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MyFounda onsLab for Career Readiness (2014 Update) [MFLC14CAREER]

MODULE CR1. Loca ng Informa on

3. Loca ng Informa on Level 3




MODULE CR2. Reading for Informa on

1. Reading for Informa on Level 1







MODULE CR3. Applied Mathema cs

1. Applied Mathema cs Level 1







MODULE CR4. Listening for Understanding

1. Listening for Understanding Level 1





MODULE CR5. Teamwork

3. Teamwork Level 3

4. Teamwork Level 4

5. Teamwork Level 5

6. Teamwork Level 6

MODULE R1. Reading: Fundamentals

1. Pre-Reading

2. Ac ve Reading

3. Vocabulary

4. Dic onary Skills

5. Context Clues

6. Main Idea

7. Suppor ng Details

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8. Graphics and Visual Aids

9. Outlining and Mapping

10. Summarizing and Paraphrasing

11. Combined Skills

MODULE R2. Reading: Introductory

1. Ac ve Reading

2. Vocabulary

3. Stated Main Idea

4. Implied Main Idea




8. Ten Pa erns of Organiza on (Combined)

9. Pa erns of Organiza on: Time Order

10. Pa erns of Organiza on: Spa al Order

11. Pa erns of Organiza on: Process Order

12. Pa erns of Organiza on: Simple Lis ng

13. Pa erns of Organiza on: Division and Classifica on

14. Pa erns of Organiza on: Comparison

15. Pa erns of Organiza on: Contrast

16. Pa erns of Organiza on: Cause and Effect

17. Pa erns of Organiza on: Generaliza on and Example

18. Pa erns of Organiza on: Defini on and Example

19. Purpose and Tone

20. Inference

21. Cri cal Thinking

22. Reading Textbooks

23. Graphics and Visuals

24. Reading Rate

25. Memoriza on and Concentra on

26. Note Taking and Highligh ng

27. Test Taking

28. Combined Skills

MODULE R3. Reading: Intermediate

1. Ac ve Reading

2. Vocabulary

3. Stated Main Idea





8. Nine Pa erns of Organiza on (Combined)




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14. Pa erns of Organiza on: Compare and Contrast





19. Inference




23. Reading Rate



26. Test Taking

27. Combined Skills

MODULE R4. Reading: Advanced

1. Ac ve Reading

2. Vocabulary

3. Stated Main Idea





8. Nine Pa erns of Organiza on (Combined)






14. Pa erns of Organiza on: Compare and Contrast





19. Inference




23. Reading Rate



26. Test Taking

27. Combined Skills

MODULE L1. 400 Level

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1. Harlem Renaissance

2. Tradi onal Dances

3. Energy

4. Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz

5. Chris Gardner

6. Copyright

7. Oprah

8. Pedro Almodovar

9. Science Fic on and Inven on

10. Silent Spring

11. Rock Bo om Remainders

12. Healing Power of Laughter

13. Psychology of Money

14. Brain Games

15. Buying a Used Car

16. Credit Scores

17. Valdez: Father of Chicano Theater

18. Financial Literacy

19. Wellness Programs

20. Radio & Pop Music


1. A Crow's Life

2. Track and Field Meets

3. Pain ng and Realism

4. Drought

5. Chiune Sugihara: Japanese Diplomat

6. Elevators

7. Kinesics

8. Philosophers

9. Echoloca on

10. Proxemics

11. Walt Whitman

12. Lost Colony

13. Honey

14. Runner Geb

15. Subway

16. Home Improvement

17. Job Interview

18. Online Shopping

19. Empathy

20. Michael Phelps

21. Travel Safety

22. Special Effects

23. Henry Darger

24. DIY (Do it Yourself) Culture

25. Atypical Music

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26. Naica


1. Columbus and His Dream

2. The Pony Express

3. The Planets that Orbit the Sun

4. Oil Spill

5. Trees: Oldest, Heaviest, Tallest

6. The North Pole

7. Louis Braille and His Code

8. Types of Love

9. Paper-making

10. Alaskan Crab Fishermen

11. Birth Order Theory

12. Bobcats

13. Dream Job

14. Found Art

15. Grand Canyon

16. Guinness Records

17. History of Vo ng

18. Hollywood

19. Household Budget

20. Iden ty The

21. Light Pollu on

22. Roberto Clemente

23. Saving Money

24. Slow Food

25. Story Quilts

26. Urban Hiking

27. The Tale of Genji

28. History of Japanese Cinema


1. Joan of Arc

2. A Spider's Web

3. The Amazing Anatomy of Spiders

4. Working Aboard the Mir Space Sta on

5. A Deaf Parent

6. Ties Between Great Britain and Canada

7. Clemente

8. Copper

9. Ethics in Online Journalism

10. Franchises

11. Gasoline

12. Gossip

13. Herbal Medicine

14. He y Green

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15. Immigra on

16. Memory

17. Micro-Loans

18. Musical Theater

19. Photos

20. Puppy Training

21. Skills for the Workplace

22. Throwing a Sports Party

23. Time Management

24. Vocabulary

25. Mexican Muralism

26. The Hudson River School


1. The Heroic Potbellied Pig

2. Cassius Clay: Boaster and Boxer

3. Mummifica on

4. The Secrets of Spies

5. Plants that Kill

6. The Swedish Way

7. Space Launch

8. Flights of the Zeppelin

9. First on and Last Off

10. Effects of Popula on Growth

11. An Unstable Democracy

12. Fannie Lou Hamer

13. Mary Celeste

14. Ancient Wri ng

15. Open Source

16. Autopsy

17. Interior Design

18. Small Groups

19. Art of Conversa on

20. Blogging

21. History of Jazz

22. History of Music

23. Self Esteem

24. Workplace E que e

25. The Beatles

26. Virtual Reality

27. Storm Chasers


1. Reasons for Crime

2. Sharks

3. I am the Greatest

4. Presiden al Powers

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5. Poisonous Plants

6. Your Personal Brand

7. The Poli cal Party System

8. Nature's Destruc ve Forces

9. Famous Aboli onists

10. The Truth About Our Vision

11. Life on the Wagon Trail

12. Surfing the "Net"

13. The Cliff Dwellers

14. Wildlife in Distress

15. The Power Behind the Product

16. The U.S. and Canada

17. The Beginnings of a Revolu on

18. The Moon

19. Stop Stress with a Hot Bath

20. Running a Small Business

21. Biogeography

22. Biodiversity

23. Children of U.S. Immigrants

24. Social Anxiety Disorder

25. First Genera on College Students

26. Kamkwamba Bio

27. Bollywood


1. The Stanford Prison Experiment

2. Prison and Mental Illness

3. Finding Atlan s

4. The Arabian Peninsula

5. Using the Sun's Energy

6. The Scien fic Method

7. Ireland: A Divided Country

8. Habitat Destruc on

9. An Eye For Design

10. Sleep

11. The Internet

12. A Fight For La n America

13. Australia: Arid Climate, Rich Coast

14. The Legend of Atlan s

15. Violence in the Workplace

16. A Billion People Strong

17. Religious Freedom in the Colonies

18. The Cons tu onal Conven on

19. Solving Problems in the Workplace

20. Lives Changed By Computers

21. Healthy Emo ons=Healthy Parents

22. A Country of Converging Landscapes

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23. Peter the Great of Russia

24. Defining Civil Rights

25. Women in the Workplace

26. Reac on to Cri cism: Dog vs. Man

27. Asking for Help

28. Levels of Interna onal Business

29. Back to School at 40

30. Social Networks and the Workplace


1. Aron Ralston's Amazing Survival

2. Collec ve Intelligence

3. Drugs and Their Effects

4. Alterna ve Schooling

5. Social Aspects of Speech

6. Understanding Rela onships

7. Prison Popula ons and Budgets

8. Amusement vs Theme Parks

9. Nonverbal Communica on

10. Cons tu onal Amendments

11. Hazardous Wastes

12. The Posi ve Gree ngs from Dogs

13. Using the Experimental Method

14. Advantages of Digital Photography

15. Characteris cs of the Planet Earth

16. Serious Viruses

17. Healthy vs. Unhealthy Joints

18. Asian Immigra on

19. Stress Management

20. Exposure to Bacteria

21. Responsibili es of Managers

22. Wealth and America's Resources


1. Bidding on an Ebay Business

2. An Ocean Without Sharks

3. Social Expecta ons and Marriage

4. Dying to Look Good

5. Na onal Drinking Age

6. Ten Things Most Americans Believe

7. All We Need is Love

8. What We Say When We Can't Talk

9. Prisons: The New Mental Ins tu on

10. Overcoming Shyness

11. What We Pay to Marry

12. A Religion of Inclusion and Respect

13. Fashion Trends

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14. Na onal Parks

15. Nutri on Basics

16. Women and Minori es in Poli cs

17. Malcom McLean

18. Holis c Health


1. The Problem with Social Security

2. A Punishing War

3. Earthquakes in the East

4. Here Comes the Cake

5. Problem of Decreasing Resources

6. Catering Industry

7. Virtual World

8. Green Living

9. Folktales

10. Gaming as Learning

11. Telesymphony

12. Locavores

13. Fashion as Conceptual Art

14. Mirages

15. Anima on

16. PTSD

17. Graphic Novels

18. Medicare

19. Technology and Reading

20. Forensic Inves ga on


1. Conflict Resolu on

2. Ethanol

3. History of Stand-up Comedy

4. Longevity and Op mism

5. Neuromarke ng

6. Personality Profiling

7. Piaget

8. Singing Sand Dunes

9. Svalbard Seed Vault

10. Wikipedia

11. Jimenez Bio

12. Currency

13. Caring for Elderly Parents

14. Diabetes

15. Early Literacy

16. Csikszentmihalyi's Flow

17. Body Language

18. 2010 Gulf Oil Spill

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19. Stress

20. Medical Tech

MODULE W1. Basic Grammar

1. Parts of Speech, Phrases, and Clauses

2. Subjects and Verbs

3. Nouns

4. Pronouns

5. Ar cles

6. Verbs

7. Tense

8. Regular and Irregular Verbs

9. Modifiers

10. Adjec ves and Adverbs

11. Preposi ons

MODULE W2. Sentence Skills

1. Sentence Structure

2. Fragments

3. Run-Ons

4. Subject–Verb Agreement

5. Consistent Verb Tense and Ac ve Voice

6. Pronoun Case

7. Pronoun Reference and Point of View

8. Pronoun–Antecedent Agreement

9. Misplaced or Dangling Modifiers

10. Parallelism

11. Combining Sentences

12. Transi ons

MODULE W3. Punctua on, Mechanics, and Spelling

1. Commas

2. Final Punctua on

3. Quota on Marks

4. Other Punctua on

5. Apostrophes

6. Abbrevia ons and Numbers

7. Capitaliza on

8. Spelling

MODULE W4. Usage and Style

1. Standard and Nonstandard English

2. Easily Confused Words

3. Varying Sentence Structure

4. Using Exact Language

5. Vocabulary Development

6. Biased and Sexist Language

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7. Redundancy and Wordiness

8. Unnecessary Shi s

MODULE W5. The Cra of Wri ng

1. Ge ng Started

2. The Wri ng Process

3. Prewri ng

4. Recognizing a Paragraph

5. The Topic Sentence

6. Developing and Organizing a Paragraph

7. Revising the Paragraph

8. Edi ng the Paragraph

MODULE W6. Paragraph Development

1. Paragraphs: Describing

2. Paragraphs: Narra ng

3. Paragraphs: Illustra ng

4. Paragraphs: Process

5. Paragraphs: Compare/Contrast

6. Paragraphs: Division/Classifica on

7. Paragraphs: Defini on

8. Paragraphs: Cause/Effect

9. Paragraphs: Argument

MODULE W7. Essay Development

1. Recognizing the Essay

2. Thesis Statement

3. Essay Organiza on

4. Essay Introduc ons, Conclusions, and Titles

5. Revising the Essay

6. Edi ng the Essay

7. Essays: Describing

8. Essays: Narra ng

9. Essays: Illustra ng

10. Essays: Process

11. Essays: Compare/Contrast

12. Essays: Division/Classifica on

13. Essays: Defini on

14. Essays: Cause and Effect

15. Essays: Argument

MODULE W8. Research

1. Research Process

2. Summary Wri ng

3. Paraphrasing to Avoid Plagiarism

4. Cri cal Thinking: Texts/Visuals

MODULE M1. Whole Numbers

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1. Reading and Wri ng Whole Numbers

2. Comparing and Rounding Whole Numbers

3. Adding and Subtrac ng Whole Numbers

4. Mul plying Whole Numbers

5. Dividing Whole Numbers

6. Es mate by Rounding

7. Exponents and Roots

8. The Order of Opera ons

9. Factors of Whole Numbers

MODULE M2. Frac ons and Mixed Numbers

1. Basics of Frac ons

2. Basics of Mixed Numbers

3. Wri ng a Frac on in Lowest Terms

4. Equivalent Frac ons

5. Mul plying Frac ons

6. Dividing Frac ons

7. Adding and Subtrac ng Like Frac ons

8. Least Common Mul ples and Least Common Denominator

9. Adding and Subtrac ng Unlike Frac ons

10. Exponents and Roots

11. The Order of Opera ons and Complex Frac ons

MODULE M3. Decimals

1. Reading and Wri ng Decimals

2. Comparing and Rounding Decimals

3. Adding and Subtrac ng Decimals

4. Mul plying Decimals

5. Dividing Decimals

6. Wri ng Frac ons and Decimals

MODULE M4. Introduc on to Algebra and the Real Number System

1. Introduc on to Integers, Opposites, and Absolute Value

2. Adding Integers

3. Subtrac ng Integers

4. Mul plying and Dividing Integers

5. Introduc on to Expressions

6. Introduc on to Inequali es

7. Introduc on to Equa ons

8. Real Numbers and the Number Line

9. Calcula ng with Real Numbers

10. Proper es of Real Numbers

11. Simplifying Expressions

MODULE M5. Ra o, Propor on, and Percent

1. Ra os

2. Rates

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3. Propor ons

4. Basics of Percent: Decimals

5. Basics of Percent: Frac ons

6. Understanding and Using the Percent Propor on

7. Using the Percent Equa on

8. Solving Word Problems with Percent

9. Simple Interest

MODULE M6. Measurement and Significant Digits

1. U.S. Customary Units

2. The Metric System: Length

3. The Metric System: Capacity and Mass

4. Metric and U.S. Customary Conversion

5. Temperature

6. Significant Digits

MODULE M7. Linear Equa ons and Inequali es; Absolute Value

1. Review of Expressions

2. Solving Linear Equa ons in One Variable

3. More on Solving Linear Equa ons in One Variable

4. Formulas

5. Solving Linear Inequali es

6. Set Opera ons and Compound Inequali es

7. Absolute Value Equa ons and Inequali es

MODULE M8. Introduc on to Graphing

1. The Rectangular Coordinate System

2. Graphing Linear Equa ons

3. The Distance and Midpoint Formulas

4. Intercepts

5. The Slope of a Line

6. Parallel and Perpendicular Lines

7. Equa ons of Lines

8. Graphing Linear Equa ons Using Slope

9. Graphing Linear Inequali es in Two Variables

MODULE M9. Geometry: Part I

1. Lines and Angles

2. Plane Figures

3. Perimeter and Area

4. Circles

5. Working with Perimeter, Circumference, and Area

6. Space Figures

7. Surface Area

8. Volume

9. Working With Surface Area and Volume

MODULE M10. Geometry: Part II

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1. The Pythagorean Theorem

2. Congruent and Similar Figures

3. Congruent and Similar Triangles

4. Transla ons

5. Reflec ons

6. Rota ons

7. Symmetry

8. Dila ons

9. Composi ons of Reflec ons

MODULE M11. Data and Sta s cs

1. Types of Data

2. Sample Data

3. Tables and Pictographs

4. Circle Graphs and Sca erplots

5. Bar Graphs and Line Graphs

6. Frequency Distribu ons, Histograms, and Stem-and-Leaf Displays

7. Mean and Weighted Mean

8. Median and Mode

9. Box-and-Whisker Plots and the 5-Number Summary

10. Variance and Standard Devia on

MODULE M12. Introduc on to Func ons

1. Introduc on to Func ons

2. Linear Func ons

3. Absolute Value Func ons

4. Graphing Absolute Value Func ons or Inequali es

MODULE M13. Exponents and Polynomials

1. Introduc on to Polynomials

2. Adding and Subtrac ng Polynomials

3. The Product Rule and Power Rules for Exponents

4. Mul plying a Monomial and a Polynomial

5. Mul plying Binomials

6. Mul plying Polynomials

7. Special Products

8. Integer Exponents and the Quo ent Rule

9. Dividing a Polynomial by a Monomial

10. Dividing a Polynomial by a Polynomial

11. Scien fic Nota on

MODULE M14. Factoring Polynomials

1. Factoring the Greatest Common Factor

2. Factoring Trinomials of the Form x^2+bx+c

3. Factoring Trinomials of the Form ax^2+bx+c

4. Factoring Special Cases

5. Solving Quadra c Equa ons by Factoring

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MODULE M15. Ra onal Expressions and Func ons

1. The Fundamental Property of Ra onal Expressions

2. Mul plying and Dividing Ra onal Expressions

3. Adding and Subtrac ng Ra onal Expressions

4. Simplify Complex Frac ons

5. Solving Ra onal Equa ons

6. Ra onal Func ons

7. Graphing Ra onal Func ons

8. Varia on

MODULE M16. Systems and Matrices

1. Systems of Linear Equa ons by Graphing

2. Systems of Linear Equa ons by Subs tu on

3. Systems of Linear Equa ons by Elimina on

4. Systems of Linear Equa ons by Any Method

5. Systems of Linear Inequali es

6. Systems of Linear Equa ons in Three Variables

7. Solving Systems of Linear Equa ons by Matrix Methods

8. Proper es of Matrices

9. Matrix Inverses

10. Determinants and Cramer's Rule

MODULE M17. Roots and Radicals

1. Introduc on to Roots and Radicals

2. Product and Quo ent Rules for Radicals

3. Adding and Subtrac ng Radicals

4. Ra onalizing the Denominator

5. More Simplifying and Opera ons with Radicals

6. Solving Equa ons Containing Radicals

7. Square Root and Cube Root Func ons

8. Graphing Square Root and Cube Root Func ons

MODULE M18. Quadra c Equa ons and Inequali es; Complex Numbers

1. Using the Square Root Property to Solve Quadra c Equa ons

2. Comple ng the Square to Solve Quadra c Equa ons

3. Using the Quadra c Formula to Solve Quadra c Equa ons

4. Quadra c Inequali es

5. Introduc on to Complex Numbers

6. Using Complex Numbers

7. Solving Quadra c Equa ons with Complex Solu ons

8. Using the Quadra c Formula (with Complex Solu ons)

9. Quadra c Func ons

10. Graphs of Quadra c Func ons

11. Systems of Quadra c Equa ons and Inequali es

MODULE M19. Func ons and Transforma ons

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1. Piecewise Func ons

2. Even and Odd Func ons

3. Transforma ons of Func ons: Ver cal and Horizontal Shi s

4. Transforma ons of Func ons: Reflec ons

5. Transforma ons of Func ons: Stretching and Shrinking

6. Combina ons of Func ons

7. Composite Func ons

8. Inverse Func ons

MODULE M20. Exponen al and Logarithmic Func ons

1. Exponen al Func ons

2. Graphs of Exponen al Func ons

3. Logarithmic Func ons

4. Natural Logarithms

5. Graphs of Logarithmic Func ons

6. Proper es of Logarithms

7. Solving Exponen al Equa ons

8. Solving Logarithmic Equa ons

9. Exponen al Growth and Decay

10. Compound Interest

MODULE M21. Sequences and Series

1. Infinite Sequences

2. Factorials and Summa on Nota on

3. Arithme c Sequences

4. Geometric Sequences

5. Arithme c Series

6. Geometric Series

MODULE M22. Coun ng, Probability, and Distribu ons

1. The Binomial Theorem

2. Permuta ons and Combina ons

3. Introduc on to Probability

4. Empirical Probability

5. Probability of Independent Events and Dependent Events

6. Probability of Mutually Exclusive Events and Overlapping Events

7. Condi onal Probability

8. Binomial Distribu ons

9. Normal Distribu ons

MODULE M23. Trigonometric Func ons

1. Introduc on to Angles

2. Angles and Radian Measure

3. Arcs

4. Right Triangle Trigonometry

5. Trigonometric Func ons of Any Angle

6. Trigonometric Func ons of Real Numbers; Periodic Func ons

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7. Fundamental Trigonometric Iden es

8. Graphs of the Sine and Cosine Func ons

9. Graphs of the Tangent and Cotangent Func ons

10. Graphs of the Cosecant and Secant Func ons

11. Inverse Trigonometric Func ons

MODULE M24. Addi onal Trigonometry Topics

1. Verifying Trigonometric Iden es

2. Sum and Difference Formulas

3. Double-Angle, Power-Reducing, and Half-Angle Formulas

4. Product-to-Sum and Sum-to-Product Formulas

5. Trigonometric Equa ons

6. The Laws of Sines and Cosines

7. Vectors

MODULE SS1. Study Skills

1. Time Management

2. Coping with Stress and Anxiety

3. Concentra ng When You Read and Study

4. Ge ng the Most from Your Reading

5. Rehearsal Strategies

6. Effec ve Note Taking

7. Studying Smarter: Studying in the Disciplines

8. Preparing for and Taking Exams

MODULE SS2. Math-Reading Connec ons

1. Elimina ng Incorrect Choices

2. Iden fying Word Elements

3. Using the Right Tools

4. Looking for Pa erns

5. Understanding Graphs and Graphics

6. Using Word Clues

7. Breaking Down Problems

8. Using Mnemonics

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