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For the GED RLA test, you'll need to write an extended response. It's a short essay that will ask you to write about a passage you read. It makes up about 20% of your score for the RLA test!
For the GED RLA test, you'll need to write an extended response. It's a short essay that will ask you to write about a passage you read. It makes up about 20% of your score for the RLA test!
Here are some videos that go into more detail about the extended response. We're going to focus on this for the rest of the quarter. I know it looks like a lot, but each video is pretty short- three or four minutes.
Here are some videos that go into more detail about the extended response. We're going to focus on this for the rest of the quarter. I know it looks like a lot, but each video is pretty short- three or four minutes.
(You can ignore the advertising at the beginning. You DON'T need to use the same book she talks about).
(You can ignore the advertising at the beginning. You DON'T need to use the same book she talks about).
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Overview of the GED RLA Extended Response
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How to Determine Which Position is Best Supported
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How to Write a Well-Supported Argument
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How to Make a Plan and Write an Introduction
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How to Write the Body and Conclusion
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How to Write a Fully Supported Response
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How to Check and Revise Your Response
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Understand How Your Response is Scored
On the GED RLA test, you'll probably have to write your extended response about a piece of non-fiction writing. We'll practice with non-fiction writing next week and the week after. Today though, I'd like to practice using The House on Mango Street.
On the GED RLA test, you'll probably have to write your extended response about a piece of non-fiction writing. We'll practice with non-fiction writing next week and the week after. Today though, I'd like to practice using The House on Mango Street.
Today you will be writing to demonstrate your knowledge of Esperanza’s character traits and your ability to make inferences supported by textual evidence.
Today you will be writing to demonstrate your knowledge of Esperanza’s character traits and your ability to make inferences supported by textual evidence.
PROMPT:
PROMPT:
Who is Esperanza? What kind of person is she? Choose one character trait to describe her. Support your claim with three different pieces of evidence from chapter 23, "Born Bad". Explain each piece of evidence thoroughly. Use transition words!
Who is Esperanza? What kind of person is she? Choose one character trait to describe her. Support your claim with three different pieces of evidence from chapter 23, "Born Bad". Explain each piece of evidence thoroughly. Use transition words!
Ok, so before you start writing, it helps to do some planning. You're going to argue that Esperanza is a certain type of person because of a certain character trait. The first thing you should do is re-read.
Ok, so before you start writing, it helps to do some planning. You're going to argue that Esperanza is a certain type of person because of a certain character trait. The first thing you should do is re-read.
We'll be writing about Chapter 23, "Born Bad"
We'll be writing about Chapter 23, "Born Bad"
As you read, it helps to take notes or write down your ideas. It might be helpful to take notes that look like this
As you read, it helps to take notes or write down your ideas. It might be helpful to take notes that look like this
Next, you'll want to plan your writing in an outline. You should always take about 5 minutes to plan your writing before you start!
Next, you'll want to plan your writing in an outline. You should always take about 5 minutes to plan your writing before you start!
***Your thesis is your main idea or argument. We'll work on this quite a bit over the next 3 weeks.
Make a plan that looks like the one below.
Make a plan that looks like the one below.
houseonmangostreetwhoisesperanzacharacterinferencesanalysispdf-pages-5.pdfFinally, write your extended response. You can email it to me at iolson@tacomacommunityhouse.org
Finally, write your extended response. You can email it to me at iolson@tacomacommunityhouse.org
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