HOMEWORK AND CLASSWORK FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 14-18, 2005

CLASSWORK AND HOMEWORK ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

MONDAY –
RATIOS AND PERCENTS. WORK PROBLEM OF THE DAY ON THE OVERHEAD, WORK IN-CLASS EXAMPLES FROM PAGES 206-207, WORK PROBLEMS TOGETHER FROM PAGES 208-209. HOMEWORK – WORKBOOK PAGE 33.

TUESDAY –
WORKING WITH FRACTIONS, DECIMALS, AND PERCENTS. WORK PROBLEM OF THE DAY ON THE OVERHEAD, WORK EXAMPLES FROM PAGES 210-212 AND PAGES 216-217, WORK PROBLEMS TOGETHER FROM PAGES 213-214 AND PAGES 218-219. HOMEWORK – WORKBOOK PAGES 34-35 ODDS.

WEDNESDAY –
FINDING PERCENTS MENTALLY. WORK THE PROBLEM OF THE DAY, WORK EXAMPLES FROM PAGES 220-221. WORK PROBLEMS TOGETHER FROM PAGES 222-223. REVIEW FRO TEST WHICH IS FRIDAY!!! HOMEWORK – WORKBOOK PAGE 36.

THURSDAY –
COMPUTER LAB DAY. WE WILL WORK ON LOUISIANA PASS. HOMEWORK – TEXTBOOK PAGE 224.

FRIDAY – CORRECT HOMEWORK AND REVIEW FOR TEST, TEST OVER MID-CHAPTER 4, EARLY FINISHERS WILL WORK ON PENTAMINOES.

CLASSWORK FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 10-14, 2005
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MONDAY -
STUDENTS WILL REVIEW EQUATIONS WITH RATIONAL NUMBERS, STUDENTS WILL FIND THE SQUARE ROOTS OF PERFECT SQUARES AND WILL ALSO ESTIMATE SQUARE ROOTS. WE WILL WORK PROBLEMS ON PAGES 118-123 TOGETHER. HOMEWORK IS WORKBOOK PAGES 19-20.

TUESDAY -
STUDENTS WILL WORK PROBLEM OF THE DAY ON THE OVERHEAD, STUDENTS WILL SOLVE PROBLEMS USING VENN DIAGRAMS USING PAGE 123. WE WILL MAKE VENN DIAGRAMS OUT OF YARN AND CREATE MORE PROBLEMS TO SOLVE. HOMEWORK - NONE

WEDNESDAY -
STUDENTS WILL WORK "5 MINUTE CHECK" ON THE OVERHEAD, WE WILL IDENTIFY AND CLASSIFY NUMBERS IN THE REAL NUMBER SYSTEM USING PAGES 126-129. HOMEWORK - WORKBOOK PAGE 21. STUDY FOR TEST THAT IS ON THURSDAY!!!!!!!

THURSDAY -
TEST OVER MID-CHPATER 2. EARLY FINISHERS WILL WORK PROBLEMS USING A VENN DIAGRAM.

FRIDAY -
STUDENTS WILL COMPLETE THE "5 MINUTE CHECK" ON OVERHEAD, WE WILL WORK PROBLEMS TOGETHER USING THE PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM - PAGES 133-136. WE WILL ALSO COMPLETE A COMPREHENSIVE CURRICULUM ACTIVITY IN CLASS USING THE TELEVISION/CD. HOMEWORK - WORKBOOK PAGE 22. HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND!!!!

CLASSWORK AND HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 3-7, 2005
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MONDAY -
STUDENTS WILL EXPRESS NUMBERS IN SCIENTIFIC NOTATION, WORK 5 MINUTE CHECK, AND REVIEW FOR TEST. HOMEWORK - WORKBOOK PAGE 18.

TUESDAY -
STUDENTS WILL WORK 5 MINUTE CHECK, COMPLETE A PRACTICE TEST ON SKILLS FROM CHAPTER TEST, GO OVER THE TEST AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. HOMEWORK - TEST ON WEDNESDAY.

WEDNESDAY -
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT STUDENTS MAY HAVE ABOUT TEST, ADMINISTER TEST. EARLY FINISHERS WILL WORK ON PRACTICE LEAP MATERIALS. HOMEWORK - HAVE A GREAT MIGHT!!!!

THURSDAY -
STUDENTS WILL FIND SQUARE ROOTS OR PERFECT SQUARES AND ESTIMATE SQUARES, STUDENTS WILL WORK PROBLEMS FROM PAGES 118-122, TEACHER WILL CHECK PROBLEMS. HOMEWORK - WORKBOOK PAGES 19-20.

FRIDAY -
STUDENTS WILL WORK 5 MINUTE CHECK, WE WILL ALSO SOLVE PROBLEMS USING A VENN DIAGRAM. THIS PROBLEM WILL BE DONE WITH YARD IN THE CLASSROOM. STUDENTS WILL WORK PROBLEMS FROM PAGE 123, AND COMPLETE OPEN-ENDED ASSESSMENT FROM PAGE 124. HOMEWORK - FINISH COPYING VOCABULARY, IF NOT FINISHED IN CLASS.

CLASSWORK AND HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 26-30, 2005
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MONDAY - SORRY THE INTERNET WAS DOWN!!!

TUESDAY - STUDENTS WILL SOLVE EQUATIONS USING RATIONAL NUMBERS - PAGE 93. HOMEWORK - ADVANCED CLASSES WILL COMPLETE WORD PROBLEM SHEET. ALL CLASSES - STUDY FOR VOCABULARY TEST

WEDNESDAY - STUDENTS WILL TAKE VOCABULARY TEST OVER CHAPTER 2. STUDENTS WILL CONTINUE TO SOLVE EQUATIONS USING RATIONAL NUMBERS - PAGES 94-95. HOMEWORK - WORKBOOK PAGE 16.

THURSDAY - STUDENTS WILL TAKE THE EXPLORER TEST DURING 1ST-4TH HOURS. 5TH-7TH HOUR CLASSES WILL REVIEW CHAPTER 2 SKILLS IN CLASS. HOMEWORK - NONE

FRIDAY - STUDENTS WILL USE POWERS AND EXPONENTS IN EXPRESSIONS USING PAGES 99-102. HOMEWORK IS WORKBOOK PAGE 17. HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND!!!!!!

CLASSWORK AND HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 19-23, 2005
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MONDAY -
5 MINUTE CHECK ON THE OVERHEAD, WORK PROBLEMS FROM PAGES 63-67 ON EXPRESSING RATIONAL NUMBERS AS DECIMALS, DISCUSS NEW VOCABULARY, WORK EXAMPLES ON PAGES 68-71 ON COMPARING AND ORDERING RATIONAL
NUMBERS. ADVANCED CLASSES WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON PORTFOLIO ASSIGNMENT. HOMEWORK - WORKBOOK PAGES 10-11 ODDS

TUESDAY -
CORRECT HOMEWORK FROM MONDAY, 5 MINUTE CHECK ON THE OVERHEAD, TEACH MATH USING FOLDABLES(IN-CLASS ACTIVITY), TEACH EXAMPLES FROM PAGES 72-75 ON MULTIPLYING FRACTIONS. HOMEWORK - WORKBOOK PAGE 12

WEDNESDAY - CORRECT HOMEWORK FROM TUESDAY, 5 MINUTE CHECK ON THE OVERHEAD, WORK EXAMPLES FROM PAGES 77-82 ON DIVIDING FRACTIONS, WORK WORD PROBLEMS FROM THE OVERHEAD TOGETHER. ADVANCED - MINI LAB ON CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE QUESTIONING. HOMEWORK - WORKBOOK PAGE 13.

THURSDAY - CORRECT HOMEWORK FROM WEDNESDAY, 5 MINUTE CHECK ON THE OVERHEAD, WORK EXAMPLES FROM PAGE 83-86 ON ADDING AND SUBTRACTING FRACTIONS WITH LIKE DENOMINATORS, REVIEW FOR THE MID-CHAPTER TEST.
HOMEWORK - WORKBOOK PAGE 14, STUDY FOR TEST WHICH WILL BE ON FRIDAY.

FRIDAY -
CORRECT HOMEWORK FROM THURSDAY, ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT STUDENTS MAY HAVE ABOUT HOMEWORK, REVIEW FOR THE TEST, ADMINISTER TEST, HAND OUT COPIES OF WORD PROBLEMS AND LOGIC PROBLEMS FOR EARLY FINISHERS.

CLASSWORK AND HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 12-16, 2005
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MONDAY -
CORRECT HOMEWORK FROM FRIDAY, 5 MINUTE CHECK ON OVERHEAD, TEACH EXAMPLES ON ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS AND EQUATIONS FROM PAGE 40, COMPREHENSIVE CURRICULUM ACTIVITY #1-3, GO OVER MONDAY'S LEAP PROBLEM. HOMEWORK - WORKBOOK PAGE 7, ADVANCED - WORD PROBLEM PAGE 7 (HANDOUT)

TUESDAY -
CHECK HOMEWORK FROM MONDAY, 5 MINUTE CHECK ON THE OVERHEAD, WORK EXAMPLES FROM PAGES 46-47 ON SOLVING EQUATIONS USING THE ADDITION AND SUBTRACTUION PROPERTIES OF EQUALITY, WORK TUESDAY'S LEAP PROBLEM, ADVANCED WILL HAVE A MINI LAB WITH PROBLEM-SOLVING STRATEGIES - PAGES 43-44. HOMEWORK - WORKBOOK PAGE 8

WEDNESDAY -
CHECK HOMEWORK FROM TUESDAY, 5 MINUTE CHECK ON THE OVERHEAD, WORK EXAMPLES FROM PAGE 51 ON SOLVING EQUATIONS BY USING THE DIVISION AND MULTIPLICATION PROPERTIES OF EQUALITY, WORK WEDNESDAY' LEAP PROBLEM. HOMEWORK - STUDY FOR TEST ON THURSDAY!!!!!, PAGE 57 IN TEXTBOOK

THURSDAY -
CHECK HOMEWORK FROM WEDNESDAY, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CHAPTER THAT STUDENTS MAY HAVE, QUICK REVIEW, ADMINISTER TEST, WORK PENTAMINOES WHEN FINISHED WITH TEST. HOMEWORK - NONE!!!

FRIDAY -
BEGIN COPYING VOCABULARY , 5 MINUTE CHECK ON THE OVERHEAD, WORK EXAMPLES ON USING RATIONAL NUMBERS AS DECIMALS AND FRACTIONS ON PAGES 63-64, ALSOWORK EXAMPLES ON PAGE 68 WITH COMPARING AND ORDERING RATIONAL NUMBERS, WORK THURSDAY'S AND FRIDAY'S LEAP PROBLEMS. HOMEWORK - WORKBOOK PAGES 10-11 ODDS, ADVANCED WILL DO ALL PROBLEMS.

CLASSWORK AND HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 6-9, 2005
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MONDAY - HAPPY LABOR DAY!!!!

TUESDAY - COMPLETE 5 MINUTE CHECK IN CLASS, GO OVER EXAMPLES ON PAGES 12-13 FOR EVALUATING EXPRESSIONS AND IDENTITY PROPERTIES. HOMEWORK - WORKBOOK PAGE 2 ODDS, ADVANCED WILL DO ALL PROBLEMS.

WEDNESDAY - CHECK HOMEWORK, COMPLETE 5 MINUTE CHECK IN CLASS, GO OVER EXAMPLES ON PAGES 18-19 FOR GRAPHING INTEGERS ON A NUMBER LINE, GO OVER EXAMPLES ON PAGES 24 AND 25 ON ADDING INTEGERS. HOMEWORK - WORKBOOK PAGES 3-4. STUDY FOR TEST OVER LESSONS 1-4 FOR CHAPTER 1!!!!!

THURSDAY - TAKE TEST, CHECK HOMEWORK, COMPLETE 5 MINUTE CHECK IN CLASS, GO OVER EXAMPLES ON PAGE 29 FOR SUBTRACTING INTEGERS. HOMEWORK - WORKBOOK PAGE 5, ADVANCED WILL WORK PROBLEM SOLVING PAGE 5.

FRIDAY - CHECK HOMEWORK, COMPLETE 5 MINUTE CHECK IN CLASS, GO OVER EXAMPLES ON PAGES 35-36 FOR MULTIPLYING AND DIVIDING INTEGERS. HOMEWORK - WORKBOOK PAGE 6. HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND!!!!!

CLASSWORK AND HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 29-SEPT. 2

HOMEWORK AND CLASSWORK ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

MONDAY –
INTRODUCE FACTOR LADDERS. EXPLAIN HOW THESE CAN BE USED TO FIND LCM, GCF, AND HOW TO REDUCE FRACTIONS, WORK EXAMPLES ON PAGES 60-612, WORK PAGE 609 ODDS AND CHECK, WORK PAGE 610 ODDS AND CHECK, REVIEW FACTOR LADDERS. HOMEWORK – PAGES 609-610 EVENS.

TUESDAY –
REVIEW FACTOR LADDERS, WORK PAGE 611 EVENS AND CHECK, WORK PAGE 612 EVENS AND CHECK, REVIEW LESSON. HOMEWORK – PAGES 611 AND 612 ODDS.
ADVANCED CLASSES – SAME AS ABOVE, WE WILL ALSO COMPLETE INTERACTIVE PROBLEM SOLVING - PAGE 64 HANDOUT.

WEDNESDAY –
INTRODUCE THE PROTRACTOR, DISCUSS THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF ANGLES USING THE OVERHEAD, PRACTICE MEASURING ANGLES, WORK EXAMPLES ON PAGE 615, WORK PAGE 615 AND CHECK, REVIEW FOR TEST.
HOMEWORK – TEST TOMORROW ON AREA, PERIMETER, COORDINATE PLANES, GCF, LCM, FACTORS, SIMPLIFYING FRACTIONS, AND MEASURING ANGLES.
ADVANCED CLASSES – SAME AS ABOVE. WE WILL ALSO HAVE A PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT.

THURSDAY –
REVIEW ALL SKILLS, ADMINISTER TEST, EARLY FINISHERS WILL WORK LOGIC PROBLEMS. HOMEWORK – HAVE A GOOD NIGHT!!!

FRIDAY –
SOLVE PROBLEMS USING THE FOUR STEP PLAN – PAGES 7 AND 8 IN CLASS. HOMEWORK – WORKBOOK PAGE 1

HOMEWORK AND CLASS ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 22-26.

CLASSWORK AND HOMEWORK ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

MONDAY –
DISCUSS DIFFERENT KINDS OF GRAPHS, WORK EXAMPLES ON PAGE 603, COMPLETE PAGE 603 TOGETHER, DISCUSS DIVISIBILITY RULES, WORK EXAMPLES ON PAGE 608, COMPLETE PAGE 608 1-24 EVENS AND CHECK, REVIEW GRAPHS AND DIVISIBILITY RULES. HOMEWORK – PAGE 608 ODDS.
ADVANCED – SAME AS ABOVE. WE WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE PORTFOLIO THAT WILL BE REQUIRED FOR THE YEAR.

TUESDAY –
INTRODUCE “MR. GALLON”, DISCUSS DIFFERENT FORMS OF MEASURE, HAND OUT REFERENCE SHEETS, WORK EXAMPLES ON PAGES 604-605, COMPLETE 1-27 EVENS ON PAGE 605 AND CHECK, REVIEW CUSTOMARY UNITS OF MEASURE. HOMEWORK – PAGE 605 ODDS.
ADVANCED – SAME AS ABOVE. DISCUSS BALANCED ASSESSMENT QUESTION FOR PORTFOLIO.

WEDNESDAY –
DISCUSS DIFFERENT KINDS OF METRIC MEASUREMENT, INTRODUCE “KING HENRY DIED MONDAY DRINKING CHOCOLATE MILK”, EXPLAIN HOW TO CONVERT, WORK EXAMPLES ON PAGES 606-607, WORK PAGE 607 1ST COLUMN, REVIEW MWTRIC MEASURE. HOMEWORK – PAGE 607 2ND COLUMN. TEST TOMORROW!!!!!
ADVANCED – SAME AS ABOVE. COMPLETE 3RD COLUMN FOR HOMEWORK

THURSDAY –
CHECK HOMEWORK, ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS, QUICK REVIEW, TEST OVER PREREQUISITE SKILLS (EARLY FINISHERS WILL HAVE A CLASSROOM ACTIVITY), REVIEW PROBLEM AREAS. HOMEWORK – NONE
ADVANCED – FINISH BALANCED ASSESSMENT QUESTION FROM TUESDAY.

FRIDAY –
REVIEW PERIMETER AND AREA, WORK EXAMPLES TOGETHER ON PAGE 613, COMPLETE PAGE 613 #1-12 AND CHECK, USE WALL CHART TO DISCUSS COORDINATE PLANES, WORK EXAMPLES ON PAGE 614, ASSIGN PAGE 614 #1-13 ODD AND CHECK, REVIEW AREA, PERIMETER, AND COORDINATE PLANES.
ADVANCED – DESIGN AN IRREGULAR SHAPED ROOM ON GRID PAPER. WRITE A WORD PROBLEM FOR THE ROOM USING AREA AND PERIMETER; GIVE A SOLUTION.

CLASSWORK AND HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF - MAY 16-20, 2005
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MONDAY -
1ST HOUR - SOLVING PROPORTIONS - PAGE 454. HOMEWORK - WORKBOOK PAGE 101.

2ND HOUR - FINISH TEST FROM FRIDAY. HOMEWORK - NONE

3RD HOUR - FINDING MEDIAN AND MODE - PAGE 44. HOMEWORK - WORKBOOK PAGE 1-7.

4TH-6TH HOURS - CONTINUE READING "THE GIVER". GO OVER STUDY GUIDES AS A CLASS.

TUESDAY -
1ST HOUR - PROBLEM SOLVING - PAGE 459. HOMEWORK - WORKBOOK PAGE 103.

2ND HOUR - REVIEW FOR FNAL IN CLASS. HOMEWORK - NONE

3RD HOUR- FINDING MEAN - PAGES 46-47. HOMEWORK - WORKBOOK PAGE 1-8.

4TH-6TH HOURS - CONTINUE READING "THE GIVER" SILENTLY. GO OVER STUDY GUIDES AND DISCUSS AS A CLASS.

WEDNESDAY -
1ST HOUR - FINDING PERCENT PROPORTIONS - PAGE 462. HOMEWORK - WORKBOOK PAGE 104.

2ND HOUR - REVIEW FOR FINAL IN CLASS. HOMEWORK - NONE.

3RD HOUR - ANALYSIS OF OUTLIERS - PAGE 51. HOMEWORK - WORKBOOK PAGE 1-9.

4TH-6TH HOURS - CONTINUE READING "THE GIVER" SILENTLY. GO OVER STUDY GUIDES AND DISCUSS AS A CLASS.

THURSDAY -
1ST HOUR - WORKING WITH PERCENT EQUATIONS - PAGE 465. HOMEWORK - WORKBOOK PAGE 105.

2ND HOUR - REVIEW FOR FINAL IN CLASS. HOMEWORK - NONE.

3RD HOUR - REVIE FOR FINAL - PAGE 56 IN TESTBOOK. DISCUSS. HOMEWORK - NONE

4TH-6TH HOURS - CONTINUE READING "TEH GIVER" SILENTLY. GO OVER STUDY GUIDES AND DISCUSS AS A CLASS.

FRIDAY -
1ST HOUR - REVIEW FOR FINAL - PAGE 468. HOMEWORK - STUDY FOR FINAL.

2ND HOUR - REVIEW FOR FINAL. HOMEWORK - STUDY FOR FINAL.

3RD HOUR - REVIEW FOR FINAL IN CLASS. HOMEWORK - STUDY FOR FINAL (CHAPTER 10, SECTION C)

4TH-6TH HOURS - FINISH "THE GIVER", REVIEW FOR THE FINAL, GO OVER ANY QUESTIONS AND DISCUSS ALL STUDY GUIDES.