Week of October 22, 2012

Monday- Target Deadline for Inequalities Unit! All assignments were checked in for credit and each student was given the Inequalities quiz.  Everyone will have an opportunity to retake it as many times as necessary, but keep in mind, progress needs to also be made on the following unit (Systems of Equations).  I will be checking for progress on Monday of next week since there is no school on Friday.

Tuesday- ACT Plan Testing for Sophomores

Wednesday- Students worked on their graphic organizers and practice problems in stations for the Systems of Equations unit.  It is expected that each student fill in the graphic organizer based on prior knowledge and additional resources BEFORE I take time to go through everything as a class.



Remember that tutoring is available on Tuesdays and Thursdays....any other time is by appointment!!

Week of October 15, 2012

This week students are working on the Inequalities & Absolute Value unit.  Just a reminder that the graphic organizer, practice problems, and project need to be complete.  There are several students that have been working diligently and will be ready to move on to the next unit (Systems of Equations) on Monday!

ALGEBRA 2 PROJECT RESOURCES

UNIT 1: INEQUALITIES & ABSOLUTE VALUE
 DiGiorno Law of Pizzaplicity Handout




UNIT 2: SYSTEMS OF EQUATIONS (2 AND 3 VARIABLES)
 

Please follow this link to complete your project for this unit.  It should take you to the WebQuest for Cell Phone Plans.  Make sure you follow the directions carefully!

https://sites.google.com/a/wcps.org/webquest-cell-phone-plans/

*You must be logged in to your WCPS Google account to gain access!

Week of October 8, 2012

This week we are transitioning into the second half of the semester and beginning Algebra 2 topics.  The students have been working on pre-assessment stations to determine their strengths and weaknesses when it comes to their algebraic knowledge. Those students who have completed all of the stations will be able to get a jump-start on the actual units on Friday.

For each unit, all students must complete the following:

1. Guided Notes/Graphic Organizer (Classwork grade)
2. Practice Problems/Performance Tasks (Homework grade)
3. Project/Lab (Projects & Labs will be compiled into a portfolio and students will receive a final project grade at the end of the semester)
4. Quiz (this may be taken as many times as necessary to pass and/or achieve the desired grade)

Details and copies of handouts will be posted each week.  Students will be able to work at their own pace to complete each component of the unit, but there will be a target deadline for them to attempt the quiz.  For those parents who say that their child always says they have no homework...THEY WILL ALWAYS HAVE SOMETHING TO WORK ON!  The rest of the semester will be very rigid because every student is accountable for learning the outlined objectives of this course.  Whether or not their is a state-administered assessment, each student will be required to take a final at the end of this course.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me by either submitting a comment on this blog or through email (michellemccullough@wcps.org).

I hope everyone is motivated to do better this grading period as we are all turning over a new leaf!

Donald in MathMagic Land

Week of October 1, 2012

Students will be finishing the 3-D City building project this week.  The following is a list of deadlines for this week:
Monday (10/1/12): Buildings complete
Tuesday (10/2/12): Building compilation complete
Wednesday (10/3/12): Mini-Units complete (Take-home final assigned)
Thursday (10/4/12): Building measurements & writing assignment complete (handout to be given in class)
Friday (10/5/12): Take-home final Due!

This Friday (10/5/12) is also the last day of the grading period, so any missing work or quiz retakes need to be submitted by the end of the day!!!

Here is a copy of the Take-home final...if you need an extra copy, feel free to print it out!
Geometry Take Home Final