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High School 101: High School Readiness

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Take High School 101 to prepare for high school. These fun and simple lessons cover key math, science, reading, writing and social science topics that you'll need to know before starting high school, and the course also shows you how to develop strong high school study skills.
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Lesson 1 - Strategies for Understanding Various Forms of Writing Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[65592].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[65592].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 2 - What is Inference? - How to Infer Intended Meaning Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[4673].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[4673].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 3 - Close Reading vs. Big Picture Reading Strategies Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[4679].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[4679].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 1 - How to Write Well: What Makes Writing Good? Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1306].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1306].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 2 - How to Focus Your Essay and Respond to the Essay Prompt Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2695].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[2695].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 3 - Writing for Your Audience Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1368].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1368].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 1 - Villages to Cities: How Cities Were Invented Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1011].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1011].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 2 - The Declaration of Independence: Text, Signers and Legacy Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1398].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1398].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 3 - The Core Principles of American Government Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[20086].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[20086].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 4 - Opportunity Cost: Definition & Real World Examples Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1913].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1913].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 1 - What is a Linear Equation? Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[553].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[553].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 2 - Points, Lines & Angles in Geometry Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[20052].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[20052].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 3 - Functions: Identification, Notation & Practice Problems Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[648].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[648].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 1 - The Metric System: Units and Conversion Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1600].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[1600].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 2 - Overview of Chemical Bonds Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[58613].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[58613].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 3 - Force: Definition and Types Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[14597].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[14597].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 1 - How to Improve Your Study Skills Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[60929].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[60929].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 2 - Taking Notes and Making Study Guides for Yourself Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[60928].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[60928].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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Lesson 3 - How to Keep Yourself Motivated as an Independent Learner Score: {{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[60925].bestScoreCorrect}}/{{cp.lessonAssetIdToProgress[60925].bestScoreQuestions}}  Take Quiz Optional
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