GED Language Arts: Reading

Student:Teacher: TBADate:

Time Frame:Actual Completion:

Book Number: Comments:

GOALS

1.Gather, analyze and apply information and ideas.

2.Communicate effectively within and beyond the classroom.

3.Recognize and solve problems.

4.Make decisions and act as responsible members of society.

  1. Sustain and enhance their natural curiosity.

OBJECTIVES

  1. Utilize various types of learning & presentation styles in class activities.
  2. Attend an average of 15 hours of GED academic instruction per week.
  3. Achieve course objectives with at least 80 percent mastery on all graded course work.
  4. Complete ALL assignments and assessments on the backside of this Course Contract.

I have read and understand the above contract.

Student SignatureTeacher Signature Date

Learning Strategies:

Within contract period the student will complete all assignments in the:

1.Contemporary’s GED Language Arts, Reading Book.

2.Contemporary’s Language Arts, Reading Exercise Book.

3.Contemporary’s Reading Basics Book (Intermediate 1, Intermediate 2, and/or Advanced Supplementary Contract).

4.Please give TBA the completed assignments for completion credit, after you have self graded the assignment. Note: The answers for all assignments are listed in the back of the book.

5.After completing the below assignments the student will take the GED Practice Test Form 1.

Thank you!

Text:Contemporary’s GED Language Arts, Reading, Reier, J.M., ed. McGraw-Hill Co., Inc., 2002.

Contemporary’s GED Exercise Book Language Arts, Reading, Reier, J.M., ed. McGraw-Hill Co., Inc., 2002.

Contemporary’s Reading Basics, 3 vol. (Intermediate 1, Intermediate 2, Advanced), McGraw-Hill Co., Inc., 2001

GED Options

Language Arts: Reading Preparation Assignments

CompletedBook/ChapTopic Pages

______GED LARead/1Comprehension15 – 33, Ex. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

______GED LARead/2Application39 – 46, Chapter Review

______GED LARead/3Analysis47 – 65, Ex. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

______GED LARead/3Analysis66 – 82, Ex. 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

______GED LARead/4Synthesis89 – 102, Ex. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

______GED LARead/5Nonfiction Prose109 – 120, Ex. 1, 2, 3, 4

______Reading Exer/1Nonfiction Prose3 – 8

______GED LARead/5Nonfiction Prose121 – 130, Ex. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

______Reading Exer/1Nonfiction Prose9 – 15

______GED LARead/5Nonfiction Prose131 – 144, Ex. 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16

______Reading Exer/1Nonfiction Prose16 – 24

______GED LARead/5Nonfiction Prose145 – 159, Ex. 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

______Reading Exer/1Nonfiction Prose25 – 36

______GED LARead/6Prose Fiction165 – 186, Ex. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

______Reading Exer/2Prose Fiction37 – 44

______GED LARead/6Prose Fiction186 – 211, Ex. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

______Reading Exer/2Prose Fiction45 – 51

______GED LARead/7Poetry217 – 229, Ex. 1, 2, 3

______Reading Exer/3Poetry51 – 58

______GED LARead/7Poetry230 – 241, Ex. 4, 5, 6, 7

______Reading Exer/3Poetry59 – 63

______GED LARead/8Prose Fiction249 – 262, Ex. 1, 2, 3

______Reading Exer/4Prose Fiction65 – 72

______GED LARead/8Prose Fiction263 – 276, Ex. 4, 5

______Reading Exer/4Prose Fiction73 – 79

See the appropriate Supplementary Contract for additional assignments.

GED Language Arts: Reading

Supplementary Contract

Intermediate 1

Student:Teacher: TBADate:

Time Frame:Actual Completion:

I understand this contract is supplementary to the GED Language Arts: Reading contract.

Student SignatureTeacher Signature Date

GED Options

Language Arts: Reading Preparation Assignments

CompletedBook/ChapTopic Pages

______Unit 1Words in Context21 – 52, Lesson 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

______Unit 2Recalling Information59 – 82, Lesson 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

______Unit 3Graphic Information89 – 112, Lesson 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

______Unit 4Constructing Meaning119 – 166, Lesson 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

______Unit 5Extending Meaning173 – 204, Lesson 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

GED Language Arts: Reading

Supplementary Contract

Intermediate 2

Student:Teacher: TBADate:

Time Frame:Actual Completion:

I understand this contract is supplementary to the GED Language Arts: Reading contract.

Student SignatureTeacher Signature Date

GED Options

Language Arts: Reading Preparation Assignments

CompletedBook/ChapTopic Pages

______Unit 1Words in Context21 – 52, Lesson 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

______Unit 2Recalling Information59 – 82, Lesson 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

______Unit 3Graphic Information89 – 120, Lesson 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

______Unit 4Constructing Meaning127 – 178, Lesson 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

______Unit 5Extending Meaning185 – 232, Lesson 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

GED Language Arts: Reading

Supplementary Contract

Advanced

Student:Teacher: TBADate:

Time Frame:Actual Completion:

I understand this contract is supplementary to the GED Language Arts: Reading contract.

Student SignatureTeacher Signature Date

GED Options

Language Arts: Reading Preparation Assignments

CompletedBook/ChapTopic Pages

______Unit 1Words in Context21 – 52, Lesson 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

______Unit 2Recalling Information59 – 82, Lesson 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

______Unit 3Graphic Information89 – 124, Lesson 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

______Unit 4Constructing Meaning131 – 186, Lesson 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

______Unit 5Extending Meaning193 – 248, Lesson 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14