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Grade 12 skill plan
Every Grade 12 skill in Vita, in the order we suggest teaching them. Tap a skill to practice it, or print the plan and check skills off as your child earns each gold star.
73 skills this year: 41 math, 32 language arts. That's about 3 a week over a 36-week school year, and 15 to 20 minutes of practice a day is plenty for most kids.
Standards: Common Core State Standards for math and language arts. 3 skills are extra practice, review, or a preview of a later grade, and say so next to the skill.
Math 41 skills
Functions
- 12.1Domain of a functionHSF-IF.B.5
- 12.2Piecewise functionsHSF-IF.C.7b
- 12.3AsymptotesHSF-IF.C.7d
- 12.4Even and odd functionsHSF-BF.B.3
- 12.5Increasing and decreasingHSF-IF.B.4
- 12.6Average rate of change from a graphHSF-IF.B.6
- 12.7Inverse function valuesHSF-BF.B.4
Trigonometry
- 12.8Pythagorean identityHSF-TF.C.8
- 12.9Amplitude and periodHSF-IF.C.7e
- 12.10Inverse trig functionsHSF-TF.B.7
- 12.11Law of CosinesHSG-SRT.D.11
- 12.12Exact trig valuesHSF-TF.A.3
- 12.13Law of SinesHSG-SRT.D.11
- 12.14Polar to rectangularHSN-CN.B.4
- 12.15Solve trig equationsHSF-TF.B.7
Vectors and matrices
- 12.16Magnitude of a vectorHSN-VM.A.1
- 12.17Vector operationsHSN-VM.B.4
- 12.18Determinant of a 2×2 matrixHSN-VM.C.12
- 12.19Multiply a matrix by a vectorHSN-VM.C.11
- 12.20Vectors on a gridHSN-VM.A.2
- 12.21Multiply matricesHSN-VM.C.8
- 12.22Dot productHSN-VM.B.5
- 12.23Multiply a vector by a scalarHSN-VM.B.5
- 12.24Add and subtract matricesHSN-VM.C.8
Series
- 12.25Infinite geometric seriesHSA-SSE.B.4
- 12.26Summation notationHSA-SSE.B.4
Statistics and probability
- 12.27CombinationsHSS-CP.B.9
- 12.28PermutationsHSS-CP.B.9
- 12.29Expected valueHSS-MD.A.2
- 12.30z-scoresHSS-ID.A.4
- 12.31Surveys, experiments and observational studiesHSS-IC.B.3
- 12.32Probability tree diagramsHSS-CP.B.8
- 12.33Venn diagrams and "or" probabilityHSS-CP.B.7
- 12.34Binomial probabilityHSS-MD.A.3
- 12.35Margin of errorHSS-IC.B.4
- 12.36Shapes of distributionsHSS-ID.A.3
- 12.37FactorialsHSS-CP.B.9
- 12.38Independent eventsHSS-CP.A.2
Limits
- 12.39Limits from a graphPrecalculus (limits)
- 12.40Limits by factoringPrecalculus (limits)
- 12.41Limits at infinityPrecalculus (limits)
Language arts 32 skills
Grammar and style
- 12.1Pronoun caseL.11-12.1
- 12.2Concise writingL.11-12.3
- 12.3ApostrophesL.11-12.2
- 12.4DashesL.11-12.2
- 12.5Tricky word pairsL.11-12.1
- 12.6Sentence varietyL.11-12.3
Vocabulary
- 12.7Greek and Latin rootsL.11-12.4b
- 12.8Context cluesL.11-12.4a
- 12.9Advanced vocabularyL.11-12.6
- 12.10Words from mythologyL.11-12.4c
Drama and poetry
- 12.11Soliloquy, aside and monologueRL.11-12.5
- 12.12Rhyme schemeRL.11-12.5
- 12.13Poetic formsRL.11-12.5
- 12.14Tragedy termsRL.11-12.3
- 12.15Sound devicesRL.11-12.4
- 12.16Major British authorsRL.11-12.9
- 12.17Sensory imageryRL.11-12.4
- 12.18Meter in poetryRL.11-12.4
Research and argument
- 12.19Comparing sourcesRI.11-12.7
- 12.20Hidden assumptionsRI.11-12.8
- 12.21Loaded language and biasRI.11-12.6
- 12.22Primary and secondary sourcesW.11-12.8
- 12.23Strong thesis statementsW.11-12.1a
- 12.24TransitionsW.11-12.1c
- 12.25Paraphrase without plagiarismW.11-12.8
- 12.26What needs a citation?W.11-12.8
- 12.27Intended audienceW.11-12.4
- 12.28Build credibilityW.11-12.1
Writing
- 12.29College essay openingsW.11-12.3a
- 12.30Professional emailsW.11-12.4
- 12.31Strong résumé verbsW.11-12.4
- 12.32Sharpen a thesisW.11-12.1a
Tip for homeschool families: the progress report on your Family page shows which of these skills your child has mastered, with dates. Print both to keep a record of the year.