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| Introduction Passing the CAHSEE: English-Language | |
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| Arts About this Book | |
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| About the Test | |
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| How to Use this Book | |
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| Format of the CAHSEE: English-Language | |
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| Arts Scoring the Practice Tests | |
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| Test-Taking Strategies CAHSEE Independent Study Schedule | |
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| Reading Skills | |
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| Vocabulary | |
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| Vocabulary Development | |
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| Tools Using a Dictionary | |
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| Making a Word List | |
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| Practicing with Flashcards | |
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| Root Words | |
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| Understanding Vocabulary from Context | |
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| Figurative Language | |
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| Idiomatic Expressions | |
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| Similes and Metaphors | |
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| Synonyms and Antonyms | |
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| Commonly Confused Words | |
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| Reading Comprehension | |
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| General Strategies | |
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| Schedule Time to Read | |
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| Keep a Reading List and a Reading Log | |
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| Specific Reading Skills | |
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| Identifying the Theme or Main Idea | |
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| Selecting the Best Summary | |
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| Discovering Meaning from Context | |
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| Understanding Connotations | |
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| Finding Information by Skimming and Scanning | |
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| Analysis of Readings | |
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| Analyzing the Purpose of a Reading (or Author�s Purpose) | |
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| Wording of CAHSEE Questions and Answers | |
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| Analyzing Attitude, Tone, and Mood | |
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| Author�s Attitude | |
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| Mood and Tone | |
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| Analyzing Plot, Conflict, and Resolution | |
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| Analyzing a Character�s | |
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| Personality, Feelings, and Relationships | |
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| Definition of Character | |
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| Simple or Complex Environment, Background, and Motivation | |
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| Relationships and Interactions Between Characters | |
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| Tips for Answering Questions about Character | |
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| Identifying Literary | |
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| Devices Setting Imagery Symbolism | |
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| Allegory Dialogue, Soliloquy, and Asides | |
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| Fact and Opinion | |
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| Statistics | |
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| Repetition | |
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| Identifying Types of Literature (Genres) | |
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| Plays Poetry | |
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| Fiction | |
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| Nonfiction | |
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| Analyzing and Evaluating | |
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| Supporting | |
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| Information | |
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| Evaluating | |
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| Paragraph | |
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| Unity | |
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| Writing Skills | |
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| Writing Strategies | |
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| Using Specific | |
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| Details and Language | |
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| Using the Active Voice Sentence | |
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| Combining Paraphrasing and Summarizing | |
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| Recognizing and Writing Correct Sentences | |
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| Identifying Subjects and Verbs | |
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| Definitions of Clause, Phrase, and Sentence | |
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| Types of Sentences | |
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| Simple Sentences | |
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| Basic Compound Sentences | |
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| Basic Complex Sentences | |
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| Advanced Compound Sentences | |
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| Complex Sentences with Relative Clauses | |
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| Avoiding Common Sentence | |
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| Errors: Fragments, Run-on Sentences, and Comma Splices | |
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| Fragments Run-On Sentences | |
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| Comma Splices | |
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| Summary of Sentence | |
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| Punctuation Sentence Patterns | |
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| More About Sentences | |
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| Phrases Placement of Modifiers | |
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| Parallel Structure | |
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| Grammar and Usage Verb | |
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| Tense | |
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| Verb Forms that Show Past Time | |
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| Verb Forms that Show Present Time | |
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| Verb Forms that Show Future Time | |
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| Subject and Verb Agreement | |
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| Most Verbs | |
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| Modal Verbs | |
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| The Verb "To Be" Adjectives and Adverbs | |
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| Introduction to Descriptive Adjectives | |
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| Introduction to Adverbs | |
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| Comparative Adjectives and Adverbs | |
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| Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs | |
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| Participial Adjectives Pronouns | |
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| Definition of Pronouns | |
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| Personal Pronouns | |
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| Indefinite Pronouns | |
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| Punctuation and Capitalization | |
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| Titles of Publications | |
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| Books and Other Complete Works | |
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| Articles, Chapters, Poems, Songs, etc | |
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| Quotation Marks | |
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| Reporting Exact | |
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| Words Apostrophes | |
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| Apostrophes with Contractions | |
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| Apostrophes with Possessives | |
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| Special Uses of Apostrophes | |
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| Commas | |
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| Commas with Sentence | |
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| Connectors | |
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| Commas with Extra Information | |
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| Commas with Introductory Elements | |
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| Commas with items in a Series | |
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| Commas in Certain Special Cases | |
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| Semicolons | |
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| To Join Clauses Together | |
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| To Separate Parts of a Sentence | |
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| Colons | |
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| Using Colons to Introduce a List | |
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| Using a Colon to Introduce a Quotation | |
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| Using a Colon to Introduce an Explanation | |
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| Dashes | |
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| Ellipses | |
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| Capitalization | |
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| The First Word of a Sentence | |
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| The Pronoun "I" Proper Nouns | |