Algebra Classroom Notes (2015-2016)

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Week 13: PARCC Testing and Continue Unit 5: Polynomials and Quadratics

4/04, Monday: Review of Polynomials

4/05, Tuesday: Polynomial Quiz and Combining Polynomials

4/06, Wednesday: No Notes/ELA PARCC Test #2

4/07, Thursday:

4/08, Friday:

Week 12:

3/28, Monday: No Notes

3/29, Tuesday: Polynomials

3/30, Wednesday: No Notes

3/31, Thursday: Semester Review

4/01, Friday: No Notes/PARCC Math Tests #1 & #2

SPRING BREAK (NO SCHOOL)

3/21, Monday: No Notes/Spring Break

3/22, Tuesday: No Notes/Spring Break

3/23, Wednesday: No Notes/Spring Break

3/24, Thursday: No Notes/Spring Break

3/25, Friday: No Notes/Spring Break

Week 11:

3/14, Monday: Solving Exponential Functions

3/15, Tuesday: No Notes

3/16, Wednesday: No Notes

3/17, Thursday: Comparing Exponential Functions

3/18, Friday: No Notes

Week 10:

3/07, Monday: More Exponential Functions

3/08, Tuesday: Average Rate of Change in Exponential Functions

3/09, Wednesday: Exponential Functions Assessment

3/10, Thursday: No Notes

3/11, Friday: Describing Exponential Functions

Week 9: Continue Unit 4: Exponential Functions

2/29, Monday: 4.1, Rational Exponents

3/01, Tuesday: More Rational Exponents, Exit Slip

3/02, Wednesday: 4.1, Exit Slip Review

3/03, Thursday: Exponential Functions

3/04, Friday: No Notes/Early Early Dismissal

Week 8: Begin Unit 4: Exponential Functions

2/22, Monday: 4.o, Exponent Property Review

2/23, Tuesday: No Notes

2/24, Wednesday: No Notes

2/25, Thursday: No Notes, 4.0 Exit Slip

2/26, Friday: Fixed vs Growth Mindset

Week 7: Finish Unit 3: Systems of Equations

2/15, Monday: NO SCHOOL/PRESIDENT'S DAY

2/16, Tuesday: No Notes/8th Grade Math Department ISD/Substitute Teacher

2/17, Wednesday: No Notes/GeoGebra Project via Google Classroom in West Computer Lab

2/18, Thursday: No Notes/GeoGebra Project via Google Classroom in West Computer Lab

2/19, Friday: No Notes/GeoGebra Project via Google Classroom in West Computer Lab

Week 6: Continue Unit 3: Systems of Equations

2/08, Monday: Systems of Equations with Elimination

2/09, Tuesday: Systems of Equations with Elimination, Word Problems

2/10, Wednesday: Systems of Equations with Elimination, More Examples

2/11, Thursday: Investigating Systems of Equations

2/12, Friday: No Notes/Assessment

Week 5: Begin Unit 3: Systems of Equations

2/01, Monday: Ten Monuments, Logic Puzzle

2/02, Tuesday: Graphing Systems of Equations

2/03, Wednesday: Graphing and Substituting Systems of Equations

2/04, Thursday: Substituting Systems of Equations

2/05, Friday: Substituting Systems of Equations, Word Problems

Week 4: Ten Monuments, Algebra and Logic Puzzle

1/25, Monday: No Notes/HW Check QUIZ, 2.4 - 2.7

1/26, Tuesday: Ten Monuments

1/27, Wednesday: Ten Monuments 2

1/28, Thursday: Ten Monuments 3

1/29, Friday: Ten Monuments 4

Week 3:

1/18, Monday: NO SCHOOL; MLK Day

1/19, Tuesday: No Notes/HW Check QUIZ 2.4 - 2.7

1/20, Wednesday: Review of In-Class Assessment

1/21, Thursday: CAREER DAY, Making a Personal Budget

1/22, Friday: Review of HW Check Quiz Problems

Week 2: Conclude Unit 2: Linear Functions

1/11, Monday: 2.4, Solving Linear Functions

1/12, Tuesday: 2.5, Infinite or No Solutions

1/13, Wednesday: 2.6, Inverse Linear Functions

1/14, Thursday: 2.7, Linear Inequalities

1/15, Friday: NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS, Staff Institute

Week 1: Welcome Back/Review

1/04, Monday: Slope Review, Day 1

1/05, Tuesday: Slope Review, Day 2

1/06, Wednesday: Slope Review, Day 3

1/07, Thursday: Slope Review, Day 4

1/08, Friday: Review Quiz

Second Semester

Week 18: Continue Unit 2: Linear Functions

12/14, Monday: No Notes/Review Quiz

12/15, Tuesday: No Notes

12/16, Wednesday: No Notes

12/17, Thursday: No Notes/Holiday Movie Day

12/18, Friday: NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

Week 17: Continue Unit 2: Linear Functions

12/07, Monday: No Notes/DEA Testing

12/08, Tuesday: No Notes/DEA Testing

12/09, Wednesday: No Notes/Graphing Assessment #2 Re-Dos

12/10, Thursday: 2.3A, #17-25

12/11, Friday: No Notes/Quiz over 2.1, 2.2, 2.3A

Week 16: Continue Unit 2: Linear Functions

11/30, Monday: No Notes/Review 2.2, Contextualizing Linear Functions

12/01, Tuesday: No Notes/Review 2.2, Contextualizing Linear Functions

12/02, Wednesday: No Notes/Student Created Problems

12/03, Thursday: 2.3A, #1-6

12/04, Friday: 2.3A, #7-11

Week 15: Continue Unit 2: Linear Functions

11/23, Monday: No Notes/Study for Assessment

11/24, Tuesday: No Notes/Graphing Assessment #2

11/25, Wednesday: NO SCHOOL

11/26, Thursday: NO SCHOOL

11/27, Friday: NO SCHOOL

Week 14: Continue Unit 2: Linear Functions

11/16, Monday: No Notes/Graphing Lines

11/17, Tuesday: No Notes/Substitute/More Graphing Lines

11/18, Wednesday: Things to Remember

11/19, Thursday: Transformations of Linear Functions

11/20, Friday: More Transformations of Linear Functions

Week 13: Continue Unit 2: Linear Functions

11/09, Monday: No Notes/Discussed Unit 1 Assessment

11/10, Tuesday: Calculating Slope of a Line

11/11, Wednesday: No Notes/Technical Difficulties

11/12, Thursday: Chapter 2.1, HW Keys and Notes Over Transforming Functions

11/13, Friday: Areas of Shapes, Millennium Falcon WS

Week 12: Begin Unit 2: Linear Functions

11/02, Monday: "The Sneetches" and Piecewise Functions

11/03, Tuesday: No Notes/Continued working on Sneetches Piecewise Function (DUE FRIDAY 11/06)

11/04, Wednesday: Chapter 2.1, Transforming Linear Functions, Class Notes

11/05, Thursday: No Notes/Class Work Day

11/06, Friday: No Notes/Graphing Linear Equations Assessment

Week 11: Finish Unit 1: Functions

10/26, Monday: 1.5 Contextualizing Function Qualities, Notes

10/27, Tuesday: 1.6 Sketching a Piecewise Function

10/28, Wednesday:

10/29, Thursday: No Notes, Unit 1: Functions, Assessment

10/30, Friday: No Notes, Early Early Dismissal

Week 10: Continue Unit 1: Functions

10/19, Monday: 1.3 Rate of Change and Initial Value

10/20, Tuesday: 1.3 Classwork

10/21, Wednesday: No Notes / Classwork and Discussion, Homework Check

10/22, Thursday: No Notes / Classwork and Discussion

10/23, Friday: 1.4 Highlights; 1.4 Answers to Homework

Week 9: Continue Unit 1: Functions

10/12, Monday: NO SCHOOL, Columbus Day

10/13, Tuesday: Graphing Functions

10/14, Wednesday: Assessment Review

10/15, Thursday: 1.2 Classwork

10/16, Friday: No Notes

Week 8: New Curriculum, Unit 1: Functions

10/5, Monday: More Function Notes

10/6, Tuesday: No Notes / Classwork and Discussion

10/7, Wednesday: No Notes / Classwork and Discussion

10/8, Thursday: No Notes / Classwork and Discussion

10/9, Friday: No Notes / Classwork and Discussion

Week 7: Chapter 2 & Chapter 5; New Curriculum

9/28, Monday: Chapters 2 & 5 Review, Answers

9/29, Tuesday: No Notes / Test

9/30, Wednesday: No Notes / Test

10/1, Thursday: Unit 1, Functions

10/2, Friday: No Notes / Discussion About Functions

Week 6: Chapter 2 & Chapter 5

9/21, Monday: Chapter 2, Pre-Test

9/22, Tuesday: No Notes / Chapter 5, Pre-Test

9/23, Wednesday: Chapter 5, Pre-Test

9/24, Thursday: Chapters 5, Pre-Test (Cont'd)

9/25, Friday: No Notes / Early Early Dismissal (1:15 PM)

Week 5: DEA Testing / Chapter 2

9/14, Monday: No Notes / DEA Testing

9/15, Tuesday: No Notes / DEA Testing

9/16, Wednesday: Chapter 1, Test Review

9/17, Thursday: No Notes / Math Skill Practice Day

9/18, Friday: Chapter 2, Pre-Test

Week 4: Chapter 1

9/7, Monday: NO SCHOOL, LABOR DAY

9/8, Tuesday: WS, Combining Like Terms

9/9, Wednesday: No Notes / Review for Assessment

9/10, Thursday: No Notes / Review for Assessment

9/11, Friday: No Notes / Chapter 1 Assessment

Week 3: Chapter 1

8/31, Monday: HW from Lesson 1-3

9/1, Tuesday: Lesson 1-4, Properties

9/2, Wednesday: Lesson 1-5, Distributive Property

9/3, Thursday: Lesson 1-6, Commutative and Associative Properties

9/4, Friday: Lesson 1-7, Formulas

Week 2: Chapter 1

8/24, Monday: No Notes / Chapter Pretest

8/25, Tuesday: Lesson 1-1

8/26, Wednesday: HW from Lesson 1-1

8/27, Thursday: Lesson 1-2

8/28, Friday: Lesson 1-3

Week 1: Welcome Back!

8/19, Wednesday: No Notes / Classroom Guidelines, Procedures, and Expectations

8/20, Thursday: No Notes / Classroom Guidelines, Procedures, and Expectations

8/21, Friday: No Notes / Classroom Guidelines, Procedures, and Expectations

First Semester