Week 12/17 - 12/21

Monday 12/17

Final Review

Tuesday 12/18

• Period 3 Final



• Period 4 Final

Wednesday 12/19

• Period 2 Final

Thursday 12/20

• Period 1 Final



• Period 6 Final

Friday 12/21

• Last Day of Semester

Week 12/10 - 12/14

Monday 12/10

• Warm-Up
Multiply (x + 3)(4x + 5)
• 5.1.6 Solving Equations CW 5-55 (all parts)
• HW 5-57, 5-58

Tuesday 12/11

Periodic Assessment Quarter 2 District Test

Wednesday 12/12

• Warm-Up
• For 2x + y = 3, what is m? What is b?
• CW Review Sheet for Chapter 5 Test

Thursday 12/13

Chapter 5 Test

Friday 12/14

Final Review

Week 12/03 - 12/07

Monday 12/03

• Substitute, Review Worksheet

Tuesday 11/04

• Warm-Up
• Find the area of a rectangle with length 5 and width 10
• 5.1.3 Using Generic Rectangles to Multiply CW 5-22 to 5-25
• HW 5-27, 5-29, 5-31

Wednesday 12/05

• Warm-Up
• Write the area (6 - y)(y + 2) as a sum.
• 5.1.4 Solving Equations with Multiplication CW 5-34 to 5-38
• HW 5-40, 5-41, 5-42

Thursday 12/06

• Substitute, Review Worksheet

Friday 12/07

• Warm-Up
• For y = 4x + 5, what is the growth factor?
• What is the y-intercept?
• 5.1.5 Working with Multi-Variable Equations CW 5-45 to 5-48
• HW 5-50 to 5-53

Week 11/26 - 11/30

Monday 11/26

• Warm-Up
• Find the perimeter & area of a rectangle with length 7 and width 10.
• 2.2.4 CW 4-95 all parts
• HW 4-98, 4-100, 4-101

Tuesday 11/27

• Warm-Up
• Find the perimeter & area of a rectangle with length 4 and width w
• CW Review Sheet for CH 4 Test
• HW Review for CH 4 Test

Wednesday 11/28

Chapter 4 Test

Thursday 11/29

• Warm-Up
• Find your new group
• CW 5-1 to 5-3
• HW 5-4, 5-5, 5-7, 5-9

Friday 11/30

• Warm-Up
• Find the area and perimeter of the x tile.
• CW 5-10 to 5-14
• HW 5-16, 5-18, 5-19

Week 11/19 - 11/21

Monday 11/19
4.2.1 Introduction to Systems of Equations

• Warm-up
  • -(2x + 3) - 1 = 10x
• The Iditarod Sled Dog Race
• CW Problems 4-67 to 4-69
• HW Problems 4-71, 4-73

Tuesday 11/20
4.2.2 Writing Rules from Word Problems

• Warm-up
  • 24y - (5y - 11) = 27y + 3
• Buying Bicycles
• CW Problems 4-76 to 4-78
• HW Problems 4-82, 4-83

Wednesday 11/21
4.2.3 Solving Systems Algebraically

• Warm-up
  • 3x - 2 + 4 = x - 6
  • -4 + 2x + 2 = x + 1 + x
• Chubby Bunny
• CW Problems 4-85 to 4-87
• HW Problems 4-90 to 4-94

Week 11/13 - 11/16

Tuesday 11/13
4.1.5 Checking the Connections

• Warm-Up
  
  • 2x - 5 = 19
• Checking the Connections Team Challenge


• HW Problems
  • For the rule y = 3x - 2, make a
    • table
    • graph

Wednesday 11/14
4.1.5 Checking the Connections continued

• Warm-up
  • r + 6 -2r = 12
• Checking the Connections Team Challenge
Poster Gallery Walk
• HW Problems 4-44, 4-47

Thursday 11/15
4.1.6 Graphing a Line Without an X -> Y Table

• Warm-up
  • 8n - 10 -12n = -18
• CW Problems 4-49 to 4-51
• HW Problems 4-55, 4-57

Friday 11/16
4.1.7 Completing the Web

• Warm-up
  • 7x - (x + 7) = 17
• CW Problems 4-59 & 4-60
• HW Problem 4-63

Week 11/05 - 11/09

Monday 11/05

4.1.1 Finding Connections Between Representations

• Warm-Up
  • 1) 2x - 7 = -2x + 1
  • 2) -2x -5 = -4x + 2
• Tile Pattern Team Challenge
• CW Problems 4-1, 4-2

Tuesday 11/06

4.1.1 Finding Connections Between Representations continued

• Warm-Up
  • 1 - 3 - (-2x) = -x - 3 - (x + 2)
• Tile Pattern Team Challenge
• Poster Gallery Walk
• HW Problems
• 1.) 2x - 3 = 7
• 2.) 3x + 5 - x = x - 3

Wednesday 11/07

4.1.2 Seeing Growth in Different Representations

• Warm-up
  • 3x + 7 - x = -6 + 4x + 11
• CW Problems 4-8 to 4-11
• HW Problem 4-14

Thursday 11/08

4.1.3 Connecting Linear Rules and Graphs

• Warm-up
  • 2 + 4x = 2x + 9
• CW Problems 4-18, 4-19
• HW Problem 4-23

Friday 11/09

4.1.4 The rule y = mx + b

• Warm-up
  • 2x + 3 = 9
• CW Problems 4-26 to 4-29

Week 10/29 - 11/02

Monday 10/29

• Welcome Back
• Review of Ch 3

Tuesday 10/30

3.2.2 Determining the Number of Solutions

• Warm-Up
• CW Problems 3-78, 3-79, 3-80 (a-c)
• HW Problems none

Wednesday 10/31

3.2.3 Solving Equations

• Warm-Up
• CW Problems 3-87 to 3-90
• HW Problems 3-92 to 3-96
  

Thursday 11/01

Chapter 3 Review

• Warm-Up
• Review Sheet for Ch 3 Test

Friday 11/02

• Chapter 3 Test

Week 8/13 - 8/17

Monday 8/13

• Warm-Up
  
• 3.1.1 What is the rule?
  
• CW Problems 3-1 to 3-3
  
• HW Problems 3-4 to 3-8
  

Tuesday 8/14

• Warm-Up
  
• CW Problems 3-10 to 3-11
  
• HW Problems 3-13 to 3-17

Wednesday 8/15

• Warm-Up
• CW Problems 3-18, various others
• HW Problems 3-23 to 3-31

Thursday 8/15

• Warm-Up
• CW Problems 3-32, 3-33
  
• HW Problems 3-36 to 3-40

Week 8/06 - 8/10

Monday 8/06

• Warm-Up
  
• 2.1.8 What if both sides are equal?
  
• CW Problems 2-73 to 2-76
• HW Problems 2-77 to 2-81
  

Tuesday 8/07

• Warm-Up
  
• 2.1.9 What is x?
  
• CW Problems 2-82 to 2-84
  
• HW Problems 2-86 to 2-90
  

Wednesday 8/01

• Chapter Closure/Review
  

Thursday 8/02

• Team Test
  

Friday 8/03

• Individual Test
  

Week 7/30 - 8/03

Monday 7/30

• 2.1.3 What Does Minus Mean?
  
• CW Problems 2-22 to 2-26
• HW Problems 2-29 to 2-33
  

Tuesday 7/31

• Warm-Up
  
• 2.1.4 What Makes Zero?
  
• CW Problems 2-34 to 2-40
  
• HW Problems 2-41 to 2-46
  

Wednesday 8/01

• Warm-Up
• 2.1.5 How Can I Simplify the Expression?
• CW Problems 2-47 to 2-49
  
• HW Problems 2-52 to 2-56
  

Thursday 8/02

• Warm-Up Problem 2-50
  
• 2.1.6 Which is greater?
  
• CW Problems 2-57 to 2-58
  
• HW Problems 2-59 to 2-63
  

Friday 8/03

• Warm-Up
• 2.1.7 How can I write it?
• CW Problems 2-64 to 2-67
• HW Problems 2-68 to 2-72
  

Week 7/23 - 7/27

Monday 7/23

• Individual Test

Tuesday 7/24

• New Groups
  
• 2.1.1 Variables Algebra Tiles
  
• CW Problems 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5
• HW Problems none
  

Wednesday 7/25

• Warm-Up
• 2.1.2 Perimiter Algebra Tiles
• CW Problems 2-12, 2-13(a-c), 2-14
  
• HW Problems 2-18 to 2-21
  

Thursday 7/26

• Warm-Up
  
• Algebra Models Book
  
• page 6, 1-8
• pages 8-9, 1-3
  

Friday 7/27

• Sub Day

Week 7/16 - 7/20

Monday 7/16

• Warm-Up
• 1.2.2 Bull's Eye
• CW Problems 1-50 (as a class),1-51
• HW Problems 1-54 to 1-58

Tuesday 7/17

• Warm-Up
• 1.2.3 Guess and Check
  
• CW Problems 1-59, 1-60, 1-61
• HW Problems 1-65 to 1-69
  

Wednesday 7/18

• Review for Team Test
  

Thursday 7/19

• Notes for 1.1.3 & 1.1.4
  
• Diamond Problems
• HW Problems 1-70 to 1-75
  

Friday 7/20

• Team Test
  

UPCOMING TESTS

• Individual Test: Monday 7/21

Week 7/09 - 7/13

Monday 7/09

• Warm-Up
• 1.1.2 Interpreting Graphs (cont.)
• CW Problems 1-7,1-8
• HW Problems 1-11, 1-12, 1-13, 1-14
• Seating Chart implemented.

Tuesday 7/10 & Wednesday 7/11

• Warm-Up
• 1.1.3 Newton's Revenge
• CW Problems 1-15, 1-16, 1-17, 1-18, 1-19, 1-20
• HW Problems 1-21, 1-22, 1-23, 1-24, 1-25, 1-26, 1-27, 1-28, 1-29, 1-30

Thursday 7/12

• Warm-Up
• 1.1.4 Patterns
• CW Problems 1-31, 1-33 (1-32 optional)
• HW Problems 1-34, 1-35, 1-36, 1-37, 1-38, 1-39

Friday 7/13

• Warm-Up - First Learning Log Entry
• 1.1.5 The Apartment-Guess and Check
• CW Problem 1-40 (Use 1-41 & 1-42 for further help)
• HW Problems 1-44, 1-45, 1-46, 1-47, 1-48, 1-49

UPCOMING TESTS

• Team Test: Friday 7/20


• Individual Test: Monday 7/21

Homework Help

www.hotmath.com

Directions:

• Click Algebra 1 on left-hand column.
• Click on Algebra Connections. It should be the first icon on the left.
• Type in the page number of your homework problem you need help on.
• Choose your homework problem on the bottom.

Week 7/02 - 7/06

Monday 7/02

• Syllabus
• Class Building Activity

Tuesday 7/03

• Warm-Up
• Class Building Activity
• Team Building Activity
• Introduction of Round Robin game

Wednesday 7/04

• Holiday

Thursday 7/05

• 1.1.1 Interpreting Graphs
• CW Problems 1-1, 1-2
• HW Problems 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 1-6

Friday 7/06

• Warm-Up
• 1.1.2 Using the (x,y) Coordinate Plane
• CW Problems 1-7 (a-h), 1-8
• HW Problems 1-9, 1-10

LINKS

Homework Help: hotmath.com

Syllabus Click here (word document)

Notes on the Classroom

Class Rules

1. Be Respectful
2. No Electronic Devices
3. Do Not Eat in Class
4. No Gum
5. Be Ready to Work at the Tardy Bell

Bathroom Breaks

• You get one RR break per WEEK.

Pencil Sharpeners

• There are three pencil sharpeners located in the room.
• DO NOT Sharpen your pencil when I am talking or when a test is being given.

Materials for Class

• One Graphing Composition Book
• Pencil and Eraser

Welcome!

Welcome to the 2007-2008 school year!

This blog is intended for keeping tract of the things we do in class. If you are absent and need to find out what you missed, then all you have to do is look here.

Comments are welcomed.

Let's have a good year!