The GED Language Arts,Writing Exam - Writing an Effective Essay

... CHAPTER Writing an Effective Essay PART II of the GED Language Arts, Writing Test has only one ques- tion an essay prompt. But this test is just as important as Part I, and you must pass the essay ... like the Ule- rios and Zurowskis. They are kind, they know when to help, and they respect our property and privacy. – WRITING AN EFFECTIVE ESSAY – 86 O ne of the myths about writing is that either ... pass the writing exam. This chapter will teach you how to write an effective essay for the GED. You will learn six steps to take during an essay exam, including how to brain- storm and organize...

... About the GED Language Arts, Writing Exam TO PREPARE effectively for the Language Arts, Writing Exam, you need to know exactly what the test is like. This chapter explains the structure of the exam, ... under pressure, and if you don’t pass the essay exam, you don’t pass the Language Arts, Writing Test. But there is some good news about the GED writing exam. For one thing, the essay doesn’t have ... to combine these scores and then convert them to the standard 200–800 scale. Thus, you will receive one score for both parts of the Language Arts, Writing Exam. Part II, the essay exam, is scored...

... list of the most common transitions writers use with the order of importance structure. Most of these work for both the most-to-least important and least-to-most important formats: first and foremost ... similarly in the same way likewise like in a like manner just as and also both The following words and phrases, on the other hand, show difference: but on the other hand yet however on the contrary ... ,Bat- man episodes were aired on the radio. In 1966,live- action Batman shows hit the TV screen. The series was wildly popular, and the syndicated show st ill airs today on channels like the...

... per- forms the action. For example, lie is an action that the subject of the sentence “performs” on itself: I will lie down. The transitive verb lay, on the other hand, is an action that the ... join the committee. Neither the treasurers nor V anessa wants to join the committee. ■ In an inverted sentence, the subject comes after the verb, so the first step is to clearly identify the sub- ... Xiu wants to join the committee. ■ If one plural and one singular subject are con- nected by or or nor, the verb agrees with the clos- est subject. Neither Vanessa nor the t reasurers want to...

... Expect on the Language Arts, Reading Exam The Language Arts, Reading Exam tests your ability to understand both literary and nonfiction texts. You will be asked to read these texts and then answer ... many poems, the theme is an idea, while in others, the theme is an emotion. That is, the poet wants readers to feel an emotion very strongly. Poets can accomplish this through language. The Eagle” ... subject. For example, take another look at the poem you read in the pretest, The Eagle”: The Eagle He clasps the crag with crooked hands; Close to the sun in lonely lands, Ringed with the azure...

... see on the GED Language Arts Reading Exam. 37 337 while an essay about a personal experience would prob- ably use the first-person point of view and explore the impact of that experience on the ... shines in the role of Ophelia.  Business-Related Documents Business documents were new to the GED as of 2002, and you will see one on the Language Arts, Reading Exam. These texts can range from ... here are some specific tips and strate- gies for handling the questions you will see on the exam. 38 341  Getting Ready for the Exam The Language Arts, Reading GED covers a lot of ground. It...

... (repetition of the p sound), in the middle (repetition of the t sound), and at the end (repetition of the r sound). Notice the allitera- tion of the k sound in the first line and the l sound in the second ... or actions they should take, and the setting, including cos- tumes, props, and lighting. Stage directions can help us understand tone and reinforce the theme of the play. For example, the stage ... of the most complex rhyme schemes is the vil- lanelle. A villanelle has five three-line stanzas with an aba rhyme scheme and a final quatrain with an abaa rhyme. There are only two rhymes in the...

... Death an infectious disease that killed up to one-third of all Euro- peans—weakened the feudal economy. The Renaissance In the 1400s, a rediscovery of Greek and Roman litera- ture led to the humanist ... inborn. The works of the French philosopher Jean Jacques Rousseau shaped political and educational the- ory, as did the ideas of Immanuel Kant in Germany, David Hume in England, and Benjamin Franklin ... includ- ing many European nations, the United States, and other nations around the world. By the war’s end, ten million soldiers were killed and 20 million wounded. The assas- sination of the heir...

... to the desire to join the crowd or be on the winning team. Phrases like “Americans buy more of our brand than any other brand” or the brand that picky parents choose” are examples of the bandwagon ... (running up and down on the left-hand side of the graph) and a horizontal axis – TIPS AND STRATEGIES FOR THE GED SOCIAL STUDIES EXAM – 162 (running along the bottom of the graph). The graph rep- resents ... Politicians and advertisers often speak in an everyday language and use common jokes and phrases in order to present themselves as one “of the people,” and thereby appeal to their audience. For example,...

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