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Synthesizing and Applying Ideas

Synthesizing and Applying Ideas

Reading well is not just understanding one passage at a time. Often the real task is pulling ideas from more than one source and weaving them into a single, bigger understanding — and then using that understanding in a new situation. This is the skill that ties your whole reading toolkit together. Continue your GED […]

Founding Documents and Civic Conversation

Founding Documents and Civic Conversation

Some passages you will read come from historic American civic texts — the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, a famous speech. They can look old-fashioned at first, but underneath the formal language they are doing something familiar: making an argument. Reading them as arguments makes them far less intimidating. Continue your GED preparation Practice this […]

Using a Comparison Matrix

Using a Comparison Matrix

Interpreting Text and Visuals Together

Interpreting Text and Visuals Together

Perspective, Tone, and Style

Perspective, Tone, and Style

Scope, Purpose, and Audience

Scope, Purpose, and Audience

Comparing Opposing Arguments

Comparing Opposing Arguments

Two writers with notebooks see the same lantern from different sides of a path.

Comparing Two Texts on the Same Topic

Tracing an Argument

Tracing an Argument

Counterclaims and Rebuttals

Counterclaims and Rebuttals

Credibility and Bias

Credibility and Bias

Validity and Logical Fallacies

Validity and Logical Fallacies