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