Hey everyone! Annette and I have gotten a lot of questions about how to find the main idea of a reading over the last few weeks. Finding the main idea is a really important skill for both the TABE test as well as the GED test, so I found a couple of resources that should help you understand main ideas better.
The first resource is from BrainPOP, and it includes a short (4:32) animated movie about finding the main idea in a newspaper editorial. There is also a quiz you can take, activities to practice, and games you can play to help you understand more. Check it out here: https://www.brainpop.com/english/writing/mainidea/ If you're ready for a challenge, I found another quiz - with 40 questions! - that you can practice with. Click the link below, then click "play this game" to start the quiz: https://www.quia.com/pop/120023.html Keep working hard! Only four more classes to go! -Teacher Jenny
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Right now, everyone is in the computer lab quietly practicing for the TABE test using ITTS. Did you know that you can use ITTS from home, as long as you have an internet connection?
https://www.wgcontemporary.com/login.html Your login is the same as it is at school: FirstnameLastname (no spaces), and your password is your Lastname. It's free, and with the TABE test coming up on October 6th, it's not a bad idea to get some extra practice in! Other websites you can use for practicing for the TABE or GED tests are: https://uniontestprep.com/ged-test/practice-test http://www.test-guide.com/free-ged-practice-tests.html Keep working hard! Your score on the TABE test will determine whether you're ready to move up to ABE017. -Teacher Jenny We spent some time in class today talking about paragraphs, their mechanics, and their organization. If you went to school in the U.S., this should be nothing new for you. However, if you grew up in another country, this is probably an area where you need more practice.
Take a look at my sample paragraph below. It needs to be corrected! Respond to this post with a comment about something that needs to be corrected, OR you can re-write the paragraph with corrections. my name is Jenny. I teach ESL and ABE classes at my local community college. I have a dog and a cat, but I don't have any children. my husband works in a factory he works in the lab doing quality assurance and research. It's a pretty simple paragraph because I want you to focus on the mechanics of the writing instead of the content. Comment with your corrections, and I'll post the "correct" paragraph after Thursday's class. Keep working hard! -Teacher Jenny
Hi folks! Don't forget your vocabulary homework over the weekend, because our next quiz will be on Tuesday! In your vocabulary packet, make sure to complete pp. 101-103. You can also scroll down to the previous post for this week's vocabulary on Quizlet. If you have questions, leave a comment here. You should also start working on the "What's for Breakfast?" reading, which is due next Thursday.
One thing we talked about briefly in class today is writing good paragraphs. Some of you are already pretty good at this, but more practice always helps (even for me!). Here is a video that explains more about the structure of a good paragraph: Want a bit more practice? This website has some exercises you can use to put your paragraph writing strategies to work; you can check yourself by clicking the pink "see answers" buttons. http://www.buowl.boun.edu.tr/students/Paragraph%20Writing%20Exercises.htm As always, feel free to comment below with any questions. That's all for today. Have a great weekend, and keep working hard! -Teacher Jenny Hi folks! In today's class, we talked about subject-verb agreement. This is an aspect of English grammar that's really important in writing. When we speak, the rules about this are a bit more relaxed. That's why you sometimes hear people say things like, "He don't know," even though it's wrong. But when you write, people expect you to use verbs that agree with the subject. Hiring managers and professors will notice mistakes! Here is a link for more practice with subject-verb agreement. I like it because after you answer each question, an explanation appears at the top of the page. There are 25 questions, so you'll get a lot of practice! http://www.chompchomp.com/hotpotatoes/sva04.htm Leave a comment if you have any questions, and keep working hard! -Teacher Jenny BONUS CONTENT: Want more practice identifying prepositional phrases? Try this website: https://www.quia.com/quiz/298373.html Click the button that says "Start now" to work on the exercises. |
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