The final
Learning
Project addresses test-taking techniques
for answering
the multiple choice questions not already covered. This is
a good review for those learners who are ready to take the test.
Watch
Mrs. Harriman's class look at writing.
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