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Lesson Plans for the Week of October 6, 2025

October2

9WT on Thursday!

M

LAST DAY OF FALL BREAK!

T

Go over 9WT review (it is for a grade)

W

ACT (workday for those here)

TH

9WT

F

Evaluating Functions Algebraically

Evaluating Functions
M

School Holiday

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Lesson Plans for the Week of September 29, 2025

September27

T3 on 9/30 (Tuesday).

9WT on 10/9

 

M

T3 Review

T

T3

W

Domain and Range: function notation

Wksht: domain/range and function notation

Not due until 10/9

TH

FALL BREAK!!! COME BACK ON TUESDAY, OCT 7, 2025

F
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Lesson Plans for the Week of September 22, 2025

September20

 

M

More on Transformation Rules

Transformation Rules summary

Amplify: functions transformations; practice with symbols (see google classroom)

T

Practicing with Transformation Rules

wksht: Move the Monster
W

Transformation with Functions

wksht (1, 3, 6): Transformations worksheet and NOTES

TH

Finish transformations with functions

wksht (2, 4, 5)

F

Transformations with b

Transformations with b (notes)

Wksht: Transformations w/b wksht

T3 on Wednesday

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Lesson Plans for the Week of September 15, 2025

September15

Quiz on Thursday. Be reviewing your notes everyday.

M

Student Holiday

T

Practicing Set Builder Notation;

Discrete and Continuous

#1 Domain-and-Range-Matching-Activity-

#2 Inequalities and Interval Notations

W Discrete and Continuous using Algebraic Functions

wksht (1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 12-19): Discrete and Continuous Functions

HINT: Absolute Value Functions make a V-shape. Make sure you choose enough values within the given domain to make a V-shape.

Th

Quiz

Amplify: Marble Slide

(see google classroom for link)

to be done by tomorrow’s class time

F

Transformations (the worksheet for this activity is not posted since it was purchased from TPT–you will get a copy during class)

(this is a BIG topic and will make

Algebra 2 and beyond easier)

Amplify: card sort transformations

(see google classroom for link)

to be done by Monday’s class time

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Lesson Plans for the Week of September 8, 2025

September6

T2 on Wednesday!

M

Quiz (no notes!)

T

T2 Review

work on notebook paper so you can turn it in

W

T2

TH

Interval and Set Builder Notation

interval notation wksht and p. 7 (1-28)

F

Domain and Range

porcupine and domain and range worksheet #1

and

Domain and Range Practice discrete/continuous

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Lesson Plans for the Week of September 1, 2025

August30

 

M

SCHOOL HOLIDAY!

T

Solving Absolute Value EQs

p. 33 (36-44 all)

W

Absolute Value Inequalities

p. 39 (3-18all)

TH

Factoring gcf and x^2+bx+c

#1 Wksht (1-19 odd) factor the gcf

#2 Circuit factor x^2+bx+c

#3 Circuit: Factoring a neg leading coeff

F

Solving Quadratic EQs;

Quiz on Monday over everything we’ve learned since T1!

Wksht (1-20): Solving Quad EQs by Factoring

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Lesson Plans for the Week of August 25, 2025

August22

Did you know next Monday is a holiday?

Our first test is Wednesday! Start looking at your notes from the first day we took them. Don’t wait for the night before to start studying. Work the problems in your notes that we did together. Work some of the homework problems that were assigned, and not just the easy ones.

M

Evaluating Absolute Value and Clearing Denominators from EQs

Circuit- solving eqs by clearing the fraction first

AND p. 32 (3-10) in Big Ideas Math

T

Quiz

Review Coming soon!

W

T1

If you are leaving early for football on FRIDAY, you need to watch the video lesson on google classroom BEFORE FRIDAY and start Friday’s assignment BEFORE Friday. Come in from 3:45 to 4:15 PM on THURSDAY if you have any questions about what’s on the notes.

Th

Solving Absolute Value Equations

p. 32 (11-24, 27-30, 32,34)

F

Solving Compound Inequalities

wksht: Compound Inequaltities

(8-20 evens, 21-42 multiples of 3)

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Lesson Plans for the Week of August 18, 2025

August17

 

M

Solving Linear EQs

study your parent functions!
T

Linear Inequalities

Assign: Circuit Solving Linear EQs and Inequalities

W

Simplifying Square Roots

Assign: Simplified Radical Form (1-41)

Th

Solving Quadratic EQs

Assign: Simplifying Radicals and Solving Quadratic EQs

(1-20)

F

Solving Square Root EQs

Assign: p. 318 (3-12)

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Lesson Plans for the Week of August 11, 2025

August14

Welcome!

W

1001 Pennies

go over Contract with parents

Th

Tax Collector

Subscribe to blog and read class reference sheet with parents

F

Big ideas textbook;

Introduce Parent Functions

Amplify (was desmos): algebra 2 parent functions

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Honors math or no Honors math? That is the question.

February1

If this is your question, I have two things for you to do as you are choosing your coursework for next year.

#1: Please go to this website and pick one of our AP courses that we offer at WOHS. The site will show what careers will need that course. If an AP course is suggested, then you need Honors math!

https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/choosing-courses/by-major-career?SFMC_cid=EM1114265-&rid=47075934

#2: Read this article.

What Do Colleges Look For in Students_ _ CollegeData

I hope that your decisions are based on what is best for your future goals. I have former students tell me all the time that my honors math/AP Calculus best prepared them for college whether they were math majors or not. I have former students tell me all the time, “I should have taken your (fill in the blank with any of my honors math/AP Calculus) class.” I’ve never had a student come back and tell me that my courses were a waste of their time.

I had a former student tell me that my honors precalculus helped her make an A in her precalculus course at KC. She said students were struggling, but she was flying through it.

A former student emailed me yesterday: “Thank you for the suffering.” (tongue-in-cheek humor) “Your Pre-AP classes prepared me for college math. If any pre-ap kids talk crap send them my way.”

I had a senior last year at graduation tell me that she found out that morning that she was going to have to take Calculus at Texas A&M for her major. She was so glad she took my class. She aced Calculus 1 at Texas A&M last fall.

I had a former student change her major in college to a different nursing degree plan and it required Business Calculus. She was so glad she had taken my AP Calculus and is now pursuing her doctorate in nursing.

I had a former student tell me last year that the rigor of my AP Calculus best prepared him as he was entering medical school. He didn’t have to take Calculus in high school, but he did and it prepared him for his future goal of becoming a doctor.

So before you “drop out” of honors math because you think you won’t be able to handle the load, please give serious thought to what will be most beneficial to you in your future.

 

 

 

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