The Extended Response Workbook

GED Extended Response Workbook: A Ready-to-Use Classroom Resource

Give your GED prep students a complete, no-prep resource for the Extended Response essay — everything you need to teach it, practice it, and grade it, in one printable workbook.

What's inside:

• A student-friendly breakdown of how the essay is scored and why it's worth every point, even though it's possible to pass without it

• The full scoring rubric, explained trait-by-trait — perfect for walking a class through what graders actually look for

• A mini-lesson on argumentative writing basics: structure, thesis statements, and citing evidence from a source text

• Two ready-to-assign practice passages (school dress code policy + diamond mining in Africa), each with two opposing source texts — ideal for timed in-class writing or homework

• Annotated sample passing responses for both passages, so students can see a strong essay next to the rubric that scored it

• A full answer key built for instructors — trait-by-trait scoring notes on each sample, discussion questions to run in class, and a suggested lesson sequence for using the workbook over multiple sessions

Drop this straight into your lesson plan or hand it out as independent study material — either way, your students get a clear, structured path to a stronger Extended Response score.

Instant digital download (PDF) — print for the whole class or share digitally.