74851748GED/HSED Writing 4 Survey
Course Information
Description
The GED Writing course is designed to help students pass the GED Writing SkillsTest. It covers grammar, sentence structure, and mechanics (spelling of homonyms, capitalization, and punctuation). Students are also required to write and apply the Writing Process to the One-paragraph Essay and the Five-paragraph essay.
Total Credits
2
Course Competencies
  1. Apply rules of capitalization.
    Assessment Strategies
    in writing and editing sentences, paragraphs, and essays
    in simulated life and work situations
    without specified reference material
    Criteria
    you correct capitalization errors in written materials at 70% accuracy.
    you follow rules of capitalization according to established guidelines.
    you access reference materials as needed.

  2. Apply correct spelling of homonyms.
    Assessment Strategies
    in practice exercises, sentences, paragraphs, and essays
    in life and work situations
    without reference material
    Criteria
    you use homonyms according to meaning at 70% accuracy.
    you spell words with 70% accuracy in final drafts.

  3. Use correct grammar.
    Assessment Strategies
    in writing and editing sentences, paragraphs, and essays
    in simulated life and work situations
    Criteria
    you use nouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, pronouns, conjunctions (connectors), interjections and prepositions correctly.
    you accurately and effectively use the form and function of words, phrases, and clauses.
    you apply grammmar rules at 70% accuracy in sentences, on worksheets/practice exercises, paragraphs, and essays.
    you use correct tenses.
    you employ principles of agreement, including subject-verb, pronoun-noun, and objective pronouns with prepositions.
    you differentiate between subject and objective pronouns.
    you use possessives correctly.

  4. Apply end punctuation rules and the comma.
    Assessment Strategies
    in sentences, paragraphs and essays
    on worksheets and other practice exercises
    Criteria
    you use the comma at 70% accuracy in sentences, paragraphs and essays.
    you use punctuation rules correctly per the rubric.

  5. Compose complete sentences.
    Assessment Strategies
    by writing sentences, paragraphs, and essays
    through self and peer evaluation of written work
    in simulated life and work situations
    Criteria
    you revise sentence errors to eliminate run-ons and fragments with 70% mastery.
    you write paragraphs and essays per the standards in the rubric.
    you write sentences using varied structure: simple, compound, and complex sentences.
    you use word choice appropriate to the audience.
    you use sentence variety including simple, compound, and complex sentences.
    you vary sentence beginnings by using prepositional phrases, dependent clauses, and transitional words and phrases.

  6. Create written documents.
    Assessment Strategies
    by writing a One-paragraph Essay
    by writing a Five-paragraph Essay
    in simulated life and work situations
    Criteria
    you follow the steps in the writing process: Gathering ideas (pre-write), organizing ideas, writing, and revising.
    you organize information.
    you select necessary information.
    you elaborate on supporting details.
    you write in a style characterized by a suitable vocabulary, an appropriate voice, a variety of sentence structures, clear coordination and subordination of ideas, transitional words, and sentence variety.
    you write documents that are unified and coherent
    you write a final, legible Five-paragraph Essay that meets the standard per the rubric.