Source: Kaplan GED Test Prep 2022–2023 by Caren Van Slyke Authority Tier: Commercial Preparation (
TIER_3_COMMERCIAL) | License: Restricted Reference (RESTRICTED) Coverage: Chapter 6: Writing About Text (Pages 315–351) Curriculum Standard: High School Equivalency Preparation
Kaplan Reference: Chapter 6: Writing About Text
Lesson 1: Unpack the Writing Prompt
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CHAPTER 6 Writing About Text Lesson 1: Unpack the Writing Prompt The writing activity on the GED ®
Reasoning through Language Arts Test is called an Extended Response . This task involves reading one passage or two paired passages and producing a piece of writing in a word-processing box on the computer screen. Page 58 shows how the reading and writing formats will look on the computer. Key Ideas The Extended Response will require reading one or two passages and writing a response to a prompt. To draft an acceptable response to the text, the first step is to “unpack” the prompt—to focus on the specific question you need to address. Your response must be evidence based, which means that it needs to be grounded in facts, details, and examples from the text. To master this assignment, you need to understand the purpose of evidence-