Friday, May 11, 2012

We reviewed for the final exam by reviewing the second half of second semester (lesson, pdf).

Your homework is:

1. Finish the second semester review worksheet.
2. Prepare your 3 by 5 note card for the final exam.
3. Study for the final exam - first thing on Monday morning. Make sure you bring your Algebra book to turn in, your note card, a calculator, two pencil, and something to work on quietly if you finish early. 
4. If you have questions this weekend, you know how to get in touch with me.

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

We began with this opener (pdf).

We then reviewed for the final exam by reviewing the first half of second semester (lesson, pdf).

Your homework is:

1. Complete the first half of the second semester review worksheet.

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

We began with this opener (pdf).

We then reviewed for the final exam by having you generate what types of questions you thought would be on it (lesson, pdf).

Your homework is:

1. Review the problems we generated together.

Monday, May 7, 2012

We began with this opener (pdf).

We then continued reviewing for the final exam by reviewing the second half of first semester (lesson, pdf).

Your homework is:

1. Finish the rest of the first semester review worksheet.

Friday, May 4, 2012

We began with our assessment over Solving Rational Equations (key, pdf).

We then began reviewing for the final exam by reviewing some of what we learned first semester (lesson, pdf).

Your homework is:

1. Check the portal for the results of your assessments last week, fill out your student checklist with your results, and make a plan for retake (if necessary), including making an appointment. 
   
2. Review for final. #1-17, 38, 39 on the review worksheet.

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

We practiced solving rational equations (lesson, pdf).
Your homework is:

1. Prepare for the Solving Rational Equations Assessment on Friday.

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

We began with this opener (pdf).

We then practiced solving rational equations (lesson, pdf). I also initialed your registration cards for next year.

Your homework is:

1. Review Solving Rational Equations.
   
2. Complete the Solving Rational Equations Pre-Assessment on the Moodle.  

Monday, April 30, 2012

We began with this opener (pdf).

We then practiced solving rational equations (lesson, pdf).

Your homework is:

1. Review solving rational equations.
   
2. Please bring your registration card to class tomorrow so that I can initial it.
   
3. If you haven't yet, you might want to start watching the review videos that have been showing up on the blog.

Friday, April 27, 2012

We began with our assessment over Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions (key, pdf).

We then learned about Solving Rational Equations (lesson, pdf).

Your homework is:

1. Check the portal for the results of your assessments last week, fill out your student checklist with your results, and make a plan for retake (if necessary), including making an appointment. 

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

We began with this opener (pdf).

We then took our common assessment over factoring.

We then practiced adding and subtracting rational expressions (lesson, pdf).

Your homework is:

1. Prepare for the Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions Assessment on Friday.

Monday, April 23, 2012

We began with this opener (pdf).

We then learned about Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions (lesson, pdf), as well as a bit of review of multiplying, dividing and simplifying rational expressions.

Your homework is:

1. Prepare for the Multiplying, Dividing and Simplifying Rational Expressions assessment tomorrow.
   
2. Watch and complete the Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions Video, including submitting the self-check problems on the Moodle.
   

Friday, April 20, 2012

We began with this opener (pdf).

We then learned about Dividing Rational Expressions (lesson, pdf).

Your homework is:

1. Finish the worksheet if necessary.
   
2. Complete the Multiplying and Dividing Rational Expressions Pre-Assessment on the Moodle.  

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

We began with this opener (pdf).

We then learned about multiplying rational expressions (lesson, pdf).

Your homework is:

1. Finish the worksheet if necessary.
   
   
2. Watch and complete the Multiplying and Dividing Rational Expressions Video, including submitting the self-check problems on the Moodle.

Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

MAP Testing today, so no class. Please remember to finish the worksheets from Monday's class if you haven't already.

Monday, April 16, 2012

We began with this opener (pdf).

We then practiced simplifying rational expressions (lesson, pdf).

Your homework is:

1. Finish the worksheet if necessary (by Wednesday).
   
   
2. MAP Testing tomorrow. Please report to the media center computer lab.

Friday, April 13, 2012

We began with our assessment over the Quadratic Formula (key, pdf).

We then learned about simplifying rational expressions (lesson, pdf).

Your homework is:

1. Check the portal for the results of your assessments last week, fill out your student checklist with your results, and make a plan for retake (if necessary), including making an appointment.
   
   
2. Watch and complete the Simplifying Rational Expressions Video, including submitting the self-check problems on the Moodle.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

We began with this opener (pdf).

We then learned about some applications of quadratic equations (lesson, pdf).

Your homework is:

1. Prepare for the Quadratic Formula Assessment on  Friday.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

We began with our assessment over Graphing Quadratic Equations (key, pdf).

We then practiced using the Quadratic Formula (lesson, pdf).

Your homework is:

1. Check the portal for the results of your assessments last week, fill out your student checklist with your results, and make a plan for retake (if necessary), including making an appointment. 
   
2. Complete the Quadratic Formula Pre-Assessment on the Moodle. 

Monday, April 9, 2012

We began with this opener (pdf).

We then learned about the Quadratic Formula (lesson, pdf).

Your homework is:

1. Prepare for the Graphing Assessment tomorrow.
    
2. Watch and complete the Quadratic Formula Video, including submitting the self-check problems on the Moodle.

Friday, April 6, 2012

We began with this opener (pdf).

We then practiced graphing quadratic equations in the form y = ax² + bx + c (lesson, pdf).

Your homework is:

1. Finish the worksheet.
    
2. Complete the Graphing y = ax² + bx + c Pre-Assessment on the Moodle.