ll assignments are expected to be done before class starts on date listed at left.

(Please regard our first two meetings as orientation.)

 

*Remember that you can always come in and use our computers if you are having difficulty at home.

 

7/29 - Week 1

• Set up Gmail Account, and send a confirmation email to allison.harris@temple.edu so that we have your email address on file.
•  Complete the 3 Training Courses on ALISON (alison.com) 
• ABC IT
• Gmail (in addition to setting up your gmail account) 
• Intro to Information Technology
• Typing Skills (optional) 

 

 8/5 - Week 2

• Set up an account on GED Connection
• Follow the instructions here: Accessing GED Connection to set up your account with GED Connection
• Be sure to choose a teacher- NEW! YOUR NAME IS LISTED BELOW WITH YOUR ASSIGNED TUTOR (D. Smith, Brian McCabe, Allison Harris or Enea Mile), so that all of your work can be tracked.
• Complete  Math Packet - The GED Mathematics Test  pages: 1-20  Complete Math Packet given out in class   
• Practice Multiplication Tables! 

 

8/12/10 - Week 3  

• GED Connection Reading Assignment
• Unit 1 - "The Story of An Hour," Part I - Activities 1-5 (each activity has about 5 questions)
• Follow the link above, or... 
• From your Homespace, click GED Connection on the right side of your screen
• Then, select Language Arts: Reading
• Then, at the bottom of your screen, you will see Learning Modules Unit 1: "The Story of An Hour," Part I 
• Click on Activity 1, and answer the questions in each box provided.
• Repeat for Activities 1-5, and remember to SAVE after you have finished each answer. 
• Math Homework (as promised :) - Decimals and Fractions
• GED Connection -> Math -> Decimals and Fractions
• Read Key Ideas and Complete Quiz, Unit 1
• Practice Multiplication Tables!

 

8/19/2010 - Week 4

       There are two assignments for this Thursday: one assignment for reading and one for math.

1. Reading Assignment

• The reading assignment is as follows: Your first part of the reading assignment is to read the story "Their Eyes Were Watching God"    by clicking here -->   http://bit.ly/af78mX
• This is the link to the whole book, but we are ONLY reading chapter one which goes from pages 3-11 and the pages are pretty short.
• To get to the assignment part, go to GED connections (PBS Literacy), log in with your account, in the upper right hand corner under lessons and resources, click on GED connections, then click language arts and reading, then click on unit 3, and do activities 1-5 online. Be sure to save your answers. We are ONLY doing UNIT 3, activities 1-5.

**I would also like it if while you were reading, you write down any vocabulary words you do not know or understand in the story. I will ask you guys the meaning of some words in the story on Thursday. So be prepared.

 

     2. Math Assignment

• Whole Numbers worksheet
• Basic Division Worksheet

 

 

8-26-2010- Week 5

 

Math Assignments:

1.      Finish Fractions worksheet
2.      "Understanding Decimals" handout, pages 64-65
3.      "Decimals" handout pg. 36-37, #1-24, then word problems 1-8, do as many of these as you can
4.       3rd decimals handout-
5.       GED connections, go to lesson 28-29, problem solving/number sense, and take the quiz

 

Writing assignments:

1. Go to GED connections-writing-and do the following two activities:  
   
• Activity 9-Capitalization
• Unit 1-News Writing

 

**Also, we'll have the DVD's this week, so bring $3 if you'd like copies of the lessons.**

 

9-2-2010 Week 6

 

Math Assignments:

1. Complete percents handout
2. GED connections-math, lesson 32 (Ratio/Proportion/Percent), read key ideas, complete activity, and take the quiz.

 

Reading Assignments:

1. GED connections-reading- Unit 12-Nonfiction
• Read key ideas, complete activity, and take quiz
2. Complete your journal entry

 

9-9-2010 Week 7:

 

Math assignments:

1. Complete all math packets and handouts and bring them all next week to class. The packets I'm looking for are 1st GED packet, three separate decimal packets, fractions, whole numbers, division, and the percentages handout.

 

Reading Assignments:

1. GED Connections-Reading- Unit 13-Fiction
• Read key ideas, complete activity, and take quiz

 

9-16-2010 Week 8

 

Math assignments:

1.  GED connections assignment -Math-Lessons 33 & 35 (Measurement and Geometry), read key ideas.
   
2. Measurements handout: please complete any questions you can based on what we covered in class.
   

 

Reading assignments: 

1. GED Connections assignment-Reading, Unit 14, Poetry, read key ideas, complete activity, and take the quiz.

 

9-23-2010 Week 9: 

 

Math assignments:  

1. Finish Measurement handout. 
   

     2. GED connections assignment -Math-Lessons 33 & 35 (Measurement and Geometry), read key ideas, complete activity, and take quiz

 

Reading Assignments:

1. Complete Chapter 8 handout
2. GED connections assignment, Writing: Conjunctions, Pronoun-Antecedent agreement

 

9-30-2010 Week 10:

 

Math assignments:

     1. Complete Order of Operations/Signed numbers handout

Reading assignments:

1. GED Connections-Reading-Unit 15-Drama, read key ideas, complete activity, and take the quiz

 

10-7-2010 Week 11 

Math assignments:

 1) Complete signed numbers handout

 2) Complete order of operations handout

 3) Review the Measurement and Geometry quiz's answers.

  4) Complete GED connections unit 34, 38-39: Formulas, Algebra & Special Topics, Read

 

Writing Assignments:

1) GED Connections

1. Capitalization
2. Spelling
3. Mechanics

• Essay

 

10-14-2010- Week 12

Math Assignments:

1) GED skill book handout, do all odd numbers on pages 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 21, 24, 31, 33

2) Finish any handouts from last week and bring in for your folder.

Just a Note:

Also, it's time to take your learning into a high gear...Let's start really studying hard and getting prepared...make a tutoring appointment if you do not understand ANY of the homework.

Everyone of you will pass the test, but ONLY with YOUR hard work and determination.

Have a great week everybody.

 

10-21-2010 -Week 13

Math assignments:

1) Finish working on the assigned pages from last week's packet

2) GED connections assignments-Read all key ideas, complete activities and take quizzes for each of the following assigned lessons

Lesson 28-29-Number sense and problem solving (if not completed already)

Lessons 30-31-Decimals/Fractions

Lessons 32 -Ratio/proportion/percent

 

Reading assignments:

GED Connections assignments-Read all key ideas, complete activities and take quizzes for each of the following assigned lessons

Lesson 12-Nonfiction

Lesson 13-Fiction

Lesson 14-Poetry

Lesson 15- Drama

If you have already done all of these assignments, then you're caught up on Reading assignments

 

Please Note: All students should drop your current tutor on PBS literacy and select Brian McCabe as your tutor. If you already have Brian as your tutor, then you don't need to do anything, thank you

 

Test taking tip of the week-- Don't spend too much time on one problem-your score is determined by how many questions you can answer correctly.

Have a great week everybody.

 

10-28-2010-Week 14

Math assignments:

1) Continue working on the GED Skills math packet. By this point, you should have completed up to page 20. If you are done up to page 20 and want to move ahead, that's great- go as far as you can.

2) GED connections assignments:

What you should already have completed:

Lesson 28-29-Number sense and problem solving (if not completed already)

Lessons 30-31-Decimals/Fractions

Lessons 32 -Ratio/proportion/percent

if you have not completed these activities, you are behind and need to catch up ASAP.

 

What you need to complete within the next two weeks:

Lesson 33-35- Measurement and Geometry: read key ideas, complete activity, and take the quiz.

Lesson 36-37- Data Analysis and Statistics: read key ideas, complete activity, and take the quiz.

Lesson 34,38-39- Formulas, Algebra, and Special Topics: read key ideas, complete activity, and take the quiz.

 

Please come to class with at least one question about something that you didn't totally understand from the math packet or the GED connections assignments.

 

Writing assignments:

1) GED Connection's assignments:

Please first read Internet Activity 2-passing the GED Language Arts Writing Test

What you should have already completed:

Lesson 9-Capitalization; lesson 9-Spelling; lesson 9-Mechanics; lesson 8-Conjunctions; lesson 8-Pronoun and antecedent-agreement; and lesson 10-Essay

If you have not completed these activities, you are behind and need to catch up ASAP.

As with all GED connections assignments, read key ideas, complete the activities, and take the quizzes.

 

What you need to complete within the next two weeks: Lesson 9-Commas; lesson 7-grammatically correct sentences; lesson 7-sentence and paragraph development

 

**Please make sure you complete all of the above writing activities. We will be working on building our five-paragraph essays over the next few weeks to prepare you for the actual GED writing test.

As you have read in Internet Activity 2, you will need to write an "expository" essay that is grammatically and structurally sound to pass the writing test. By completing the above activities and practicing your writing frequently, you are improving your chances of passing the writing part of the test.

 

As always, set up an appointment with me if you need help improving your writing.

 

Test taking tip of the week: Be prepared! Please don't make the mistake of waiting until the week of the test to make tutoring appointments for things you don't understand. Now is the time to get see me about things you do not understand-not the day before the test.

11-4-2010-Week 15

Math Homework-Please complete the rest of the GED skills packet and come to class with any questions that you have.

Some of you still have not completed all of the GED math sections; if you are one of those people, please get caught up this week.

Please visit webmath.com; this is a great website that shows you in detail how to solve many types of math problems.

Writing Homework- Please read over the five paragraph essay and transition handouts so you are prepared to work on your essays next week.

Take a practice test here if you like --->>>http://www.4tests.com/exams/examdetail.asp?eid=38

 

11-11-2010-Week 16

Math Homework-complete fractions handout

 

 

11-18-2010-Week 17

Math homework-please complete the following handouts: fractions, geometry, algebra

Also, catch up on GED connection's assignments-all unit activities and quizzes should be completed.

For students who have not passed the social studies portion of the GED, please do GED connections and read internet activity 16 "passing the GED social studies test.

Then, do internet activity assignment 17-Themes in US history-read key ideas, complete activity, and take  quiz.

For students who have not yet passed the science portion of the GED test, please go to GED connections and read internet activity 22 "passing the GED science test".

Then, do internet activity 23 life science-read key ideas, complete activity, and complete quiz.

 

 

 

             **********REMINDER-NO CLASS ON THURSDAY NOVEMBER 25TH***************

For tutoring help, come in on Monday, November 22nd if you need help with homework assignments. I will be there all day from 9am -7 pm.

 

Have a good holiday everybody =)

 

DECEMBER 2, 2010

ATTENTION: ALL DISTANCE LEARNING STUDENTS WHO WANT TO REMAIN IN THE PROGRAM MUST COME TO TEMPLE THIS TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY TO TAKE STATE MANDATED TESTING. THE AVAILABLE TIMES ARE TUESDAY FROM 9AM-1PM, OR 5PM-8PM, OR WEDNESDAY, 9AM-1PM, OR 5PM-8PM.

 

OUR CLASSES WILL NOT START BACK UP UNTIL THE WEEK OF JANUARY 17TH.

 

ANYBODY WHO WANTS ASSIGNMENTS TO WORK ON  OR WHO WANTS PRIVATE TUTORING OVER THE HOLIDAYS, PLEASE CONTACT ME.

 

HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY.

 

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