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Contemporary's GED Language Arts, Writing
Ellen Carley Frechette
Tim Collins

Writing Your GED Essay

Web Links

The following links will give you some information on writing a GED essay. When you have finished all the activities in Chapter 11, go on to Chapter 12.
An Essay Is Like a Journey
(http://www.calstatela.edu/centers/write_cn/journey.htm)

This site provides a helpful guide to spicing up a five-paragraph essay.
Structure of the Five Paragraph Essay
(http://www.gc.maricopa.edu/English/essay/)

This site provides a visual guide to the five-paragraph essay along with detailed explanations of its components.
Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
(http://www.powa.org/)

This site includes information and activities related to steps in the writing process. Click on the following links to learn about several different types of essays:
Paragraph Punch
(http://www.paragraphpunch.com/cgi-bin/pp1.pl?step=1)

This online tutorial will walk you through the steps of writing a paragraph.