Writing+Practice

Link to Many English and Writing Activities

Different types of writing practice will help prepare for the GED.

1. Write a one-paragraph news article that for each of the following headlines: a. Car crashes through kitchen b. Skunks invade site of new hospital c. Missing baby found d. Man finds lottery ticket e. Woman reports seeing aliens at Wal-Mart

2. Read short articles on a variety of topics. Paraphrase - rewrite the articles in your own words. Write a summary of the article. a. Science article: http://news.discovery.com/kids/ b. News article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/ c. Editorial: http://www.lompocrecord.com/ d. Poem: http://www.englishclub.com/webguide/Reading/Poetry/ e. Letter or speech: http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/previous.htm f. Instructions on how to do something: http://www.howstuffworks.com/ g. Travel information or recommendations: h. Health or diet advice/information: http://www.howstuffworks.com/ i. Movie or product review