Language Arts Week 3

October 12

Week 3!

Construction

Sentence basics: Here is a link to this week's Khan academy sentence exercises. You can go to week 1 and 2 pages in the menu for a link to previous exercises.

Composition

Exercise: Read the following process paragraph. You'll notice it's missing capitals and punctuation. Edit the paragraph by copying the paragraph and adding those things. The answer can be found below

There are several steps an individual must take to become a student in the GED program at Tacoma Community House initially a potential student will make contact with the education department either over the phone or in person in the case of some folks who are referred from agencies like DSHS our staff will reach out to them next, people come to the agency for an orientation this includes an introduction to the services TCH offers and the filling out of required paperwork then people who are still interested come back for testing in order to be placed in the right class level this consists of reading, math, and writing assessments although they can be really annoying, and nobody really wants to do them finally, students arrive on their first day to pick up schedules and join their classes

Answer

There are several steps an individual must take to become a student in the GED program at Tacoma Community House. Initially, a potential student will make contact with the education department, either over the phone or in person. In the case of some folks who are referred from agencies like DSHS, our staff will reach out to them. Next, people come to the agency for an orientation. This includes an introduction to the services TCH offers and the filling out of required paperwork. Then people who are still interested come back for testing in order to be placed in the right class level. This consists of reading, math, and writing assessments***. Finally, students arrive on their first day to pick up schedules and join their classes.


***Notice that some of the original detail was not appropriate to include in the paragraph and was removed.

Writing assignment. Write a process paragraph (or multiple paragraphs) about a process that plays a role in your life. Email it to me: cjensen@tacomacommunityhouse.org

Literature

Literature is not always fiction. Prose nonfiction selections will be included on the GED RLA test as well.

Read the article about New Zealand's Prime Minister. Then compose a discussion question and share it on the message board. This can be a question that begins with a phrase like..."What do you think about...","How does ____ compare to____","Why...",etc. Please respond to others, as well.