Summer 2009,Computer Lab Lessons, Online Resources for ABE/GED Prep
Reminder: Another section for more individualized instruction
is available on Wednesdays from Noon - 3 PM.
Bring your lunch and your questions!
Week #4: July 14, 15, 16
Help with reading comprehension and spelling skills ...
Help with Reading and Writing Skills: http://www.nald.ca/adult-lr/index.htm
Reading Skills for Today’s Adults: http://www.marshalladulteducation.org/reading_skills_home.htm
AAASpell.com: http://www.aaaspell.com/index.htm
Spelling Help: http://literacy.kent.edu/Midwest/Materials/ndakota/spelling/
Writing the 5-paragraph essay:
Guide to Writing a Basic Essay: http://members.tripod.com/~lklivingston/essay/
The Five Paragraph Essay: http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Atrium/1437/
Essay Topics
Other websites for improving writing skills ...
GED Writing Skills: Pronouns
"What an author likes to write most is his signature on the back of a check." ~ Brendan Francis
Directions: Use these online resources and interactive practices to learn how to use pronouns correctly. Please use headphones with the websites that have audio.
About pronouns ...
Explanation with excellent examples of pronoun usage: http://www.towson.edu/ows/pro_antagree.htm
General information about pronouns: http://www.gpc.edu/~duniss/PRONAGRworkshop3.pdf
More general information about pronouns: http://www.cerritos.edu/fquaas/resources/pronouns.htm
About pronoun agreement: http://www.harpercollege.edu/writ_ctr/proagree.htm
What's a pronoun? How to fix pronoun problems ... : http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/grammar/pronante.html
Rules about pronoun agreement with examples: http://staff.jccc.net/pmcqueen/Tips/pronoun_agreement.htm
Big Dog teaches you about pronouns and their antecedents with "self-test": http://aliscot.com/bigdog/agreement_pa.htm
Scroll down the list until you come to Pronoun Agreement; there are 5 interactive practice exercises: http://www.chompchomp.com/exercises.htm
Explanation of pronoun agreement with 2 interactive exercises: http://depts.dyc.edu/learningcenter/owl/agreement_pa.htm
Tricky pronouns in compound structures (both, and, neither/nor, either/or) with several interactive practices: http://wps.ablongman.com/long_faigley_penguinhb_1/0,7325,506432-,00.html
Interactive practice with pronoun usage: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/pronoun_quiz.htm
Basic noun-pronoun agreement with rules and 6 interactive exercises:
http://www.esc.edu/esconline/across_esc/writerscomplex.nsf/0/5FFA68A13CB7B7CE852569F50051C109?opendocument
Rules about pronoun agreement and practice: http://homepages.cambrianc.on.ca/tutorial/thetutorialcentre/writing/pronoun_shift.htm
Interactive practice with 20 questions with detailed explanation of answers: http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/index_tj.asp?objID=WCN2401
Print, practice, check with answer key: http://www.daltonstate.edu/faculty/mnielsen/pronoun_agreement_3.htm
Do not worry about your difficulties in mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater.
~ Albert Einstein, Swiss/American 1879 - 1955
GED Math: Measurement, Percent, Mean/Median/Mode
*You will need to use headphones to hear the audio on some of these sites. Please respect your peers' need for quiet in order to concentrate by keeping the volume at a reasonable level.
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