- Orientation
An overview of the current version of the GED test and how this series and
its accompanying workbooks and online lessons can help adults prepare.
Language
Arts: Writing
- Passing the GED
Writing Test
Advice on how to prepare for the GED writing test, with sample test
questions.
- Getting Ideas on
Paper
Successful writers and adult learners share ideas on how to get started
writing.
- The Writing
Process
Outlines a three-step process: generating ideas, writing a rough draft,
and revising/editing.
- Organized Writing
Experienced writers offer useful organizing techniques.
- Writing Style and
Word Choice
Purpose and audience affect how authors compose various kinds of written
pieces.
- Effective
Sentences
How to write complete and correct sentences and how to correct and
improve problem sentences.
- Grammar and Usage
Reviews typical grammar and usage problems writers encounter.
- Spelling,
Punctuation, and Capitalization
Tips on how to improve your writing mechanics.
- The GED Essay
GED graduates describe test day and provide tips on writing the GED
essay.
Language
Arts: Reading
- Passing the GED
Reading Test
Reviews the skills required, the subjects covered, and the kinds of
questions included on the 2002 GED reading test.
- Nonfiction
Explores three kinds of nonfiction writing-informational, opinion, and
memoir-and illustrates how to get the most out of reading them. Writer
Luis Rodriguez reads from Always Running, his memoir about gang life.
- Fiction
Explores elements of fiction in short stories by Edgar Allan Poe,
Flannery O'Connor, and James Baldwin and the contemporary novel Breath,
Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat, who reads an excerpt from the book.
- Poetry
Poet Sonia Sanchez reads from her work and shows how to analyze a poem,
U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky introduces the "Favorite Poem
Project," and people talk about how poetry can be a powerful means
of expression.
- Drama
Explores the elements of drama through a play written by an adult
learner and goes behind the scenes to see how the written word is
translated to the stage.
Social
Studies
- Passing the GED Social
Studies Test
Explores key events and themes-such as the nation's multicultural
nature-that have made the United States what it is today.
- Themes in U.S.
History
This is an overview of the key events and themes that have made the
United States what it is today.
- Themes in World
History
Major events, inventions, and ideas that have shaped the world and its
cultures, from ancient Egypt to the modern Middle East.
- Economics
Business people and economics teachers explain the basics of money,
finance, markets, and commerce.
- Civics and
Government
Explores the foundations and structure of American government and the
rights and responsibilities of citizenship.
- Geography
Explores the relevance of geography-from the impact of humans on the
environment to how places and regions define our world.
Science
- Passing the GED
Science Test
An overview of the GED science test with sample questions and an
explanation of the scientific method.
- Life Science
Explores a variety of life science topics, from basic biology to genetics
to ecosystems.
- Earth and Space
Science
Topics in geology, astronomy, and meteorology, including earthquakes,
how the Earth was formed, natural cycles, and the basics of weather and
energy.
- Chemistry
Defines an element, illustrates some chemical reactions, and explores
practical applications of chemistry in everyday life--from cooking to
making art.
- Physics
Explores the physics involved in roller coasters, space flight, sound,
electricity, and MRI technology.
Math
- Passing the GED
Math Test
Advice on what to expect from and how to prepare for the GED math test,
including information on the calculator used on the test.
- Number Sense
Explores the language of math and how you can use logic and common sense
to make number problems more manageable.
- Problem Solving
A process for solving basic math and word problems, either single- or
multi-step.
- Decimals
Reviews how to read decimal numbers, calculate with them, and solve
everyday problems involving decimals.
- Fractions
What fractions represent, how to judge the relative sizes of different
fractions, calculating with them, and solving everyday fraction
problems.
- Ratio, Proportion,
and Percent
Explores how and why people use ratios, proportions, and percentages to
compare numbers and solve problems.
- Measurement
A variety of uses for measurement, how to calculate in the English and
metric systems, and how to solve for the perimeters and areas of various
shapes.
- Formulas
Shows how people use formulas in some practical situations and reviews
commonly used formulas.
- Geometry
Reviews geometry terms, basic properties of angles and triangles, and
methods for solving a variety of geometry problems.
- Data Analysis
Defines mean, median, and mode and shows how to organize data on charts
and graphs and analyze statistical trends.
- Statistics and
Probability
Shows how statistics are gathered and used and explores the basics of
chance and probability.
- Introduction to
Algebra
Explores basic algebraic concepts and properties and shows how to write
and solve equations.
- Special Topics in
Algebra and Geometry
Explores patterns in math and in the real world and shows how
mathematical relationships can be plotted on the coordinate plane.
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