I. COURSE:  Algebra
INSTRUCTOR:  Mrs. Melinda Price
ROOM:  Oxford High School Room 410
SCHOOL PHONE:  662-234-1562 (office)
HOME PHONE:  662-236-7574
EMAIL: 
WEBSITE:  www.olemiss.edu/~mlprice
 

9-1 (Monday)	No School- Labor Day
9-2 (Tuesday)	Objective: TLW compare rational numbers, write rationalnumbers in increasing or decreasing order, and find a number between tworational numbers (2-4). Teaching method: Go over homework, review and re-teach if needed,demonstrate/lecture.	p.  67 &  68 #11-22 even, 28-32 even
9-3 (Wednesday)	Objective: TLW add two or more rational numbers, subtract rationalnumbers, and simplify expressions that contain rational numbers (2-5).TLW multiply rational numbers (2-6). [Discuss multiplying two numbers withdifferent signs and multipling two numbers with the same sign] Teaching method: Go over homework, review and re-teach if needed,demonstrate/lecture.	p. 71 # 14-54 even,  p. 77 # 10-22 even, 28-36
9-4 (Thursday)	Objective: TLW divide rational numbers (2-7). [Define mean,multiplicative inverse or reciprocal] Teaching method: Go over homework, review and re-teach if needed,demonstrate/lecture.	p. 83 # 20-48 even, 56-61
9-5 (Friday)	Objective: Pre-evaluation Teaching method: Go over homework, review and re-teach if needed,and take a Pre-test.	Study Chapter 2
9-8 (Monday)	Objective: Review Chapter 2 (Sections 2-1 to 2-7) Teaching method: Go over pre-test, give additional examplesfor test, answer any questions.	Study Chapter 2
9-9 (Tuesday)	Objective:Evaluation of Skills Teaching method: Test (Chapter 2)	No Homework
9-10(Wednesday)	Objective:TLW solve equations by using addition (3-1). [Discussthe addition property of equality, equivalent equations] TLW solve equationsby using subtraction (3-2). [Discuss the subtraction property of equality] Teaching method: Demonstration/lecture.	p.97 # 16-34 even,  p. 101 # 18-32 even, 40, 41
9-11 (Thursday)	Objective: TLW solve equations by using multiplication and division(3-3).  Teaching method: Go over homework, review and re-teach if needed,demonstrate/lecture.	p. 106 # 18-50 even
9-12 (Friday)	Objective:TLW solve problems by working backwards (3-4). Teaching method: Go over homework, review and re-teach if needed,demonstrate/lecture.	p. 109 # 3-15
9-15 (Monday)	Objective:TLW solve equations involving more than one operation(3-5). Teaching method: Go over homework, review and re-teach if needed,demonstrate/lecture.	p.114 # 16-32 even, 44-49
9-16 (Tuesday)	Objective: TLW solve equations with the variable on both sides,and solve equations containing group symbols (3-6). Teaching method: Go over homework, review and re-teach if needed,demonstrate/lecture.	p. 119 # 12-34 even, 39-49
9-17(Wednesday)	Objective: TLW sovle equations containing fractions or decimals,and solve equations containing more than one variable (3-7). Teaching method: Go over homework, review and re-teach if needed,demonstrate/lecture.	p. 124 # 12-30 even, 42-46
9-18 (Thursday)	Objective: Pre-evaluation Teaching method: Go over homework, review and re-teach if needed,and take a Pre-test.	Study Chapter 3 for test
9-19 (Friday)	Objective: Review Chapter 3, Sections 1-7.  Teaching method: Go over pre-test and go over additional problems.	Study Chapter 3 for test
9-22 (Monday)	Objective: Evaluation Teaching method: Test on Chapter 3, all sections.	No Homework
9-23 (Tuesday)	Objective:TLW solve proportions (4-1). [Define the following:ratio, proportion, extremes, and means]. Teaching method: Demonstration/lecture.	p. 137 # 14-24 even, 32-36, 39-43
9-24(Wednesday)	Objective: TLW solve percent problems (4-2). [Discuss percentage,base, and rate.  Also percent proportion formula] Teaching method: Go over homework, review and re-teach if needed,demonstrate/lecture.	p. 140 # 14-20 even, 30-38 (even)
9-25 (Thursday)	Objective: TLW solve problems involving simple interest (4-3).[Discuss the simple interest formula, interest, principal, interest rate,and time] Teaching method: Go over homework, review and re-teach if needed,demonstrate/lecture.	p. 143 # 12-18 even, 21-26
9-26 (Friday)	Objective: TLW solve problems involving percent of increaseor decrease, and solve problems involving discount or sales tax (4-4). Teaching method:Go over homework, review and re-teach if needed,demonstrate/lecture.	p. 149 # 12-20 even, 26-34
9-29 (Monday)	Objective: TLW solve problems by making a table or chart (4-5). TLW solve mixture problems (4-6). Teaching method:Go over homework, review and re-teach if needed,demonstrate/lecture.	p. 153 # 7-10, p. 156 # 7-12
9-30 (Tuesday)	Objective: TLW solve problems involving uniform motion by usingthe distance formula [d=rt] (4-7). Teaching method: Go over homework, review and re-teach if needed,demonstrate/lecture.	p. 160 # 6-14, 19-22

 
 
 

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