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		Help with the California High School Exit Exam

The CAHSEE has two parts: English/Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. The ELA part addresses state content standards through grade 10. In reading, this includes vocabulary, decoding, comprehension, and analysis of information and literary texts. In writing, this covers writing strategies, applications, and the conventions of English (e.g. grammar, spelling, and punctuation's). The mathematics part of the CAHSEE addresses state standards in grades 6 and 7 and Algebra I. The exam includes statistics, data analysis and probability, number sense, measurement and geometry, mathematical reasoning, and algebra. Students are also asked to demonstrate a strong foundation in computation and arithmetic, including working with decimals, fractions and percents.

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English\Language Arts
1) Response to Literature Essay	2) Flashback & Foreshadowing
3) Paraphrasing Ideas	4) Punctuated Sentences
5) Prefixes	6) Irony
7) Dramatic Literature	8) Narrator Voice
9) Narrative Roles (Point of View)	10) Understanding Grammar
11) Author Intent	12) Precise Language
13) Sentence Construction	14) Universal Themes
15) Character Traits	16) Author Background
17) Bionarrative	18) Imagery
19) Literal Figurative	20) Metaphors
21) Persuasive Essay	22) Simile
23) Denotative & Connotative Meanings of Words	24) Expository Essay
25) Writing Revisions	26) Writing A Thesis Statement
27) Writing Applications	28) Expository Essay #2

Mathematics
1) Addition & Subtraction (not currently available)	2) Order of Operation
3) Multiply & Divide Rational Numbers	4) Fractions, Decimals & Percents
5) Square Roots	6) Writing Expressions, Equations & Inequalities
7) Translating Word Problems	8) Word Problems: System of Equations
9) Applications of Percents	10) Ratios
11) Absolute Value	12) Rate Problems
13) Exponents	14) Solving Equations and Inequalities
15) Polynomial Operations	16) Solutions to Linear Equations & Linear Systems
17) Solving a System of Linear Equations Using Elimination	18) Solving a System of Linear Equations Using Substitution
19) Slope (Rate of Change)	20) Parallel Lines
21) Graphing Linear Equations	22) Graphing a System of Linear Equations
23) Graphing Inequalities	24) Perimeter & Circumference
25) Pythagorean Theorem	26) Measurements
27) Measurements: Square and Cubic Units	28) Area of Two Dimensional Figures
29) Area of Three Dimensional Figures	30) Area of Two Dimensional Irregular Figures
31) Area of Three Dimensional Irregular Figures	32) Volume
33) Volume of Irregular Figures	34) Interpreting Graphical Data
35) Probability	36) Probability of Compound Events
37) Statistics

Credits

Help with the California High School Exit Exam was produced by the BorderLink Project, a Technology Innovation
Challenge Grant from the U.S. Department of Education, in partnership with the San Diego Office of Education
and the Imperial County Office of Education