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Finals' Week: June 2 - June 4
M (6/02)
  • Review
T (6/03)
  • Review
W (6/04)
  • Review
Th (6/05)
  • ~~~~ FINAL EXAM ~~~~
F (6/06)
  • No Class Today


Week 17: May 26 - May 30
M (5/26)
  • No School: Memorial Day
T (5/27)
  • More with Factoring (grouping)
W (5/28)
  • Factoring Trinomials
Th (5/29)
  • Factoring Trinomials and GCF
F (5/30)
  • ~~~~ QUIZ ~~~~


Week 16: May 19 - May 23 *** TENTATIVE ***
M (5/19)
  • Properties of Exponents
T (5/20)
  • Multiplying Binomials: "FOIL" Method
W (5/21)
  • Review "FOIL"
  • Quiz: Polynomails and FOIL
Th (5/22)
  • Factoring!!
F (5/23)
  • More with Factoring


Week 15: May 12 - May 16
M (5/12)
  • Fundamental Counting Principle
  • Handout and pages 684-685 #1-27
T (5/13)
  • Computer Lab: Probability
W (5/14)
  • Review
Th (5/15)
  • Test: Probability, Odds, Fundamental Counting Principle
F (5/16)
  • Introduction to Polynomials


Week 14: May 5 - May 9 *** TENTATIVE ***
M (5/05)
  • Mean, Median, Mode, Range
  • Box-and-Whisker Plots
T (5/06)
  • Frequency Tables
  • Box-and-Whisker Plots / Dice and Card Activity
W (5/07)
  • Computer Lab: Data Analysis
Th (5/08)
  • ~~~~~ Test: Data Analysis ~~~~~~
F (5/09)
  • Introduction to Probability


Week 13: April 28 - May 2
M (4/28)
  • Recap Systems: Graphing and Substitution
  • Finish "Quiz" / In Class Packet
T (4/29)
  • Systems of Equations: "Elimination"
W (4/30)
  • Systems of Equations: Word Problems
Th (5/01)
F (5/02)
  • ~~~~~ Test: Systems of Equations ~~~~~


Week 12: April 21 - April 25 *** TENTATIVE ***
M (4/21)
  • Equation of Lines (2 Points)
  • Equations of Lines (Parallel / Perpendicular)
T (4/22)
  • Equations of Lines... Continued
W (4/23)
  • Systems of Equations: Graphing
Th (4/24)
  • Systems of Equations: Substitution
F (4/25)


Week 11: April 14 - April 18
M (4/14)
  • Slope-Intercept Form Quick Quiz
  • Graphing using x- and y-intercepts
T (4/15)
  • Review of Graphing
W (4/16)
  • Big Quiz: Slopes and Graphing
Th (4/17)
  • Equations of Lines: Slope and a Point
F (4/18)
  • Equations of Lines: 2 Points


Week 10: April 7 - April 11
M (4/07)
  • Introduction to Slope
T (4/08)
  • Slope - Visually and Algebraically
  • Handout: Finish drawing lines given a point and slope
W (4/09)
  • Recap Slope - Visual and Algebraic
  • Horiztonal and Vertical Lines
Th (4/10)
  • Recap Slope
  • Slope Quiz
F (4/11)
  • Slope Intercept Form
  • Handout on Slope-Intercept Form


Week 9: March 31 - April 4
M (3/31)
  • Introduction to Graphing
  • Graphing using Tables
  • pgs 34-36 #1, 2, 8-30 EVEN, 33
T (4/01)
  • Scatterplots
  • Lines of Best Fit
  • Scatterplot Handout
W (4/02)
  • Functions
  • Functions Handout
Th (4/03)
  • Review
F (4/04)
  • ~~~~~~~ Test Today! ~~~~~~~
  • End of GP#2


Week 8: March 17 - March 21
M (3/17)
  • Inequalities Word Problems
T (3/18)
  • ~~~~~~~ TEST TODAY: Inequalities ~~~~~~~
W (3/19)
  • Short Class: NHS Induction
  • Begin Graphing?
Th (3/20)
  • Analyzing Graphs: "Popcorn Stories"
F (3/21)
  • SPRING BREAK!


Week 7: March 10 - March 14 (OGT Week)
M (3/10)
  • Solving Simple Inequalities
T (3/11)
  • Solving Simple Inequalities
W (3/12)
  • Graphing Solutions to Inequalities (click here)
  • pg 287: #52-60
Th (3/13)
  • Solving and Graphing Inequalities
F (3/14)


Week 6: March 3 - March 7
M (3/3)
  • Solving Literal Equations
  • Solving Literal Equations Packet: Due Wednesday
T (3/4)
  • ~~~~~~~ No School: Election Day ~~~~~~~
W (3/5)
  • Solving Literal Equations / With Factoring
  • In Class Literal Equations Problems
  • Solving Literal Equations Handout (all)
Th (3/6)
  • Literal Equations Review
  • Literal Equations Word Problems
F (3/7)
  • ~~~~~~~ TEST #3 TODAY: Literal Equations ~~~~~~~


Week 5: February 25 - February 29
M (2/25)
  • ~~~~~~~ TEST #2 TODAY: Linear Equations ~~~~~~~
T (2/26)
  • ~~~~~~~ No School: Snow Day ~~~~~~~
W (2/27)
  • Solving "ax + b = cx + d" equations
  • Page 139: #14-32; 35, 36
Th (2/28)
  • Solving "ax + b = cx + d" equations
  • Mini-Quiz: Multi-Step Equations
F (2/29)
  • Substitute Teacher - In Class Packet


Week 4: February 18 - February 22
M (2/18)
  • No School: President's Day
T (2/19)
  • Solving 2-Step Equations
  • Handout: All (1-18)
W (2/20)
  • Solving Tricky Two-Step Equations
  • pg 133: 14-50 - evens only
Th (2/21)
  • Solving Distributive Property Equations
  • Handout: all
F (2/22)
  • Review: Test Monday


Week 3: February 11 - February 15
M (2/11)
  • No School: Wind Chill Day
T (2/12)
  • No School: Snow Day
W (2/13)
  • No School: Snow Day
Th (2/14)
  • Conferences: 3-9 PM; Schedule Appointment with Guidance
  • Introduction to Solving Equations
  • One-Step Equations
F (2/15)
  • No School: Midwinter Break!


Week 2: February 4 - February 8
M (2/4)
  • Laws of Exponents: Multiplying Items with Same Base
  • Distributive Property
T (2/5)
  • Distributive Property (II)
  • In-Class Distributive
  • Quick Quiz: Distributive Property
W (2/6)
  • Factoring Greatest Common Factor (GCF)
  • Handout: Top of both front and back
Th (2/7)
  • Review
F (2/8)
  • ~~~~~~~~~~~ Test: Introductory Material ~~~~~~~~~~


Week 1: January 28 - February 1
M (1/28)
  • First Day of Class: Class Procedures and Policies
  • Student Presentations
T (1/29)
  • Finish Student Presentations
  • Prerequisite Info (Reciprocals, Opposites, Variables, Terms, etc)
  • Handout: Prerequisite Knowledge Practice
W (1/30)
  • Combining Like Terms (click here)
  • Handout: Multiple Choice Combine Like Terms (SHOW WORK)
Th (1/31)
  • Order of Operations (click here)
  • Handout: Order of Operations (SHOW WORK)
F (2/1)
  • Evaluating Expressions (click here)
  • ~~~~~~~~~~~ Quiz ~~~~~~~~~~
  • Handout: Evaluating Expressions (SHOW WORK)

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