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High School Pathway courses

Full-year practice courses that follow the typical high school sequence, from English 9 to Government and Economics. Use one alongside the school course to practice every unit, or before it to get a head start. Lessons with worked examples, practice with instant feedback, eight unit quizzes, a final exam and a certificate.

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Grade 9

Practice course · Grade 9 · Follows a typical English 9 course

High School Pathway: English 9

A full-year practice course in eight units: close reading, the short story, the novel, poetry, Romeo and Juliet, argument and rhetoric, the literary analysis essay, and research, MLA citation and grammar. Most students finish a unit every three to four weeks alongside their school course.

8 units · 24 lessons · 72 practice questions · 8 unit quizzes · final exam · certificate

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  • Close Reading and Annotation: What close reading really means; Annotating with purpose; Inference, evidence and tone
  • The Short Story: Plot structure and conflict; Characterization and point of view; Setting, irony and theme
  • The Novel: Reading a long work with a plan; How characters develop; Symbol, motif and theme across a novel
  • Poetry: How to read a poem; Figurative language and imagery; Sound, structure and the sonnet
  • Drama: Romeo and Juliet: How a play works and how Shakespeare's language works; Dramatic devices; Tragedy, fate and theme
  • Argument and Rhetoric in Nonfiction: Claims, reasons and evidence; Rhetorical appeals and devices; Evaluating reasoning and spotting fallacies
  • The Literary Analysis Essay: Writing a strong thesis; Body paragraphs that analyze; Introductions, conclusions and revision
  • Research, MLA Citation and Grammar for Clarity: The research process and evaluating sources; MLA citation; Grammar for clarity

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Practice course · Grade 9 · Follows a typical Algebra 1 course

High School Pathway: Algebra 1

A full year of Algebra 1 in eight units, from solving equations and inequalities through functions, linear models, systems, exponents, polynomials and quadratics, with a short data section. Each unit takes about two to four weeks at a steady pace.

8 units · 24 lessons · 72 practice questions · 8 unit quizzes · final exam · certificate

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  • Expressions and equations: Expressions, order of operations and simplifying; Solving multi-step equations; Formulas, literal equations and word problems
  • Inequalities: Solving and graphing linear inequalities; Compound inequalities; Absolute value equations and inequalities
  • Functions and function notation: Relations, functions, domain and range; Function notation and evaluating functions; Graphs of functions and rate of change
  • Linear functions and modeling: Slope and slope-intercept form; Writing equations of lines; Linear models and arithmetic sequences
  • Systems of equations and inequalities: Solving systems by graphing and substitution; Solving systems by elimination; Systems of inequalities and applications
  • Exponents and exponential functions: Properties of exponents; Radicals and rational exponents; Exponential growth and decay
  • Polynomials and factoring: Polynomial basics, adding and multiplying; Factoring: GCF and trinomials; Special factoring patterns and factoring completely
  • Quadratic functions, equations and data: Graphing quadratic functions; Solving quadratics: factoring, square roots, completing the square; The quadratic formula, and a short data section

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Practice course · Grade 9 · Follows a typical Biology course

High School Pathway: Biology

A full year of high school biology in eight units, from the chemistry of life and cells through genetics, evolution and ecology. Most students finish in one school year, working about one to two hours a week.

8 units · 24 lessons · 72 practice questions · 8 unit quizzes · final exam · certificate

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  • The chemistry of life: Atoms, bonds and water; Carbon and the four biomolecules; Enzymes and chemical reactions
  • Cells and cell transport: Cell theory and types of cells; Organelles: the parts of a cell; The cell membrane and transport
  • Energy in cells: ATP and the flow of energy; Photosynthesis; Cellular respiration and fermentation
  • Cell division: mitosis and meiosis: The cell cycle and mitosis; Controlling the cell cycle and cancer; Meiosis and sexual reproduction
  • DNA, RNA and protein synthesis: DNA structure and replication; RNA and transcription; Translation and mutations
  • Genetics and heredity: Mendel and Punnett squares; Probability and dihybrid crosses; Beyond Mendel: other patterns of inheritance
  • Evolution and natural selection: Darwin and natural selection; Evidence for evolution; How populations change and new species form
  • Ecology and the human body: Ecosystems, energy flow and cycles of matter; Populations and communities; Human body systems and homeostasis

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Practice course · Grade 9 · Follows a typical Spanish 1 course

High School Pathway: Spanish 1

Eight units follow a full year of Spanish 1, from greetings and the sound system to ordering food, shopping and finding your way around a city, with explanations in English and Spanish examples throughout. Most students work through one unit every three to four weeks alongside their school course.

8 units · 24 lessons · 72 practice questions · 8 unit quizzes · final exam · certificate

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  • Greetings and the sound system: Letters and sounds of Spanish; Stress, accent marks, and ¿ ¡; Greetings, introductions, tú and usted
  • Numbers, dates, time and weather: Numbers from 0 to 100; Days, months and dates; Telling time and talking about weather
  • School and classes: Nouns, gender and articles; Classes, the classroom and hay; Subject pronouns and the verb ser
  • Family and descriptions: Family members and the verb tener; Describing people: adjective agreement; Possessive adjectives and de
  • Present tense regular verbs and questions: Regular -ar verbs; Regular -er and -ir verbs; Asking questions and saying no
  • Free time: gustar, ir and jugar: Talking about likes with gustar; Going places with ir; Making plans: ir a + infinitive, and jugar
  • Stem-changing verbs and daily routine: Stem-changing verbs: e to ie, o to ue, e to i; A school day: stem-changers in use; Introducing reflexive verbs
  • Food, shopping and the city: Food, restaurants, querer and poder; Shopping, prices and direct object pronouns; Around the city: estar for location

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Practice course · Grade 9 · Follows a typical French 1 course

High School Pathway: French 1

Eight units follow a full year of French 1, from greetings and the sounds of French to school, family, free time, food, shopping and finding your way around town, with explanations in English and French examples throughout. Most students work through one unit every three to four weeks alongside their school course.

8 units · 24 lessons · 72 practice questions · 8 unit quizzes · final exam · certificate

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  • Greetings and the sounds of French: The French alphabet and its sounds; Silent letters, accents, liaison and elision; Greetings, introductions, tu and vous
  • Numbers, dates, time and weather: Numbers from 0 to 100; Days, months, dates and birthdays; Telling time and the weather
  • School and classes: articles, gender and être: Nouns, gender and articles; Classes, the classroom and il y a; Subject pronouns and the verb être
  • Family and descriptions: avoir, adjectives, possessives: Family members and the verb avoir; Describing people: adjective agreement and placement; Possessive adjectives and de
  • Regular -er verbs, questions and negation: Regular -er verbs; Asking questions; Saying no: negation
  • Free time: aller, faire and making plans: Going places with aller; Sports and hobbies with faire and jouer; Making plans: aller plus an infinitive
  • -ir and -re verbs, food and the partitive: Regular -ir verbs; Regular -re verbs; Food, meals and the partitive
  • The city, shopping and directions: prendre, vouloir, pouvoir, the imperative: Around town and the verb prendre; Shopping: vouloir, pouvoir, clothes and prices; Directions and the imperative

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Practice course · Grade 9 · Follows a typical German 1 course

High School Pathway: German 1

Eight units follow a full year of German 1, from greetings and the sound system to ordering food, shopping and finding your way around town, with explanations in English and German examples throughout. Most students work through one unit every three to four weeks alongside their school course.

8 units · 24 lessons · 72 practice questions · 8 unit quizzes · final exam · certificate

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  • Greetings and the sounds of German: German sounds and special letters; Greetings and goodbyes; Introducing yourself: du and Sie
  • Numbers, dates, time and weather: Numbers from 0 to 1,000; Days, months, seasons and the weather; Telling time and saying the date
  • School and classes: Nouns and gender: der, die, das; ein, eine and plurals; Subject pronouns, sein and school subjects
  • Family and descriptions: Family members and the verb haben; Possessives: mein, dein, sein, ihr; Describing people
  • Present tense, word order and negation: Regular verbs in the present tense; Verb-second word order and asking questions; Saying no: nicht and kein
  • Free time and hobbies: Hobbies and saying what you like with gern; Stem-changing verbs; Modal verbs: können and möchten
  • Food and the accusative case: Food, drinks and meals; The accusative case; At the café and the restaurant
  • The town, shopping and directions: Places in town and getting around; The dative case with prepositions; Asking for directions and shopping

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Grade 10

Practice course · Grade 10 · Follows a typical English 10 course

High School Pathway: English 10

A full-year practice course in world literature, in eight units: reading in translation and context, myth and epic, tragedy, the novel across cultures, poetry from around the world, rhetoric in speeches, the argumentative essay and synthesis, and grammar and style. Most students finish a unit every three to four weeks alongside their school course.

8 units · 24 lessons · 72 practice questions · 8 unit quizzes · final exam · certificate

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  • Reading World Literature in Translation and Context: What world literature is and why we read it; Reading a text in its context; Reading in translation
  • Myth and Epic: Myth, archetype and The Epic of Gilgamesh; Epic conventions in the Odyssey; The epic hero and the hero's journey
  • Tragedy: Sophocles and Shakespeare: Greek tragedy and Aristotle's terms; Shakespeare's Julius Caesar: plot and language; Tragic heroes and dramatic devices
  • The Novel Across Cultures: Reading a novel from another culture; Narration, structure and point of view; Theme, conflict and writing about a novel
  • Poetry from Around the World: Poetic forms across cultures; Imagery and voice in translated poems; Theme and irony: Shelley and Khayyam
  • Rhetoric and Argument in Speeches: The rhetorical situation and the three appeals; Rhetorical devices in the Gettysburg Address; Comparing speeches: Brutus, Antony and Douglass
  • The Argumentative Essay and Synthesis: Claims, counterclaims and rebuttals; Synthesizing sources; Organizing, integrating evidence and citing
  • Grammar and Style: Parallelism; Clauses and sentence boundaries; Punctuation and concision

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Practice course · Grade 10 · Follows a typical Geometry course

High School Pathway: Geometry

A full year of Geometry in eight units, from points, angles and constructions through proof, congruence, similarity, trigonometry, circles, area and volume, and transformations. Most students finish in a school year working one unit every three to four weeks.

8 units · 24 lessons · 72 practice questions · 8 unit quizzes · final exam · certificate

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  • Unit 1: Tools of Geometry: Points, Lines, Planes and Segments; Angles and Angle Pairs; Constructions Described in Words
  • Unit 2: Reasoning and Proof: Inductive Reasoning and Conditional Statements; Algebraic Properties and Two-Column Proofs; Proving Angle Relationships
  • Unit 3: Parallel and Perpendicular Lines: Lines Cut by a Transversal; Proving Lines Parallel and Perpendicular; Slopes of Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
  • Unit 4: Triangles and Congruence: Triangle Angles and Classification; Proving Triangles Congruent; CPCTC, Isosceles Triangles and the Triangle Inequality
  • Unit 5: Similarity: Ratios, Proportions and Similar Polygons; Proving Triangles Similar; Proportions in Triangles
  • Unit 6: Right Triangles and Trigonometry: The Pythagorean Theorem and Its Converse; Special Right Triangles; Trigonometric Ratios: SOH-CAH-TOA
  • Unit 7: Circles: Parts of a Circle, Arcs and Sectors; Central Angles, Inscribed Angles and Tangents; Chords, Segment Lengths and the Equation of a Circle
  • Unit 8: Area, Volume, Transformations and Coordinate Geometry: Area of Polygons and Composite Figures; Surface Area and Volume of Solids; Transformations and Coordinate Geometry

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Practice course · Grade 10 · Follows a typical Chemistry course

High School Pathway: Chemistry

A full year of high school chemistry in 8 units, from matter and measurement to atoms, bonding, reactions, the mole, gases, solutions, and acids and bases. Most students finish in a school year at about one unit every three to four weeks.

8 units · 24 lessons · 72 practice questions · 8 unit quizzes · final exam · certificate

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  • Matter, Measurement and Significant Figures: Matter and How It Changes; Measurement, Units and Density; Significant Figures and Scientific Notation
  • Atomic Structure and Electron Configuration: Inside the Atom; Isotopes, Atomic Mass and Ions; Electron Configuration
  • The Periodic Table and Its Trends: How the Periodic Table Is Organized; Valence Electrons and Ions by Group; Periodic Trends
  • Chemical Bonding and Molecular Shapes: Ionic and Metallic Bonds; Covalent Bonds and Lewis Structures; Molecular Shapes and Intermolecular Forces
  • Naming Compounds and Writing Formulas: Naming Binary Ionic Compounds; Polyatomic Ions; Naming Molecular Compounds and Acids
  • Chemical Reactions and Balancing Equations: Writing Chemical Equations; Balancing Chemical Equations; Types of Chemical Reactions
  • The Mole and Stoichiometry: The Mole and Molar Mass; Mole Conversions and Chemical Formulas; Stoichiometry, Limiting Reactants and Percent Yield
  • Gases, Solutions, and Acids and Bases: The Behavior of Gases; Solutions and Concentration; Acids, Bases, Energy and Reaction Rates

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Practice course · Grade 10 · Follows a typical World History course

High School Pathway: World History

A full year of World History in eight chronological units, from the first civilizations to globalization, with practice in sourcing, causation and comparison. Most students finish in a school year, doing one unit every three to four weeks.

8 units · 24 lessons · 72 practice questions · 8 unit quizzes · final exam · certificate

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  • Early Civilizations and Classical Empires: From Farming Villages to the First Civilizations; Classical Greece and Rome; Classical Empires of Persia, India and China
  • The Post-Classical World, 500 to 1500: The Islamic World and the Byzantine Empire; Medieval Europe and East Asia; Africa and the Americas
  • Renaissance, Reformation and the Age of Exploration: The Renaissance; The Protestant and Catholic Reformations; The Age of Exploration and the Columbian Exchange
  • Empires and Revolutions: The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment; The English and American Revolutions; The French, Haitian and Latin American Revolutions
  • Industrialization and Imperialism: The Industrial Revolution; New Ideas: Reform, Socialism and Nationalism; The Age of Imperialism
  • World War I and the Interwar Years: The Causes and Course of World War I; Revolution in Russia and the Peace Settlement; Depression and the Rise of Dictators
  • World War II: The Road to War; A Global War, 1939 to 1945; The Holocaust and the Postwar World
  • The Cold War, Decolonization and Globalization: The Cold War; Decolonization and New Nations; Globalization and the Contemporary World

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Practice course · Grade 10 · Follows a typical Spanish 2 course

High School Pathway: Spanish 2

Eight units follow a full year of Spanish 2, from reflexive verbs and object pronouns to the preterite and imperfect, tú commands, and a first look at the future, the present perfect and the subjunctive, with explanations in English and themes of travel, health, childhood, celebrations and the environment. Most students work through one unit every three to four weeks alongside their school course.

8 units · 24 lessons · 72 practice questions · 8 unit quizzes · final exam · certificate

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  • Back to Spanish: the present tense and travel plans: Regular present tense review; Stem-changing verbs review; Irregular yo forms, ser, estar and ir
  • Reflexive verbs and daily routine: Reflexive verbs and pronouns; My daily routine: sequence and time; Pronoun placement and verbs that change meaning
  • Health and the doctor: object pronouns: Direct object pronouns; Indirect object pronouns and doler; Using two object pronouns together
  • A trip to remember: the preterite: Regular preterite verbs; Spelling changes and -ir stem changes; Irregular preterite verbs
  • When I was little: the imperfect: Forming the imperfect; Using the imperfect: habits and descriptions; Preterite or imperfect?
  • Healthy habits and party plans: tú commands: Affirmative tú commands; Negative tú commands; Commands with pronouns: planning a party
  • Celebrations: comparisons, superlatives and the present progressive: Making comparisons; Superlatives: the best, the most; The present progressive: what is happening now
  • Our planet: the future, the present perfect and the subjunctive: The future tense; The present perfect: what we have done; Introduction to the present subjunctive

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Practice course · Grade 10 · Follows a typical French 2 course

High School Pathway: French 2

Eight units follow a full year of French 2, from a review of the present tense and reflexive verbs to the passé composé, object pronouns, the imparfait, the future and the conditional, comparisons and a first look at the subjunctive, with explanations in English and themes of travel, health, childhood memories, francophone cultures and the environment. Most students work through one unit every three to four weeks alongside their school course.

8 units · 24 lessons · 72 practice questions · 8 unit quizzes · final exam · certificate

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  • Back to French: the present tense, irregular verbs and travel: Regular -er, -ir and -re verbs in the present; Essential irregular verbs: être, avoir, aller, faire; More irregular verbs: prendre, venir, pouvoir, vouloir, devoir
  • Reflexive verbs, daily routine and health: What reflexive verbs are and how to conjugate them; Talking about your daily routine; Health, the body and reflexive commands
  • The passé composé with avoir: Forming the passé composé with regular verbs; Irregular past participles; Negation, questions and adverbs in the passé composé
  • The passé composé with être and agreement: Verbs that use être; Reflexive verbs in the passé composé; Telling a trip story: être or avoir
  • Object pronouns, y and en: Direct object pronouns; Indirect object pronouns; The pronouns y and en, and pronoun order
  • The imparfait and childhood memories: Forming the imparfait; Using the imparfait: description, habits and background; Passé composé versus imparfait
  • The future and the conditional: The futur proche and the regular futur simple; Irregular future stems, quand and si; The conditional for polite requests and advice
  • Comparisons, superlatives and il faut que: Comparing people, things and actions; Superlatives and the francophone world; Introduction to the subjunctive with il faut que

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Practice course · Grade 10 · Follows a typical German 2 course

High School Pathway: German 2

Eight units follow a full year of German 2, from a review of the present tense and the cases through the dative, two-way prepositions, the present perfect, prefix verbs, reflexive verbs, the simple past, subordinate clauses and adjective endings, with explanations in English and themes of travel, health, school life, celebrations and the German-speaking world. Most students work through one unit every three to four weeks alongside their school course.

8 units · 24 lessons · 72 practice questions · 8 unit quizzes · final exam · certificate

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  • Review: present tense, cases and word order: Present tense review: regular, stem-changing and irregular verbs; Nominative and accusative review; Word order: verb second, questions and the verb at the end
  • The dative case: Dative articles and indirect objects; Dative pronouns and dative verbs; Dative prepositions and travel
  • Two-way prepositions: Wo or wohin: the two-way prepositions; Putting things in place: stellen, legen, setzen, hängen; Going places in the German-speaking world
  • The present perfect (Perfekt): The present perfect with haben: regular verbs; Irregular past participles; The present perfect with sein: a trip to Vienna
  • Separable and inseparable prefix verbs: Separable prefix verbs; Inseparable prefix verbs; Prefix verbs in the Perfekt: planning a celebration
  • Reflexive verbs, daily routine and health: Reflexive verbs and the daily routine; Reflexive pronouns in the dative; Health: at the doctor's
  • The simple past and subordinate clauses: The simple past of sein and haben; The simple past of the modal verbs; Subordinate clauses with weil, dass and wenn
  • Adjective endings, comparatives and superlatives: Adjective endings after der-words; Adjective endings after ein-words: celebrations; Comparatives and superlatives: the German-speaking world

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Grade 11

Practice course · Grade 11 · Follows a typical English 11 (American literature) course

High School Pathway: English 11

A full-year practice course in American literature and writing, in eight units: early American writing and the founding documents, Romanticism and Transcendentalism, slave narratives and the Civil War era, Realism and Naturalism, Modernism and the Harlem Renaissance, reading contemporary American literature, rhetorical analysis and synthesis, and the personal essay and research writing. Most students finish a unit every three to four weeks alongside their school course.

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  • Early American Writing and the Founding Documents as Rhetoric: Puritan and colonial writing: purpose and plain style; The rhetoric of revolution: Henry and Paine; The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution as arguments
  • Romanticism and Transcendentalism: Transcendentalism: Emerson and Thoreau; Dark Romanticism: Poe and Hawthorne; Two new American poets: Dickinson and Whitman
  • Slave Narratives and the Literature of the Civil War Era: The slave narrative as testimony and argument; Douglass the orator: 'What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?'; Lincoln and the language of the Civil War
  • Realism and Naturalism: Realism and regional voice: Mark Twain; Kate Chopin and the uses of irony; Naturalism: Crane and London
  • Modernism and the Harlem Renaissance: Modernism: breaking with tradition; The Jazz Age novel: The Great Gatsby; The Harlem Renaissance
  • Reading Contemporary American Literature: Strategies for reading any modern text; Voice, identity and the American story; Writing a literary analysis of any assigned text
  • Rhetorical Analysis and the Synthesis Essay: The rhetorical situation and rhetorical choices; Writing the rhetorical analysis essay; The synthesis essay
  • The College Admissions Personal Essay and Research Writing: Finding your story: the personal essay; Drafting and revising the personal essay; Research writing: sources, citations and avoiding plagiarism

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Practice course · Grade 11 · Follows a typical Algebra 2 course

High School Pathway: Algebra 2

A full year of Algebra 2 in eight units, from functions and transformations through quadratics and complex numbers, polynomials, rational and radical functions, exponentials and logarithms, sequences and series, and trigonometric functions, with a short probability section. Each unit takes about three to four weeks at a steady pace alongside the school course.

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  • Functions and transformations: Functions, domain and range; Parent functions and transformations; Composition and inverse functions
  • Quadratic functions and complex numbers: Forms and graphs of quadratic functions; Solving quadratic equations; Complex numbers
  • Polynomial functions: Polynomial operations and end behavior; Dividing polynomials; Zeros of polynomials and graphing
  • Rational expressions and equations: Simplifying, multiplying and dividing rational expressions; Adding and subtracting rational expressions; Rational equations and graphs
  • Radicals and rational exponents: Roots and rational exponents; Simplifying and combining radicals; Solving radical equations
  • Exponential and logarithmic functions: Exponential growth and decay; Logarithms and their properties; Solving exponential and logarithmic equations
  • Sequences, series and probability: Arithmetic sequences and series; Geometric sequences and series; Counting and probability
  • Trigonometric functions: Angles, radians and the unit circle; Sine, cosine and tangent on the unit circle; Graphs of sine and cosine

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Practice course · Grade 11 · Follows a typical Physics course

High School Pathway: Physics

A full year of algebra-based high school physics in 8 units, from motion and forces to energy, momentum, gravitation, waves and electric circuits. Most students finish in a school year at about one unit every three to four weeks.

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  • Motion in One Dimension: Position, Displacement, Speed and Velocity; Acceleration and Motion Graphs; Kinematic Equations and Free Fall
  • Vectors and Motion in Two Dimensions: Vectors, Components and Adding Vectors; Relative Velocity; Projectile Motion
  • Forces and Newton's Laws: Forces, Net Force and Newton's First Law; Newton's Second Law; Newton's Third Law and Friction
  • Work, Energy and Power: Work; Kinetic Energy, Potential Energy and Conservation; Power and Efficiency
  • Momentum and Collisions: Momentum; Impulse; Conservation of Momentum and Collisions
  • Circular Motion and Gravitation: Uniform Circular Motion; Centripetal Force; Universal Gravitation
  • Waves, Sound and Light: Wave Properties; Sound; Light Basics
  • Electricity and Circuits: Electric Charge and Force; Current, Voltage, Resistance and Ohm's Law; Series and Parallel Circuits

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Practice course · Grade 11 · Follows a typical U.S. History course

High School Pathway: U.S. History

A full year of U.S. History in eight chronological units, from Native nations and the first colonies to the end of the Cold War, with practice in sourcing, causation, comparison and argument. Most students finish in a school year, doing one unit every three to four weeks.

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  • Colonial America and the American Revolution: Native Nations and the First European Colonies; Roads to Revolution, 1754 to 1775; Independence and the Revolutionary War
  • The Constitution and the Early Republic: From the Articles of Confederation to the Constitution; How the Constitution Works; The Early Republic, 1789 to 1824
  • Expansion, Reform and Sectional Conflict: The Age of Jackson and Indian Removal; Reform, Abolition and Women's Rights; Manifest Destiny and the Road to Disunion
  • Civil War and Reconstruction: Secession and the Course of the War; Emancipation and the Meaning of Freedom; Reconstruction, 1865 to 1877
  • Industrialization, Immigration and the Progressive Era: The West and the Rise of Industry; Immigrants, Cities and Workers; Populists, Progressives and Expansion Abroad
  • World War I, the 1920s and the Great Depression: The United States in World War I; The 1920s: A Decade of Change and Conflict; The Great Depression and the New Deal
  • World War II and the Early Cold War: From Isolation to World War; Fighting the War Abroad and at Home; The Early Cold War, 1945 to 1960
  • Civil Rights, the Later Cold War and Modern America: The Civil Rights Movement; Expanding Rights and the Vietnam Era; From Watergate to the End of the Cold War, 1970s to 2001

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Grade 12

Practice course · Grade 12 · Follows a typical English 12 (British literature) course

High School Pathway: English 12

A full-year practice course in British literature and college readiness, in eight units: Old and Middle English, the Renaissance and Shakespeare, the 17th and 18th centuries, Romanticism, the Victorians, Modernism, literary criticism and the research paper, and college-level reading and writing. Most students finish a unit every three to four weeks alongside their school course.

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  • Old and Middle English: Beowulf and Chaucer: Anglo-Saxon England and the language of Beowulf; Beowulf: the hero, the monsters and fate; Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales
  • The Renaissance and Shakespeare: The English Renaissance and the sonnet; Macbeth: ambition and the supernatural; Macbeth: guilt, soliloquy and downfall
  • The 17th and 18th Centuries: Donne, Milton and Swift: John Donne and the metaphysical poets; John Milton and Paradise Lost; Jonathan Swift and the art of satire
  • Romanticism: Wordsworth, Coleridge and the Romantic revolution; Blake, Keats and Percy Shelley; Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
  • The Victorians: Victorian poetry: Tennyson, Browning and an age of doubt; Charles Dickens and the social novel; The Brontës: Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights
  • Modernism and the Early 20th Century: Poetry of the First World War; Yeats, Eliot and the modern poem; Modernist fiction: Conrad, Joyce and Woolf
  • Literary Criticism and the Analytical Research Paper: Critical lenses: many ways to read one text; Building a literary argument; Writing the analytical research paper
  • College-Level Reading and Writing: Reading and summarizing scholarly sources; Academic tone and style; Timed essays and reading under pressure

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Practice course · Grade 12 · Follows a typical Precalculus course

High School Pathway: Precalculus

A full year of Precalculus in eight units: functions and inverses, polynomial and rational functions, exponentials and logarithms, the unit circle, trigonometric graphs, identities and equations, triangles, vectors and polar coordinates, and sequences, series and a first look at limits. Each unit takes about three to four weeks at a steady pace alongside the school course.

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  • Functions, composition and inverses: Functions and their properties; Combining and composing functions; Inverse functions
  • Polynomial and rational functions: Polynomial functions and end behavior; Dividing polynomials and finding zeros; Rational functions and asymptotes
  • Exponential and logarithmic functions: Exponential functions and growth; Logarithms and their properties; Exponential and logarithmic equations and models
  • Trigonometry: right triangles and the unit circle: Right triangle trigonometry; Angles and radian measure; The unit circle
  • Graphs of trigonometric functions: Graphs of sine and cosine; Amplitude, period and phase shift; Tangent graphs and inverse trigonometric functions
  • Trigonometric identities and equations: Fundamental identities; Sum, difference and double-angle formulas; Solving trigonometric equations
  • Triangles, vectors and polar coordinates: The law of sines and the law of cosines; Vectors; Polar coordinates
  • Sequences, series and an introduction to limits: Arithmetic and geometric sequences; Series and sigma notation; An introduction to limits

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Practice course · Grade 12 · Follows a typical Business Math or Consumer Math course

High School Pathway: Business Math

A full year of Business Math in eight units: percents and rates in everyday buying and selling, earning a paycheck, budgeting, banking and interest, credit and loans, taxes and insurance, the math of running a business, and investing and planning ahead. Each unit takes about three to four weeks at a steady pace, and every worked example shows each step.

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  • Percents, ratios and rates in everyday business: Percents, decimals and percent change; Markups, discounts, sales tax and tips; Ratios, rates and unit prices
  • Earning money: Hourly pay, time cards and overtime; Salary, commission and piecework; Gross pay, net pay and payroll deductions
  • Budgeting and spending: Building a monthly budget; Fixed and variable expenses; Comparing plans and offers
  • Banking and interest: Bank accounts and simple interest; Compound interest; APR, APY and the rule of 72
  • Credit and loans: Credit cards and minimum payments; Installment loans and amortization; Car loans and the total cost of borrowing
  • Taxes and insurance basics: How income tax brackets work; Deductions, credits, refunds and other taxes; Insurance: premiums, deductibles and comparing policies
  • Business math: Revenue, cost, profit and break-even; Pricing, markup and margin; Financial statements and reading business data
  • Investing and planning ahead: Stocks, bonds and funds; Risk, return and diversification; Retirement, inflation and real return

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Practice course · Grade 12 · Follows typical U.S. Government and Economics courses

High School Pathway: Government and Economics

A full year of senior social studies in eight units: four on American government, from the founding documents to elections, and four on economics, from supply and demand to the Federal Reserve, personal finance and trade. Most students finish in a school year, doing one unit every three to four weeks.

8 units · 24 lessons · 72 practice questions · 8 unit quizzes · final exam · certificate

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  • Foundations of American Government: Ideas Behind American Government; Writing and Ratifying the Constitution; Federalism and Separation of Powers
  • Congress, the Presidency and the Courts: Congress and How a Bill Becomes a Law; The Presidency and the Executive Branch; The Federal Courts and the Supreme Court
  • Civil Liberties and Civil Rights: The First Amendment and the Bill of Rights; Rights of the Accused; Civil Rights and Equal Protection
  • Citizenship, Elections, Parties and Public Opinion: Citizenship and Participation; Elections and the Electoral College; Political Parties, Interest Groups and Public Opinion
  • Economic Thinking: Scarcity, Choice and Markets: Scarcity, Choices and Opportunity Cost; Economic Systems and the Production Possibilities Frontier; Supply, Demand and Equilibrium
  • Markets, Business and Labor: Competition and Market Structures; Business Organizations, Costs and Profit; Labor, Wages and Unemployment
  • Money, Banking and the National Economy: Money, Banks and the Federal Reserve; Measuring the Economy: GDP, Inflation and the Business Cycle; Fiscal Policy and Schools of Economic Thought
  • Personal Finance and the Global Economy: Earning, Budgeting and Saving; Credit, Borrowing and Investing; Trade and the Global Economy

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