Special Products (4/18)

Today, we did a warm-up that was an EOC review of how to factor ax^2 + bx + c. The lesson today was over sections 8-5 and 8-6. This was a review of factoring all the different types of polynomials and also a review of special products. All students received a worksheet to help them takes notes and also with problems on the back.

Due tomorrow: 8-5/8-6 worksheet #1-12

Try! Try! Try again! (4/17)

Yesterday, we did a warm-up reviewing how to solve equations that need to be factored. The lesson was on section 8-4, factoring ax^2 + bx + c. I'm sorry I did not update yesterday! Anti-Bias week has been great, but it's thrown off my schedule! :)

Due Wednesday: EVENS on the 8-4 worksheet

Solving equations by factoring (4/16)

Today, we did a warm-up reviewing how to factor trinomials. There was no homework to collect, so we jumped straight into our lesson after that. I combined skills from 8-2 and 8-3 with section 9-6. We basically still had to factor, but the expressions were set equal to zero so we could solve.

Due tomorrow: 8-3/9-6 worksheet

For 2A,3A: Odds except 11,19,21,23

For 4A: #1-10, 13, 17, and 22

Quiz on GCF (4/13)

Today, we did another review warm-up over GCF stuff. I answered any questions the students had, and then they took a quiz on 8-1 and 8-2. With any of the remaining time, we went over homework answers.

NO Homework This Weekend!

Smiley-Face-Bob (4/12)

Sounds silly, right? Smiley-Face-Bob? Well, it's a new trick for checking your work when you factor trinomials! Today, we did a warm-up reviewing factoring by pulling out the GCF. Then, the lesson was on section 8-3 "Factoring Trinomials." Students filled out a notes page with examples and directions for how to do the problems, and then students worked in partners on finishing the worksheet on the back.

Due tomorrow: #1-24 on the 8-3 worksheet

DON'T FORGET! Tomorrow, we have a quiz on 8-1 and 8-2.

Factoring with GCF (4/11)

Yesterday, we did a warm-up that was a combination of DEA booklet questions and questions written on the board. All of them were related to pulling the GCF out of a polynomial. We finished lesson 8-2 by doing more examples. In 2A and 3A, students then practiced their skills by doing page 555 #2,4,6,12,16,18,20. In 4A, we moved on to introduce section 8-3.

Due Thursday: For 2A and 3A: page 555 #2,4,6,12,16,18,20

For 4A: none

Factors, GCF, and Factor by GCF (4/10)

Today, we started off the day with a DEA warm-up reviewing skills for the EOC. Students all received a guided notes page that helped them take notes on today's lesson, section 8-1 and 8-2 of their textbook. We did not quite finish section 8-2, so we will conclude that and introduce 8-3 tomorrow. There were several practice questions on the back of the worksheet that students need to finish for tomorrow.

Due tomorrow: All of section 8-1 on the worksheet and #1-6 of the 8-2 section of the worksheet