*editorial*
Last year, student performance across the department on this unit fell to random chance. So, we have expanded the time allotted.

However, the schedule still sticks to AM. Students should still follow the AM packets, teachers should still address the slides and 'deliver instruction' for each day (wherever a presentation exists, it duplicates and expands upon the AM slide). The plan is not to 'preload' these skills outside of AM, but to give more time and more resources for each slide as the unit progresses.

Monday 10/28

10.1
Intention: Introduce algebra and develop intuition
Block 1, Slides 1-6
Aligned: More Practice #1-2

Overview:
SAS1
Activity:
SAS2

In class: SAS 2, #1-4

Supplements:
Algebra Tiles http://media.mivu.org/mvu_pd/a4a/homework/applets_two_step.html

Tuesday/Wednesday 10/29-30

10.1
Intention: Train calculators and solve a particular problem
Block 1, Slides 7 and 8
Activity:
SAS2
In class: SAS 2, #5-12
Aligned: Guided Assessment #1-7
Potential timing: 30 minutes

Supplements:

Potential timing: 20 minutes for everyone, have 10 minutes backup activity for people who finish early.

Slides 7 & 8 Presentation


Potential timing: 30 minutes
TI-83 emulator (download; right click->extract; run)

Thursday 10/31

10.2
Intention: define vocabulary of 'Proofs' (encourage students to use throughout unit)
Block 2, Slide 1 and 2
Activity:
SAS3
In class, SAS 3, #1, #2, #3

Supplements:
Root page for all vocab activities

Flashcards:

Guided Practice with Whiteboards: http://quizlet.com/29244841/learn
Independent Practice quiz: http://quizlet.com/29244841/test

List of vocabulary
u8vocab.jpg
Lincoln discussing transitive property of equality (relevance outside the classroom)


*editorial*
Friday 11/1 thru Thurs 11/7
Block 2, slides 3 - 6
We have expanded this time to provide more practice.
There is now one day each for:
Terms on both sides (slide 3)
Like terms (slide 4)
Distribute (slide 4)
Uncommon denominators (slide 5)
Solution sets (slide 6)
Throughout this portion, the intention is to expand the guided practice (GP) and use the Student Activity Sheet (SAS) question as a ticket of dismissal.
Also throughout, students can complete the related 'more practice'

Friday 11/1
Intention: Problems with terms on both sides
Block 2, slide 3
Activity:
SAS3
In class: SAS 3, #4
Aligned: More Practice #3-4

Today's Presentation

Monday 11/4

Intention: Distribute and like terms
Block 2, slide 4
Activity:
SAS3
In class: SAS 3, #5
Aligned: More Practice #5-6

Today's Presentation

Supplements:
NCTM lesson plan: http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?id=L744
NCTM activity sheet (pages 1 and 2)

Algebra tiles: http://media.mivu.org/mvu_pd/a4a/homework/applets_simplifying.html

Tuesday-Wednesday 11/5-6

Intention: Uncommon denominators and consolidate
Block 2, slide 5
Activity:
SAS3
In class: SAS 3, #6

Today's Presentation


Thursday 11/7

Backtracking: Less than 50% of students can distribute or add like terms, and I'm sick of it.
Today's Presentation:

Classwork: Mangahigh, #22 Distributive property, multiply by an integer; #23 Add and subtract terms with single variables

Friday 11/8

Intention: solution sets
Block 2, slide 6
SAS3
In class: SAS 3, #7-8
Aligned: More Practice #6-9
Today's Presentation


*editorial*
The purpose of this test is to allow students to solve problems and receive rich, immediate feedback. Not 'wrong' or 'right', but 'when you're multiplying, put it at the top'; 'you forgot to distribute to both sides'; 'are these terms on the same side or different sides? Options for giving immediate feedback tests follow.

Tuesday 11/12

Instant-feedback test

1) Socrative. Test code:SOC-2366043, name 'Unit 8 Mid-Unit Test'
2) Gallery walk
3) Test in groups
4) Whiteboards/final answer
5) ?

Tues 11/12-Wed 11/13
Block 2, slides 7 & 8
Slides 7 and 8 make up out 'New Block 3': an emphasis on solving equations for particular variables, especially solving equations in standard form for point-slope form. The 'official' block 3--inverting linear equations-- does not appear in tests or guided assessments, but its spirit is to solve formulas for stated variables and that should actually be improved with this focus.
28
Block 1
Slides 1-6

No slide 7 and 8, graphing calculator will wait
29
Block 1
Train calculators
slide 7-8

Lesson Plan
30
Block 1
Train calculators
slide 7-8

Lesson Plan
31
Block 2
Practice

Vocabulary of ‘proofs’
slide 1-2







1
Block 2
Practice

Terms on both sides
Slide 3
4
Block 2
Practice

Distribute and like terms
slide 4
5

Block 2
Practice

Uncommon denominators
slide 5

Activities
6

Block 2
Practice

Uncommon denominators
slide 5

Activities
7

Block 2
Practice

No solution/
all real numbers
slide 6
8

Instant feedback test

Options
11
No School
12
New “block 3”
Graphing inequalities
in Std Form

Formulas

Resources
13
New “block 3”
Graphing inequalities
in std form

Formulas

Resources
14
Block 4
Inequalities

Solving as more algebra
15
Block 4
Graphing one-dimensional inequalities


18
Unit 9 Block
Absolute Value graphs (transformation)

1 or two test questions
19
Test, construct 1
20
Test, construct 1