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Emotion and reflection
Regaining Perspective
Describe disruption, disappointment, emotional distance, and the release of pent-up feelings.
About 10 minutesOpen lesson
YOUR LEARNING PATH
Learn a little. Keep coming back.
Each lesson pairs two reading sections with two short quizzes. Start anywhere, or work through the collection in order.
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Skills and models
Learning through Practice
Distinguish unused ability, memory, perceptual sharpness, direct experience, imitation, and sustained effort.
About 10 minutesOpen lesson
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Methods and understanding
Organizing a Shared Investigation
Describe self-directed action, concentrated attention, organized work, and different routes to understanding.
About 10 minutesOpen lesson
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Support and reliability
Maintaining a Shared System
Identify supporting systems, exposure to disruption, and distinct ways results or capacity can be harmed.
About 10 minutesOpen lesson
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Commitment and sincerity
Reading Promises Carefully
Interpret what is promised, what depends on a condition, and whether conduct supports expressed loyalty.
About 10 minutesOpen lesson
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Social motives and attitudes
Building Respect in a Group
Distinguish attempts to win favor from devaluing others and examine different forms of self-importance.
About 10 minutesOpen lesson
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Judgment and evidence
Calibrating Confidence
Recognize perceptive and discriminating judgment while distinguishing unsupported confidence from gullibility and recklessness.
About 10 minutesOpen lesson
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Truth and appearance
Examining Evasion and Imitation
Distinguish ambiguous commitment from avoidance and examine pretense, false claims, and deceptive copies.
About 10 minutesOpen lesson
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Writing and revision
Revising for Substance
Identify shallow or empty expression and add evidence, emphasis, and purposeful repetition.
About 10 minutesOpen lesson
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Literary forms and effects
Shaping a Collection of Stories
Distinguish a brief incident, a selected collection, a concluding section, and three kinds of apparent contrast.
About 10 minutesOpen lesson
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Change and renewal
Restoring a Neighborhood Venue
Follow repeated problems, intermediate arrangements, staged improvement, and renewed activity.
About 10 minutesOpen lesson
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Resources and decisions
Choosing What Is Worth Buying
Distinguish abundant provision from excess and describe different reasons a purchase remains unsettled.
About 10 minutesOpen lesson