Friday, December 4, 2009

Preparing for an Eventual Summative Assessment on Chapter 4

Home Nugget #19 of the 2nd Term
Assigned on Friday December 4, 2009
Due on Monday December 5, 2009

In Algebra I text,

Pages 243 through 246

Problems 11 - 57

NB!

Students have of late been complaining about losing papers, assignments and the like. This is very likely an indication that binders should be cleaned and organized. Binders contain 5 sections and all papers within each section should bear the student's name and the date the paper was received. It is common practice in our class to refer back to lessons and assignments and if the binder is not kept in working condition, the student is hard-pressed to access the content within.

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Extending Our Ideas About Linearity: Slopes of Parallel and Perpendicular Lines

Home Nugget #18
Assigned on Thursday December 3, 2009
Due on Friday December 4, 2009

In Algebra I book,

Page 240 # 14 - 19 and 25 - 29

Page 247 # 1 - 15

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

One Last Look at Point-Slope Equations and A Second Look at Direct Variation

Home Nugget #17
Assigned on Wednesday December 2, 2009
Due on Thursday December 3, 2009

Given my absence yesterday and the potential for confusion in terms of what was expected when I returned, students are being afforded an extension on the double-sided sheet titled Lesson 1.3 and 1.4, ALL problems are to be solved on separate sheets of paper and evidence/explanations provided whenever possible. The lesson focuses on such topics as:

direct variation
proprotional reasoning
discrete vs. continuious relations
and more...

students must also answer the following questions from the Algebra I book,
page 232 # 18 - 22

page 233 # 41 and 42

Given both the extended time and the amount of problems contained in the lesson, students are reminded that this lesson counts for 8 points rather than the customary 4.

Monday, November 30, 2009

More Sophisticated Point-Slope Problems and A verture into Scatter Plots and Lines of Fit

Home Nugget #15
Assigned on Monday November 30, 2009
Due on Wednesday December 2 (although students can hand it in on the first if they choose)

In Algebra I book,

Page 223 # 22 - 24

Page 224 # 42 - 47

Page 225 # 52, 58 - 61

Page 231 # 8 - 17