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• Introduction to Algebra (#138)

  Explores basic algebraic concepts and properties and shows how to write and solve equations. [26 minutes]

  • Sun, June 23, 4:00 AM on IPTV

• Special Topics in Algebra and Geometry (#139)

  This program explores patterns in math and in the real world and shows how mathematical relationships can be plotted on the coordinate plane. [26 minutes]

  • Sun, June 23, 4:30 AM on IPTV

• GED Connection Orientation (#101)

  An overview of the GED test and how this series and its accompanying workbooks and online lessons can help adults prepare. [26 minutes]

  • Sun, June 23, 5:00 AM on IPTV

• Passing the GED Writing Test (#102)

  This program provides advice on how to prepare for the GED writing test, with sample test questions. [26 minutes]

  • Sun, June 23, 5:30 AM on IPTV

• Getting Ideas on Paper (#103)

  Successful writers and adult learners share ideas on how to get started writing. [26 minutes]

  • Sun, June 30, 4:00 AM on IPTV

• The Writing Process (#104)

  This episode outlines a three-step writing process: generating ideas, writing a rough draft, and revising/editing. [26 minutes]

  • Sun, June 30, 4:30 AM on IPTV

• Organized Writing (#105)

  Experienced writers offer useful organizing techniques. [26 minutes]

  • Sun, June 30, 5:00 AM on IPTV

• Writing Style and Word Choice (#106)

  Purpose and audience affect how authors compose various kinds of written pieces. [26 minutes]

  • Sun, June 30, 5:30 AM on IPTV

• Effective Sentences (#107)

  This episode explains how to write complete and correct sentences and how to correct and improve problem sentences. [26 minutes]

  • Sun, July 7, 4:00 AM on IPTV

• Grammar and Usage (#108)

  This episode reviews typical grammar and usage problems writers encounter. [26 minutes]

  • Sun, July 7, 4:30 AM on IPTV

• Spelling, Punctuation, and Capitalization (#109)

  This episode provides tips on how to improve your writing mechanics. [26 minutes]

  • Sun, July 7, 5:00 AM on IPTV

• The GED Essay (#110)

  GED graduates describe test day and provide tips on writing the GED essay. [26 minutes]

  • Sun, July 7, 5:30 AM on IPTV

• Passing the GED Reading Test (#111)

  This episode reviews the skills required, the subjects covered, and the kinds of questions included on the GED reading test. [26 minutes]

  • Sun, July 14, 4:00 AM on IPTV

• Nonfiction (#112)

  This episode explores three kinds of nonfiction writing: informational, opinion, and memoir, and illustrates how to get the most out of reading them. Writer Luis Rodriguez reads from ALWAYS... [26 minutes]

  • Sun, July 14, 4:30 AM on IPTV

• Fiction (#113)

  Episode 13 explores elements of fiction in short stories by Edgar Allan Poe, Flannery O'Connor, and James Baldwin and the contemporary novel BREATH, EYES, MEMORY by Edwidge Danticat, who reads an... [26 minutes]

  • Sun, July 14, 5:00 AM on IPTV

• Poetry (#114)

  Poet Sonia Sanchez reads from her work and shows how to analyze a poem, U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky introduces the "Favorite Poem Project," and people talk about how poetry can be a powerful... [26 minutes]

  • Sun, July 14, 5:30 AM on IPTV

• Drama (#115)

  This episode explores the elements of drama through a play written by an adult learner and goes behind the scenes to see how the written word is translated to the stage. [26 minutes]

  • Sun, July 21, 4:00 AM on IPTV

• Passing the GED Social Studies Test (#116)

  This episode presents tips on reading and interpreting maps, charts, and graphics; information on the content areas covered on the social studies section of the GED Test; and sample test questions. [26 minutes]

  • Sun, July 21, 4:30 AM on IPTV

• Themes in U.S. History (#117)

  This program explores key events and themes--such as the nation's multicultural nature--that have made the United States what it is today. [26 minutes]

  • Sun, July 21, 5:00 AM on IPTV

• Themes in World History (#118)

  This program looks at major events, inventions, and ideas that have shaped the world and its cultures, from ancient Egypt to the modern Middle East. [26 minutes]

  • Sun, July 21, 5:30 AM on IPTV

• Economics (#119)

  Business people and economics teachers explain the basics of money, finance, markets, and commerce. [26 minutes]

  • Sun, July 28, 4:00 AM on IPTV

• Civics and Government (#120)

  Explores the foundations and structure of American government and the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. [26 minutes]

  • Sun, July 28, 4:30 AM on IPTV

• Geography (#121)

  Explores the relevance of geography--from the impact of humans on the environment to how places and regions define our world. [26 minutes]

  • Sun, July 28, 5:00 AM on IPTV

• Passing the GED Science Test (#122)

  Provides an overview of the GED science test with sample questions and an explanation of the scientific method. [26 minutes]

  • Sun, July 28, 5:30 AM on IPTV

Past Episodes

These episodes of GED Connection aired in the last few months on Iowa Public Television.

• Statistics and Probability (#137)
• Data Analysis (#136)
• Geometry (#135)
• Formulas (#134)
• Measurement (#133)
• Ratio, Proportion and Percent (#132)
• Fractions (#131)
• Decimals (#130)
• Problem Solving (#129)
• Number Sense (#128)
• Passing the GED Math Test (#127)
• Physics (#126)
• Chemistry (#125)
• Earth and Space Science (#124)
• Life Science (#123)
• Passing the GED Science Test (#122)
• Geography (#121)
• Civics and Government (#120)
• Economics (#119)
• Themes in World History (#118)
• Themes in U.S. History (#117)
• Passing the GED Social Studies Test (#116)
• Drama (#115)
• Poetry (#114)
• Fiction (#113)
• Nonfiction (#112)
• Passing the GED Reading Test (#111)
• The GED Essay (#110)
• Spelling, Punctuation, and Capitalization (#109)
• Grammar and Usage (#108)
• Effective Sentences (#107)
• Writing Style and Word Choice (#106)
• Organized Writing (#105)
• The Writing Process (#104)
• Getting Ideas on Paper (#103)
• Passing the GED Writing Test (#102)
• GED Connection Orientation (#101)
• Special Topics in Algebra and Geometry (#139)
• Introduction to Algebra (#138)

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