Mrs. Huntington's Class Blog: 2015

Friday, December 11, 2015

US History Week of Dec. 7 - 11

Monday and Tuesday was the EOC. In class, we did USA Testprep exercises and started to watch the movie Freedom Writers. We will begin the final exam review on Friday by playing a Bingo review game. We're going to try 6 x 6 Bingo and see how it works. Next Monday, Dec. 14 will be my father and his friend, Gene, talking to us about the Vietnam War. Dr. Giles is also planning to come. Tuesday and Wednesday will be review of Domain 5 and a DBQ on Martin Luther King and Malcolm X.

Algebra 1 Week of Dec 7 - 11

We have been working on writing and solving linear equation word problems, inequality word problems, and system of equations word problems. We will have a short quiz on Monday. The final exam will be a unit test on 2A. It will be on Thursday for both 1st and 2nd blocks.

2_-_writing_solving_and_graphing_linear_equations.notebook

1_-_tom_tennis_instructor_homework.docx

2_-_linear_application_problems_with_graphing.pdf

Thursday, December 3, 2015

US History Week of Nov 30 - Dec 4

This is the last week before the EOC on Monday, December 7 and Tuesday, December 8. The EOC will begin first block in the ESOL lab (2009). We have spent the week so far reviewing with USA Testprep activities, EOC review questions, Jeopardy, and a timeline. Friday, we will continue to review with several activities. Over the weekend, you can get onto USA Testprep and watch videos and complete assignments to help you prepare. Keep track of what you do for extra credit.

Algebra 1 Week of Nov 30 - Dec 4

We started on Unit 2B this week. On Monday, we took some time to finish the Unit 2A Test that we started before the Thanksgiving holiday. Tuesday through Thursday we were missing many students because of the 9th Literature EOC. On Friday, we will continue with translating word problems into one and two step equations and solving them.

4_-_consecutive_intergers_foldable.pub

4_-_averages_and_ages_foldable.pub

5_-_1_and_two_step_word_problems.pdf

algebra_word_problems-08242015093334.pdf

Thursday, November 12, 2015

US History Week of November 9 - 13

This week we finished the material for Domain 4. We will have the unit test on Tuesday. I also explained the Propaganda Project and assigned posters to those who chose the "analyzing existing posters" project. The completed projects are due Friday, November 20. Be sure you keep all of the quizzes we have had during this unit, because most of the multiple choice questions from the quizzes are also on the unit test.

Algebra 1 Week of Nov 9 - 13

This week, we focused on graphing equations and inequalities. We started with graphing equations in slope intercept form, then standard form. We completed Two skills checks on graphing linear equations. We learned how to solve and graph inequalities with one and two variables. Expect a quiz on solving equations by the end of the week. Notes and practice on solving and graphing inequalities is attached.

4_-_practice_-_solving_and_graphing_inequalities.docx

4_-_inequalities_notes_inb.pub

4_-_graphing_linear_inequalities_1_and_2-step.pdf

solving_one_step_inequallities.notebook

inequalities.notebook

Thursday, November 5, 2015

US History Week of November 2 - 6

We have been focusing on WWII this week. We took notes on WWII, watched the America: The Story of Us episode about WWII, and began the propaganda poster project for WWII. It will be due the Friday before the Thanksgiving Break. We also took the Between the Wars Quiz on Tuesday. Our next quiz will be next Tuesday over WWII. Today (Thursday) we began discussing the Cold War and began a mini Q on the Korean War. Tomorrow, we will complete the mini-Q, continue with Cold War notes, and review for the WWII quiz.

Algebra 1 Week of November 2 - 6

On Monday we worked in pairs to complete an equation solving activity. Today we discussed the properties of equations and will continue with properties tomorrow. You will have class time to complete a project in which you will choose equations to solve to earn a total of 100 points of various difficulty levels. You will need to create a poster using bulletin board paper or poster paper illustrating the most difficult problem that you solved and the explanation of each step

2_-_algebraic_properties_notes_inb.pub

1_-_multistep_ws_distributive_prop_and_variables_both_side.doc

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On Thursday we completed our posters and turned in the projects with rubrics attached. We went over the smartboard notes for graphing linear equations using two methods. Tomorrow, we will continue with graphing linear equations.

2_-_types_of_solutions_hwk.docx

Thursday, October 29, 2015

U.S. History Week of October 26 - 30

We have been discussing the time period between World War I and World War II this week, which includes the Jazz Age and the Great Depression. On Wednesday, I handed out a World War II packet and some questions. Several students were proactive and completed their questions quickly. On Thursday, we watched a documentary called "One Survivor" about a girl who survived a "death march" during the Holocaust. The assignment was to write at least 8 facts from the movie. Many students were deeply affected by the film and chose to write more than 8 facts. Tomorrow, we will continue with World War II. We will have a quiz on the Between the Wars notes on Tuesday. We will begin reviewing for it on Friday.

Friday is the final day of the 12 week grading period. Many of you are missing numerous assignments. Please get with me so that you can make up these assignments.

Algebra 1 Week of Oct 26 - 30

On Monday, we completed the Unit 1 Practice Test in class and began the learning 1 step equations from Unit 2A. On Tuesday, we briefly reviewed and then took the test. On Wednesday, we continued with 1 and multi-step equations. Thursday was mostly a grade recovery day, with opportunities for remediation on simplifying radicals and turning in missing work. On Friday, we will wrap up with multi-step equations. Friday is also the end of the 12 week grading period. If you are behind with assignments, you can come to me to discuss ways to get caught up.

Thursday, October 22, 2015

US History Week of Oct 19 - 23

The tests from Domain 3 were great. Good job everyone. We began Domain 4 this week, which is the meatiest unit of the entire course. This unit includes WWI, the Roaring 20s, the Great Depression, WWII, the Korean War, the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Vietnam War. Whew! But at least it's all really interesting! We studied WWI the first part of the week and took a quiz today (Thursday.) We began talking about the time period between the World Wars today and will continue with that by taking cloze notes and watching the next 2 episodes of America: the Story of Us (Boom and Bust.)

Algebra I Support Week of Oct. 19-23

TEST REVIEW

10/23/2015

We will review all topics that will be tested on Tuesday as well as discuss rational vs. irrational notes. Our next unit will be solving all levels of equations and inequalities.

5-_gse_algebra_i__support_unit_1_practice_test.docx

day-1_rationalirrationalsstudentnotes.doc

AREA AND PERIMETER OF POLYNOMIALS

10/22/2015

We are completing our partner task, Polynomial Farm, today and working on a review of all topics for our assessment on Tuesday.

5_-_polynomial_farm_task_edit.docx

4_-_area_and_perimeter_ws.docx

4_-_area_and_perimeter_with_polynomials.pdf

POLYNOMIALS

10/19/2015

This week we will be adding, subtracting and multiplying polynomials. The attachment labeled Multiplying Polynomials Homework was placed in our INB.

2_-_add_and_subtract_polynomials_notes.doc

2_-_adding_subtracting_polynomials.pdf

3_-_multiplying_polynomials_notes.docx

3_-_multiplying_polynomials_hwk.pub

3_-_multiplying_polynomials.pdf

Thursday, October 15, 2015

U.S. History Week of Oct. 12-16

We finished up Domain III this week, culminating in a Domain test tomorrow. This has been a short, concise unit, which is a nice break between Domain II and Domain IV. After the test tomorrow, we will finish watching the America: The Story of Us episode about cities. Next Monday, we will begin Domain IV, which includes WWI, WWII, Korean and Vietnam Wars. This will be an important unit to help us understand the world as it stands today.

Algebra 1 Week of October 12-16

On Monday we reviewed for the quiz and took the quiz on adding, subtracting, multiplying and simplifying radicals on Tuesday. On Wednesday, we did not meet for class because of pre-ACT testing. On Thursday, we reviewed combining like terms (addition and subtraction) with polynomials. Tomorrow, we will continue with adding and subtracting, review distributive property, and talk about multiplying polynomials. We are definitely learning new concepts very rapidly now. The review is over, so please come to class!

3_-_adding_and_subtracting_radicals_notes.doc

3_-_adding_and_subtracting_radicals.docx

3_-_even_more_adding_and_subtracting_radicals_ws.pdf

add_subtract_radicals_organizer.pdf

Monday, October 5, 2015

U.S. History Week of Oct 5 - Oct 9

Monday - We started by finishing the America: The Story of Us episode called Heartland, and turned in the cloze notes for a daily grade. Next, we made more progress on the notes for Industry and Growth in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Finally, we worked on the DBQ which is due tomorrow. I have announced several times that the DBQ is a project and counts the same as a test grade, so do your best work. Tomorrow, we will complete the notes and begin watching the movie Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee and complete some study questions as we watch it. Also, I will hand out some Discussion questions that I want you to think about as you watch. We will have a writing assignment based on one or more of these questions, so stay awake and put away the phones.

Tuesday through Friday we spent watching parts of Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee and answering the questions associated with the movie. We discussed some of the issues surrounding the events, including recent historical events that stem from the events at Wounded Knee. We finished the notes on Expansion and Big Business and took the quiz on Friday. We began the new notes on Imperialism and will continue them next week. The unit test for Domain III will be on Friday, October 16.

Algebra 1 Support Week of Oct 5 - Oct 9

On Monday, we completed the Quiz Review worksheet, took the Skills Check, and then took notes on Simplifying and Multiplying Radicals. The Quiz over Unit and Rate Conversions will be tomorrow. Study the Quiz Review worksheet to make sure you know how to do each type of problem.
Tuesday was the quiz over unit and rate conversions. Wednesday through Friday we learned the rules for simplifying, multiplying, adding and subtracting radicals. Monday will be a review of radicals, and we will have a quiz on radicals on Tuesday.

U.S. History Week of Sept. 28 - Oct 2

We are finishing up Domain II this week. Monday and Tuesday, we will finish up the Reconstruction period and review for the test, which will be Wednesday, Sept 30. On Thursday, we will write the outline for the Reconstruction DBQ, and on Friday we will begin writing the DBQ and start the notes for Domain III.

Algebra 1 Support Week of Sept 28 - Oct 2

This week we are using the metric and U. S. standards of measurement to convert within the systems and between both systems. We will learn to do both unit conversions and rate conversions. The Skills Check will be Friday, Oct 2 and the Quiz will probably be Tuesday, October 6.

2_-_metric_conversion_notes.doc

2_-_metric_conversions_only_1_step.pdf

4_-_unit_conversion_multistep.pdf

2_-_unit_conversions_-_metric_and_length_-_totd.docx

4_-_notes_-_rate_conversions.notebook

3_-_measurement_conversions_word__problems.docx

Thursday, September 17, 2015

US History for the week of September 14 - 18

We are coming to the end of Domain 2 by learning about the American Civil War and Reconstruction. We will have an open note quiz on Friday on the Civil War. Students should hold on to all quizzes because most of the quiz questions show up again on the domain tests. Today (Thursday) was Constitution Day, and we watched a brainpop about the Constitution and completed a mini research project about the Constitution. We also studied the Gettysburg Address and translated it into more easily understandable English. We have been working on a DBQ about Reconstruction and will complete it when the students come back after the break. The test on Domain 2 is September 30.

Algebra 1 with Support for the week of September 14-18

We finished up the module on proportional reasoning this week. On Wednesday, we had a quiz over ratios, proportions, and percents. Tomorrow (Friday) is the test over the module. It will include the material from the quiz as well as the coordinate plane and finding slope. After the Fall break, we will begin the first Algebra 1 unit with dimensional analysis. Have a wonderful Fall Break.

Thursday, September 10, 2015

US History Week of September 8-11

We have been learning about the time period leading up to the Civil War, called the Antebellum Period. We have been learning about how the United States became more and more divided over the issue of slavery and how Congress tried unsuccessfully to avoid war. We have watched Brainpops about the Underground Railroad and the causes of the Civil War. On Friday, we will have a quiz over the Antebellum Period and finish watching the America: The Story of Us episode about the Civil War.

Algebra 1 Support Week of September 8 - 11

Tuesday: We reviewed the test on Module 2 and discussed errors. The grades are in the grade book. We began Module 3 which is all about ratios, proportions, and rates. As for the drills, I have started keeping track of individual scores (not in the gradebook) and when a student achieves 90% on a particular drill, he or she moves on to another skill.

Wednesday: We reviewed ratios and did some practice with word problems and understanding ratios from pictures and charts.

Thursday: We started with a drill. Some students are doing the adding integers drill, while others did a multiplying integers drill. The students are improving quickly. We learned about proportions today and practiced setting up proportions from word problems. Tomorrow is the end of the 6 week grading period, and progress reports will come out next week.

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

US History Week of August 31 through September 4

Monday: After doing a crossword puzzle about slavery and the Underground Railroad, we finished the notes on US Expansion and began a mini-DBQ on the Louisiana Purchase.

Tuesday: After the warm up questions, we finished the Louisiana Purchase DBQ and discussed the strengths and weaknesses of the arguments the Federalists had against the deal. We watched America: The Story of Us episode called Westward and filled in cloze notes as we watched. We discussed westward settlement.

Wednesday: We finished the episode of America: The Story of Us and did a quick write on Andrew Jackson depicted as a king. We watched a Brainpop about Westward Expansion and completed the activities for it. We took notes from a short PPT about the War of 1812.

Thursday: We watched America: The Story of Us episode called Division about the growing sectionalism in the country. We answered the accompanying questions. We began working on a Manifest Destiny mini-Q

Friday: We finished the Manifest Destiny mini-Q and watched a Brainpop episode about the Mexican-American War and completed the activities. Finally we spent a few minutes reviewing for the quiz on Tuesday.

Algebra 1 Week of August 31 through September 4

Monday:We finished the notes on perimeter and area and did some practice using these concepts as well as understanding how the distributive property could be used with computing area. We took notes on the Pythagorean Theorem, and I handed out a packet of work on perimeter, area, and Pythagorean Theorem that is due Thursday for 2nd Block and Friday for 1st Block. (Due to multiple fire alarms, etc., 1st Block is a little behind 2nd, and I didn't give them the packet the same day.)

Tuesday: We learned about multiplying numbers with the same bases, but with different exponents, and did some practice work with exponents. We also did a mini-project where pairs of students were allowed to choose translation problems of varying difficulty. In grading skills checks, many students still need practice with integer rules. The test for Module 2 will be Thursday.

Wednesday: We continued to practice distributive property, Pythagorean Theorem, Area, and Perimeter. We began working on the test review.

Thursday: We finished the test review and completed another smartboard test review. The packets were due for 2nd Block.

Friday: We took the test and those who wanted took the Module 1 retest. 1st Block packets were due.

Thursday, August 27, 2015

U.S. History Week of August 24 through August 28

On Monday, we began reviewing for the test on Wednesday by playing Jeopardy.
On Tuesday, we reviewed for the test by playing Bingo.
On Wednesday, after a short review, we took the test. Those who finished early worked on their projects and then turned them in.
On Thursday, we started with two warm-up questions from Domain 2 about the Louisiana Purchase and the Northwest Ordinance. We then watched the 2nd episode of America: The Story of Us and answered the movie-based questions. Finally, we took a quick look at the test study guide from Domain 2 and began discussing major themes.
On Friday, we will begin the notes for Expansion and fill in the cloze notes.

Algebra 1 Week of August 24 through August 28

August 24: We are now taking 5 minute basic skills drill tests every day. Monday-addition, Tuesday-subtraction, Wednesday-multiplication, Thursday-division, Friday-mixed practice. We began the new module on Friday of last week. This module includes commutative and distributive properties, combining like terms, translating from verbal expressions to mathematical expressions, perimeter, area, exponents, and Pythagorean theorem.

August 25: We took a quick skills check on distributive property and went on to learning about translating.

August 26: We played a fun Bingo game using translating skills.

August 27: We reviewed for tomorrow's quiz. We anticipate testing on Module 2 around the middle of next week.

August 28: We will take the quiz and then discuss area and perimeter, applying our knowledge of the distributive property to these skills.

variablesexpressions.pdf

integers_-_rising_expectations.pdf

warm-up_sheet_week_4_foa.docx

wordsandmathematicalphrases.pdf

4-3_notestranslating_verbal_phrases.notebook

homeworkverbalalgebraicexpressions.doc

variable_expressions_-_choice_board.pdf

variable_expressions_-_rising_expectations.pdf

distributive_property_notes.notebook

page_41_-_distributive_property.docx

page_39_-_commutative_property_go.docx

day_1_distributive_property_kuta.pdf

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

U.S. History Week of August 17 - 21

On Monday, we started with a warm up about Thomas Paine's Common Sense and the Declaration of Independence. Then we watched the brainpop episode about the Declaration of Independence and completed the activities associated with it. We then played trashketball to review for the quiz on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, we started with a warm up about Common Sense. We then played bingo to review for the quiz; then we took the quiz. After the quiz, we started filling in Revolution vocabulary.
On Wednesday, we started the New Nation powerpoint and cloze notes and continued with vocabulary.
On Wednesday, we worked on New Nation notes and began discussing the new government under the Constitution.
On Thursday, we took notes on the Federalist era and the structure of the new government.
On Friday, we watched a brainpop about the Constitution, added to vocabulary, and started on the Federalist, Anti-Federalist mini-project.

Link to powerpoints and cloze notes:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0Bxydtaj-xV7xflNsTlFRcVh1eEp6b1NGN2VHWHR1TEY2VmZ2R0JGMldWa0JSMjVkM08wZDg

Algebra I Week of August 17 through August 21

August 17, 2015: We started with a five minute drill on subtraction. We took notes on adding and subtracting integers, and added the pages to our Interactive Notebooks. We practiced adding and subtracting integers with a Kuta worksheet.

August 18, 2015: We started with a five minute drill on multiplication. We reviewed some of the more difficult problems from the Kuta worksheet that combined multiple skills such as adding fractions and decimals as well as positive and negative integers. We then took notes on multiplying and dividing positive and negative integers and added the page to our interactive notebook. Next, we played an interactive game called Milling to the Music which gave us practice adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions. We added a page to our interactive notebook on operation vocabulary. Finally,we completed the first three word problems on the homework worksheet. Please give the rest of the word problems a try and come to class with questions and concerns.

August 19, 2015: Today we worked in groups to prepare for the Module 1 Assessment.

day-4_testreviewsheet.docx

day-4-integerhomework.docx

August 20, 2015: Module 1 Assessment

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