Writing for Success on the GED Test

Writing for Success on the GED? Test

Information, Resources, and Strategies for the Classroom

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Wegman's unseats Trader Joe's as best grocery store in the U.S........................................4 What - Why - How......................................................................................................................5 Multi-Dimensional Scoring Rubric for RLA .............................................................................6 From Struggling to Successful ................................................................................................9 2014 GED? Test RLA ? Sample Stimulus Material ................................................................10 Sample Response 1 ................................................................................................................12 Both Sides Now.......................................................................................................................14 Sample Response 2 ................................................................................................................15 Annotations .............................................................................................................................16 Type 1 - Narrative Based Short Answer Question ................................................................18 Type 2 ? Experimental Design Short Answer Response ......................................................21 Preparing the Response .........................................................................................................22 Constructed Response Resources for the Classroom.........................................................25 Unpack the Prompt .................................................................................................................26 Close Reading Questions .......................................................................................................27 Evaluating What You Have Read ...........................................................................................28 Types of Evidence to Support an Argument .........................................................................29 Sample Completed Organizer: Types of Evidence ...............................................................30 Sample Completed Organizer: Types of Evidence ...............................................................31 Both Sides Now.......................................................................................................................32 Both Sides Now (Sample Completed Organizer) ..................................................................33 Argumentative Writing Organizers: Pros and Cons .............................................................34 Constructed Response Graphic Organizer ...........................................................................35 Constructed Response Organizer .........................................................................................36 Sample Thesis/Claim Frames.................................................................................................37 How Do You Know? ? Frames for Incorporating Evidence..................................................38 Citing the Evidence.................................................................................................................39 Connecting Ideas ? Using Transitional Words and Phrases ...............................................40 Sentence Structures: Helping Students Discuss, Read, and Write About Texts................41 Revising and Editing Checklist ..............................................................................................43 Science Short Answers ..........................................................................................................45 Science Narrative Response - Analyze the Prompt ..............................................................46

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Science Narrative Response - Analyze the Source Text ......................................................46 Preparing the Response .........................................................................................................47 Experimental Design Graphic Organizer ...............................................................................48 Science Experimental Design Practice..................................................................................49 RLA Resources from the World Wide Web ...........................................................................51 Stay in Touch! .........................................................................................................................51 Key Concepts of Making Thinking Visible.............................................................................52 Six Key Principles of the Cultures of Thinking Project ........................................................53 Defining Thinking Routines....................................................................................................54

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Wegman's unseats Trader Joe's as best grocery store in the U.S.

A large-scale consumer study says there's a new favorite grocery store in America ? and it's one New Jerseyans know well. Wegman's the populate supermarket chain that operates seven locations in the state, came out on top of a new study by Market Force that surveyed 10,000 consumers about their experiences at the country's largest chains. The Rochester, New York-based chain unseated Trader Joe's as the reigning leader of the survey this year. Trader Joe's had topped the list for four years.

Wegman's didn't earn enough votes to land on last year's list drew twice as many when the online survey went out this February. The survey quizzed shoppers in four different U.S. census regions on a range of topics, including checkout speed, friendliness of employees, and the likelihood customers would recommend the store to others, to compile an overall composite loyalty index.

The study said family-owned Wegmans stood out among consumers for its large stores, employee training, fresh produce, reasonable prices, and customer experience that "creates super fans" of the brand.

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What - Why - How

WHAT This is the claim

Wegman's is the best grocery store in the U.S.

WHY These are the reasons

Large store

HOW This is your evidence or example

Employee training

Fresh produce

Reasonable price

Customer experience

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