COMMUNITY COLLEGE. Structured GED Curriculum COMMUNITY COLLEGE. HEP Program Raleigh, North Carolina

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1 HEP Program Raleigh, North Carolina Structured GED Curriculum Annual Meeting for HEP/CAMP Directors, July 2010

2 Wake Tech HEP Program Structure Closed enrollment Trimester system (Classes weeks) Instruction 12 hours/week Monday, Tuesday, Thursday from 6-10pm Three GED subjects per class Set testing schedule Set curriculum based on testing schedule

3 Why is a set curriculum important? 1) Benefits students 2) Benefits instructors 3) Benefits program

4 A set curriculum benefits students 1) Students benefit from consistency and continuity 2) Students are part of the same cohort and develop bonds with their classmates 3) If students miss class or know they will be absent, it is easy to give them a makeup plan to follow 4) Students are able to adapt their work and personal schedules to their class calendar

5 A set curriculum benefits instructors 1) Uniform instruction simplifies class planning 2) Closed enrollment keeps everyone on the same page 3) Instructor s Notebook tells new and part-time instructors as well as substitute instructors exactly what to do 4) Instructors receive all class copies the day of orientation

6 A set curriculum benefits program 1) Students have a sense of class pride and encourage each other 2) Instructors are able to focus more on the individual needs of the students 3) Completion rate (GPRA 1) is higher because students perform better on the Official GED Tests

7 Semester Calendar: Overview of Summer 2010 May 3-August 5 14 weeks / 34 classes (smallest semester) Testing schedule: Social Studies (Week 6) Science (Week 9) Reading (Week 11) Writing (Week 13) Math (Week 15)

8 Semester Calendar Summer 2010

9 May 2010 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 Week No.1 3 Classes start! Orientation at the AEC 4 Class No.1 Soc, Writing, Math 5 6 Class No.2 Soc, Writing, Math 7 8 Study session at Millpond, Cary Hector, 10am-1pm 9 Week No.2 10 Class No.3 Soc, Writing, Math 11 Class No.4 Soc, Writing, Math Class No.5 Soc, Writing, Math Study session at Millpond, Cary Hector, 10am-1pm 16 Week No.3 17 Class No.6 Soc, Writing, Math 18 Graduation Fall Semester (no class) Class No.7 Soc, Writing, Math Practice Test Soc PA Study session at Millpond, Cary Hector, 10am-1pm 23 Week No.4 24 Class No.8 Soc, Writing, Math 25 Class No.9 Soc, Writing, Math Practice Test Soc PB Class No.10 Soc, Writing, Math Practice Test Soc PD Holiday Memorial Day weekend (no study session) 30 Week No.5 Cultural Event: Play The Color Purple 31 Holiday Memorial Day (no class)

10 June 2010 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Class No.11 Class No.12 Study session at (Distribute Science Science, Writing, Math Millpond, Cary books) Hector, 10am-1pm Soc, Writing, Math Practice Test Soc PE Start Science 6 Week No.6 7 Official Test No. 1: Social Studies 8 Class No.13 Science, Writing, Math 9 10 Class No.14 Science, Writing, Math Study session at Millpond, Cary Hector, 10am-1pm 13 Week No.7 14 Class No.15 Science, Writing, Math 15 Class No.16 Science, Writing, Math Practice Test Science PA Class No.17 Science, Writing, Math Study session at Millpond, Cary Hector, 10am-1pm 20 Week No.8 21 Class No.18 (Distribute Literature books) Science, Writing, Math Practice Test Science PB Start Lit 22 Class No.19 Science, Writing, Math, Lit Practice Test Science PD Class No.20 Science, Writing, Math, Lit Practice Test Science PE Study session at Millpond, Cary Hector, 10am-1pm 27 Week No.9 28 Official Test No. 2: Science 29 Class No.21 Lit, Writing, Math Practice Test Lit PA 30

11 July 2010 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Class No.22 Holiday Lit, Writing, Math Independence Day Practice Test Lit PB weekend (no study session) 4 Week No.10 5 Holiday Independence Day (no class) 6 Class No.23 Lit, Writing, Math Practice Test Lit PD 7 8 Class No.24 Lit, Writing, Math Practice Test Lit PE 9 10 Study session at Millpond, Cary Hector, 10am-1pm 11 Week No Official Test No. 3: Literature 13 Class No.25 Writing, Math Practice Test Writing PA Class No.26 Writing, Math Practice Test Writing PB Study session at Millpond, Cary Hector, 10am-1pm 18 Week No Class No.27 Writing, Math Practice Test Writing PD 20 Class No.28 Writing, Math Practice Test Writing PE Class No.29 Writing, Math Practice Test Math PA Last day to turn in essay for writing contest (mandatory) Study session at Millpond, Cary Hector, 10am-1pm 25 Week No Official Test No. 4: Writing 27 Class No.30 Math Practice Test Math PB Class No.31 Math Practice Test Math PD Study session at Millpond, Cary Hector, 10am-1pm

12 August SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Week No.14 Class No.32 Class No.33 Class No.34 Study session at Math Math review Math review Millpond, Cary Practice Test Math PE Last day of classes Hector, 10am-1pm Hurray!! 8 Week No.15 9 Official Test No. 5: Math September 1: Summer Closing Session

13 Semester Schedule: Parts I and II Part I Individual Class Plans (1 plan per class) Cover instruction from Weeks 1-8 Class 1: Orientation Session Weeks 1 to 5:Social Studies, Writing, and Math Week 6: Official Social Studies Test Weeks 6 to 8: Science, Writing, and Math Part II Subject Class Plans Cover instruction from Weeks 9-14 Week 9: Official Science Test Weeks 9 to 10: Reading, Writing, and Math Week 11: Official Reading Test Weeks 11 to 12: Writing and Math Week 13: Official Writing Test Weeks 13 to 14: Math Semester Ends Week 15: Week 18: Official Math Test Closing Session

14 Part I: Individual Class Plans Summer 2010 (Sample of first five classes)

15 Class 1 Class Rules 6:00-6:10 Discuss attendance, sign-in sheet, cell phones, homework, etc. Introducing the Class 6:10-6:40 Have everyone introduce themselves Interview WS: Separate students into pairs so that they can interview each other (approx. 10 minutes each person) Homework: Interview paragraph (write about the other person) to hand in next class Writing 6:40-7:40 Spelling Quiz (for fun!) (~5 min.) Explain subject and predícate using Español escrito: Forma y función (p. 134, 136, ) Characteristics of a complete sentence WS: Demonstrate first two exercises and ask that the students complete the rest of the exercise in groups or individually, review together. Break 7:40-8:10 Math 8:10-9:00 Decimals 1 p. 8, 14 Homework: Study the multiplication tables *MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS A COPY OF THE TABLES. Social Studies 9:00-9:55 S-V p. 34 read together, p. 35 individually and review, p read and do questions together Homework: p Class Files 9:55-10:00

16 Class 2 Writing 6:00-7:15 Collect the interview paragraphs S-V p. 34 read together, p. 35 individually and review, p. 36 read together, p. 37A individually and review, p. 38 (5 min.) individually and review Homework: Punctuation of a sentence / Describe your family WS to hand in next time. (The objective of these exercises is to write using complete sentences.) Math 7:15-8:15 Dec. 1 p. 17 (#11, 12), 18 (#5, 4, 7), p. 22 (#9-12), 23 (#13-16), begin p. 29 Homework: Finish p. 29; Multiplication quiz next time Break 8:15-8:45 Social Studies 8:45-9:55 Review p S-V p. 42 read together, p. 43 individually and review, p read and do questions together (*Declaration of Independence will be on the official test*) Homework: Contemporary s Social Studies Pretest to hand in next time Class Files 9:55-10:00

17 Class 3 Writing 6:00-7:30 Collect Punctuation of a sentence / Describe your family WS Comments on interview paragraphs: Proper names, nationalities, months, days of the week with capital letters Spelling Use formal language (writing to president instead of friend) S-V p. 39 together, individually p. 42 (refer to instructor s copy of this page) Ask that the students add the conjunction because to the end of the list and that they make note of which conjunctions require a comma and which do not. Conjunction WS (Part 1: separate the sentences in two) do this verbally to be sure that the sentences are divided correctly so that the students know where to put the conjunctions in the homework.) Homework: Interview paragraph corrections; Conjunction WS (Part II: Combine the two sentences using a conjunction). The students can do this on the other side of the sheet, to hand in next time. *When checking these sentences, look to see if the comma is used correctly. Math 7:30-8:15 Multiplication tables quiz (5 min. each side) Review p. 29 Dec. 2 p. 13 (#1, 4, 7, 12, 21, 24), 15 (#2, 7, 11, 8, 10) Homework: S-V p. 107 Break 8:15-8:45 Collect the Contemporary Social Studies Pretest before break; grade the exam during break and return with explanations at the end of class. Social Studies 8:45-9:55 S-V p individually (10 min.) and review If time, start on S-V p Homework: review Social Studies Pretest explanations Class Files 9:55-10:00

18 Class 4 Social Studies 6:00-7:10 S-V p , read together and do questions, p min. and review, p together Homework: p , 142 Writing 7:10-8:10 Collect Conjunction WS S-V p A (refer to the instructor s copy of page 44) Clarify that the period and the semicolon serve the same function; the only difference is the capital and lower-case letters. Break 8:10-8:40 Math 8:40-9:55 Write the responses for the items on p. 107 on the board, questions? Dec. 2 p. 16 (#3, 7), 17 (ej. #12), 20 [If students would like more practice, they can do p ] Show the students how to do Dec. 2 p. 22 (1, 4, 7) so that they can finish the worksheet as homework. Homework: Finish p. 22; read S-V p. 118 and do p. 119 Class Files 9:55-10:00

19 Class 5 Writing 6:00-7:00 Social Studies 7:00-8:10 Break 8:10-8:40 Math 8:40-9:55 Class Files 9:55-10:00 S-V p together (do not do p ; they are used as part of quiz later on) Explain Definitions of fragments and run-on sentences WS Because the game WS (identifying fragments and run-on sentences do individually or in groups and discuss ways sentences can be corrected.) Homework: Aunt Polly WS to hand in next time; Quiz on fragments and run-on sentences next time Review p , 142 S-V p , read together and do questions S-V p. 55 and 57 individually (10 minutes) and review Homework: Contemporary Social Studies Test I to hand in next time Write the answers to Dec 2 p. 22 and S-V p. 119 on the board, questions? Book p *It is important to tell the students to do the parentheses first and to talk about the different ways to express multiplication.* Homework: ARCO Decimals word problems WS to review next time

20 Social Studies Subject Plan S-V Lesson 1 European Colonization of North America: p S-V Lesson 2 The American Revolution: p , Contemporary s Complete GED Social Studies Pretest (25 q s) for homework S-V Lesson 12 Structure of the U.S. Government: p S-V Lesson 11 Modern Government: p , S-V Lesson 3 Westward Expansion: p. 50, 52-53, 55, 57 S-V Lesson 4 The Civil War: p Contemporary s Complete GED Social Studies Posttest (50 q s) for homework S-V Lesson 18 Restating Information from Maps: p , look at p. 242 (continents, oceans) S-V Lesson 10 Political Cartoons: p S-V Lesson 15 General Economic Principles: p , S-V Lesson 6 United States and the World: p , 80-81, 83 Contemporary s Complete GED Social Studies Practice Test (50 q s) for homework

21 Science Subject Plan S-V Lesson 1 Cell Structures and Functions: p S-V Lesson 2 Cells and Energy: p S-V Lesson 3 DNA: p S-V Lesson 6 Evolution: p , Contemporary s Complete GED Science Pretest (25 q s) for homework S-V Lesson 7 Energy Flow in Ecosystems: p , 87, 89 S-V Lesson 8 Cycles in Ecosystems: p S-V Lesson 9 The Structure of Earth: p S-V Lesson 10 The Changing Earth: p , 125 S-V Lesson 13 Earth in Space: p Contemporary s Complete GED Science Posttest (50 q s) for homework S-V Lesson 14 Matter: p S-V Lesson 15 The Structure of Atoms and Molecules: p , S-V Lesson 16 Chemical Reactions: p , 180 Contemporary s Complete GED Science Practice Test (50 q s) for homework S-V Lesson 17 Motions and Forces: p S-V Lesson 18 Work and Energy: p

22 Writing Subject Plan (Part I) Interview WS with paragraph for homework Comtemporary s Complete GED Spelling quiz p (for fun) Español escrito: Forma y función p. 134, 136, (subject/predicate) Characteristics of a Complete Sentence WS S-V Lesson 1 Sentences and Sentence Fragments: p Punctuation of a Sentence (Essential GED) / Describe your family WS for homework Conjunction WS (Essential GED) S-V Lesson 2 Compound Sentences (conjunctions): p Definition of fragments and run-on sentences handout Because the game WS (fragments, run-ons) Contemporary s Complete GED p. 109 Ex. 2 WS (run-ons) Working with Fragments / Run-on Sentences WS Fragment / Run-on quiz (S-V p , Essential GED) S-V Lesson 3 Subordinating Ideas: p , read 56-57, p S-V Lesson 4 Run-on Sentences: p , read 72-73A S-V Lesson 6 Parallel Structure: read p. 78, Parallel Structure WS (S-V, Kaplan) p Complete Sentences test (S-V Unit 1 Sentence Structure p ) S-V Lesson 7 Effective Paragraphs: p , 98-99, read p. 96 Effective Writing WS, p Paragraph Structure WS, Ex. 3 (Essential GED) Ex. of paragraphs (Brittney Spears / Mustang) Ex. 5 individual paragraphs(essential GED) Types of Writing packet (Complete GED)

23 Math Subject Plan (Part I) Decimals: Multiplication tables quiz (Continental Press) Cont. Press Dec. 1 p. 8, 14, 17, 18, 22, 23, 29 S-V p. 107 for homework Cont. Press Dec. 2 p. 13, 15-19, 22 S-V p ARCO s Master the GED p. 377 #45 in groups Cont. Press Dec. 2 p. 32 for homework Complete GED Decimals test p Fractions: S-V p. 70, 71B, 74-75, 78, 79C Cont. Press Dec. 1 p. 4-6 Cont. Press Dec. 2 p S-V p. 125, 127 Percents: Cont. Press % p. 4, S-V p. 87, % p. 5, S-V p. 85,83C Cont. Press % p. 6, 7-14 p. 8, 11 (dec. to %) p. 7, 9, 11, 10 (frac. to %) Cont. Press % p. 16 Cont. Press % p. 15 for homework Cont. Press % p. 23, 25, 26, S-V p. 137 Cont. Press % p. 28, 24, S-V p. 149 Cont. Press % p. 30, S-V p. 147D, 151 Cont. Press % p. 32 for homework ARCO s Master the GED % review WS p Extra practice (optional): % WS (selected ex. from S-V p ) Percents Test (Steck-Vaughn and Contemporary s) Equations: ARCO s Master the GED p #65, 66 Powers and Roots: Complete GED p. 714 Cont. Press Pre-Alg 1 p. 15 Order of Operations: Cont. Press Pre-Alg 1 p. 16 Combining Like Terms: Cont. Press Pre-Alg 2 p. 7 Solving Equations with Like Terms: Cont. Press Pre-Alg 2 p. 8

24 Part II: Subject Class Plans Summer 2010

25 Reading Subject Plan S-V Lesson 1 Finding the Main Idea and Supporting Details: p , 38, 40 S-V Lesson 6 Identifying Style and Tone: p S-V Lesson 8 Comparing and Contrasting Ideas.: p S-V Lesson 10 Getting Meaning from Context: p S-V Pretest p S-V Lesson 11 Identifying Plot Elements: p. 106, S-V Lesson 12 Applying Ideas: p S-V Lesson 15 Analyzing Tone: p , Poe Telltale Heart for fun *This is a good Halloween story!* S-V Lesson 17 Making Inferences: p S-V Posttest p S-V Lesson 16 Identifying Figurative Language: p S-V Lesson 21 Interpreting Figurative Language : p , S-V Lesson 23 Making Inferences: p , 199 S-V Lesson 25 Understanding Plot: p. 211, S-V Lesson 26 Inferring Character: p. 216, S-V Lesson 27 Understanding Motivation: p. 222, , S-V Simulated Test p

26 Writing Subject Plan (Part II) Introduction to essay writing: Process of Writing packet (Complete GED) Examples of essays from 2004 Official Test (Steck-Vaughn) Essay topics to work on during class/for homework: Difficult decision, Change, Influence Timed Essay #1: GED Timed Essay #2: Million Dollars Timed Essay #3: Technology Contemporary s Complete GED Writing Pretest p. 4-9 (25 q s) Contemporary s Complete GED Writing Posttest (50 q s) for homework Contemporary s Complete GED Writing Practice Test (50 q s) for homework

27 Essay Topics Starter essays: Identify a difficult decision you have had to make in your life. Explain how you came to make that decision and how it turned out. If you could change one thing in your life (it can be about yourself or about your current situation), what would you change and why? Identify the person, book, or piece of art that has influenced you most in your life. Describe how it influenced you and how you changed as a result. Timed essays: What inspired you to finish your studies, and what benefits do you hope to receive after obtaining your GED diploma? If you had a million dollars to donate, who would you give it to and why? You CANNOT give it to friends or family. Considering the technological advances of today, mention one invention or technology that has influenced you. Describe your experiences and how it has affected your life. Other topics: Many people believe that it is important to give back to the community. How could you help your own community? How do you deal with stress in your life? Being part of a family is easier for some people than others. Do the advantages of being part of a family outweigh the disadvantages?

28 Math Subject Plan (Part II) Numbers with Signs: Cont. Press Pre-Alg 1 p Complete GED 780/781/783 Order of Operations: S-V p. 213C, 215B (a s) Combining Like Terms: S-V p. 216, 217A and C Solving Equations: S-V p. 222, 223 Translating English to Algebra: S-V p. 214, 215A Complete GED 843, 844 Writing Equations: S-V p. 224, 225 Complete GED 851 Equations review WS (Contemporary s and Steck-Vaughn) Coordinate Plane: Plotting a Point: Cont. Press Pre-Alg 2 p. 18 S-V p. 251, 253 Slope: Cont. Press Pre-Alg 2 p. 23, 24 S-V p. 256, 257A Algebra Review: Complete GED Ex. 22 Similar Figures: S-V p. 304 Ex. 3, 305 (explain #2, 8; do 4, 5, 9, 10, 12) Pit. / Sim. Fig. review WS (selected ex. from S-V) Angles and Triangles: S-V p Angles review WS (selected ex. from S-V) S-V p , 305 (3, 11) Triangles review WS (selected ex. from S-V) Perimeter, Area, Volume: S-V p , S-V p Statistics, Probability, Scientific Notation: S-V p , , Pythagorean Theorem: Cont. Press Geo 2 p. 9 S-V p. 314, 315 Barron s I, II, and III Practice Tests (Spanish)

29 In the classroom Focus on passing first test (Social Studies) Teach testing strategies Recreate testing environment (practice tests) Give homework Use students as teachers

30 Class Materials Steck-Vaughn Five GED Subject Series ARCO/Peterson s Master the GED en Español Contemporary s/mcgraw Hill GED Completo Contemporary s El GED Esencial Kaplan s GED en Español Continental Press Math Mastery Series (out of print) Barron s Como Prepararse para el GED (fragments and run-ons)

31 Structured GED Curriculum Wake Tech HEP Program Raleigh, North Carolina If you have any questions: Steve Duncan, HEP Director