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Expectations for Algebra One 2013-2014
Ms. Waldron
(734) 654-8694
[email protected]
Class Procedure: When you enter the classroom you are expected to;
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Retrieve your assigned calculator
Pickup note packet for the day
Pickup folder
Take previous days assignment out and place on desk in the upper left corner
Beginning working on the “Get Ready” problem posted on the Smart Board*
*During this time your homework assignment will be graded by Ms. Waldron.
Grades
Grades will consist of;
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Homework assignments
Writing assignments
Quizzes
Test
Daily Exit slips
2 Semester Project
Vocabulary Cards
(10pts each)
(30-50pts)
(50pts each)
(100pts each)
(5pts each)
(200-300pts each)
(25pts a set)
Class Room Behavior
I expect respectful, courteous, and appropriate behavior towards staff and classmates,
anything less than this will not be tolerated.
Late Assignments
All homework assignments will be due the next class period or an appropriate due date
will be announced. Assignments not completed on time must be turned in by the end of
marking period for partial credit.
Assigned Seats
Assigned Seats will occur in the event class room behaviors require it.
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Algebra One Content and Schedule*
*schedule is subject to change
Areas of study will include but are not limited to the following;
Week One
 Integers and Introduction to Solving Equations
o Introduction to Integers
o Adding & Subtracting Integers
o Multiplying & Dividing Integers
Week Two
 Fractions and Mixed Numbers
o Introduction to Fractions and Mixed Numbers
o Factors and Simplest Form
o Multiplying & Dividing Fractions
o Adding & Subtracting like Fractions
o Adding & Subtracting unlike Fractions
Week Three
o Complex Fractions & Review of Order of Operations
o Operations on Mixed Numbers
Week Four
 Review of Real Numbers
o Symbols and Sets of Numbers
o Introduction to Variable Expressions & Equations
o Adding & Subtracting Real Numbers
o Multiplying & Dividing Real Numbers
o Properties of Real Numbers
Week Five
 Decimals, Ratios & Percent’s
o Adding & Subtracting Decimals
o Multiplying & Dividing Decimals
Week Six
o Ratios & Rates
o Proportions & Problem Solving
o Percents, Decimals, & Fractions
o Solving Percent Problems with Equations
Week Seven
 Equations, Inequalities, & Problem Solving
o Simplifying Algebraic Expressions
o The Addition Property of Equality
Week Eight
o The Multiplication Property of Equality
o Solving Linear Equations
Week Nine
o An Introduction to Problem Solving
o Formulas, Percent, Mixture, & Distance Problem Solving
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Week Ten
 Argumentative Essay
Week Eleven
 Graphs & Functions
o Reading Graphs
o The Rectangular Coordinate System
o Graphing Linear Equations
o Intercepts
o Slope & Rate of Change
Week Twelve
o Equations of Lines
o Functions
Week Thirteen
 10% Summary Paper
 Thanksgiving Break
Week Fourteen
 Solving Inequalities & Absolute Value Equations & Inequalities
o Linear Equations & Problem Solving
o Compound Inequalities
o Absolute Value Equations
o Absolute Value Inequalities
Week Fifth-teen
o Graphing Linear Inequalities
 Solving Systems of Linear Equations & Inequalities
o Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Graphing
Week Sixteen
o Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Substitution
o Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Addition
Week Seventeen – Week Eighteen
 Christmas Break
Week Nineteen – Twenty
 Semester Project
Week Twenty-One
o Systems of Linear Inequalities
o Mean, Median, & Mode
Week Twenty-Two
 Exponents & Polynomials
o Exponents
o Adding & Subtracting Polynomials
o Multiplying Polynomials
o Special Products
Week Twenty-Three
o Negative Exponents & Scientific Notation
o Graphing Exponential Functions 7 Using the Compound Interest Formula
o Exponential Growth & Decay Functions
o Dividing Polynomials
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Week Twenty-Four
 Factoring Polynomials
o The Greatest Common Factor & Factoring by Grouping
o Factoring Trinomials of the Form
Week Twenty-Five
o Factoring Trinomials of the Form
& Perfect Square Trinomials
o Factoring Trinomials of the Form
by Grouping
o Factoring Binomials
Week Twenty-Six
o Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring
o Quadratic Equations & Problem Solving
Week Twenty-Seven
o Argumentative Essay
o ACT Testing
Week Twenty-Eight
 Rational Expressions
o Simplifying Rational Expressions
o Multiplying & Dividing Rational Expressions
o Adding & Subtracting Rational Expressions with Common Denominators & Least
Common Denominator
o Adding & Subtracting Rational Expressions with Unlike Denominators
Week Twenty-Nine
o Solving Equations Containing Rational Expressions
o Proportion & Problem Solving with Rational Equations
o Variation & Problem Solving
Week Thirty
 Roots, Radicals & Trigonometric Ratios
o Introduction to Radicals & Radical Functions
o Simplifying Radicals
Week Thirty-One
o Adding & Subtracting Radicals
o Multiplying & Dividing Radicals
o Solving Equations Containing Radicals
o Radical Equations & Problem Solving
Week Thirty-Two
o Right Triangle Trigonometry
 Quadratic Equations
o Solving Quadratic Equations by the Square Root Property
Week Thirty-Three
o Solving Quadratic Equations by Completing the Square
o Solving Quadratic Equations by the Quadratic Formula
Week Thirty-Four
 Spring Break
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Week Thirty-Five
o Graphing Quadratic Equations
 Geometry & Measurement
o Lines & Angles
o Perimeter
o Area, Volume, & Surface Area
o Linear Measurement
Week Thirty-Six
o Weight & Mass
o Temperature & Conversions between U.S. & Metric Systems
Week Thirty-Seven - Thirty-Nine
 Final Project
 Project Night
Week Forty – Forty-One
 Activities